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Governance Overview
We have been part of the NEAT Academy Trust family of schools since 1 April 2017.
The level of governance in NEAT include:
- Members
- Non-executive directors/trustees
- Local governing committees
Our NEAT Board and Committee role overview shows the relationship between the diffrerent levels of governance.
Constitution
Our local governing committee has:
- Two parent members (elected by parents of pupils at the school)
- One staff member (elected by staff of the school)
- Headteacher member (ex-officio)
- Eight trust members approved by the NEAT board of directors
- Two co-opted members approved by the Local Governing Committee
The terms of office of all members are four years, except:
- Any co-opted members where the term of office is one year
- Ex-officio appointments which are based on the person holding a particular office and continue as long as the person remains in post
Local Governing Committee Members
Shara Beaton
Parent Member
Elected by parents of Walkergate Community School: 15.11.21
Term of office ends: 14.11.25
Declared interests: Employee – Aramark Ltd since March 2018
Anne-Marie Blackburn
Trust Member
Appointed by NEAT Trust Board: 09.12.21
Term of office ends: 08.12.25
Declared interests: Employee – UK Civil Service since October 2018
Laura Bridges
Parent Member
Elected by parents of Walkergate Community School: 06.06.23
Term of office ends: 05.06.27
Declared interests: None
David Buchan
Trust Member
Appointed by NEAT Trust Board: 14.06.23
Term of office ends: 13.06.27
Declared interests: Director – Bike4Health since 23.10.14
Alexander Stephen Burdon
Trust Member (LGC Chair)
Appointed by NEAT Trust Board: 09.02.21
Term of office ends: 08.02.25
Declared interests: Employee – Protect 365 since March 2020; Employee – NCFE since February 2020
Holly Busson
Trust Member
Appointed by NEAT Trust Board: 14.10.23
Term of office ends: 13.10.27
Declared interests: Employee – Avison Young since 05.05.10
David Coe
Trust Member
Appointed by NEAT Trust Board: 15.10.20
Term of office ends: 14.10.24
Declared interests: Employee – North East Local Enterprise Partnership since July 2019
Lee Edward Davie
Trust Member (LGC Co-Vice Chair)
Appointed by NEAT Trust Board: 06.03.19
Re-appointed as a co-opted member: 06.03.23
Term of office ends: 05.03.24
Declared interests: Employee – Accenture since January 2016
Donna Harrison
Trust Member (LGC Co-Vice Chair)
Appointed by NEAT Trust Board: 01.04.17
Re-appointed: 17.03.21
Term of office ends: 16.03.25
Declared interests: Employee – Clennell Education Solutions since 09.06.21
Jade Martin
Trust Member
Appointed by NEAT Trust Board: 12.07.23
Term of office ends: 11.07.27
Declared interests: Staff Governor – Hadrian Park Primary School since 04.09.18
Dan Nelson
Headteacher
Ex-officio position based on role as Headteacher from 01.09.22
Declared interests: Employee – NEAT Academy Trust since September 2022
Former LGC Members in the last 12 months
Amanda Lewis
Staff Member
Elected by staff of Walkergate Community School: 30.09.22
Resigned: 08.10.23
Declared interests: Employee – NEAT Academy Trust since September 2021
Alex Curran
Co-opted Member
Appointed by the LGC: 27.09.22
Term of office ended: 26.09.23
Declared interests: Employee – Newcastle United Foundation since 30.03.13
Sophie Johnson
Trust Member
Appointed by NEAT Trust Board: 30.09.22
Resigned: 04.09.23
Declared interests: Employee – Sophie Johnson Consultancy since September 2021; Employee – Westgate Hill Primary Academy since January 2014
Kevin McKeever
Trust Member
Appointed by NEAT Trust Board: 30.09.22
Resigned: 15.03.23
Declared Interests: Trustee – Garment and Textile Workers Trust since 08.09.21; Business partnership/Directorship – Lowick Group Ltd since 03.03.17
Samantha Murray
Parent Member
Elected by parents of Walkergate Community School: 13.05.20
Resigned: 14.03.23
Declared interests: Employee – Schools North East since March 2017
Yemi Osho
Appointed by NEAT Trust Board: 08.07.20
Resigned: 21.12.22
Declared interests: Employee – Recipharm since June 2021; Director – Trinity Post-16 Solutions Limited, Trinity Academy Newcastle since Sept 2020;
Governor – Hilton Primary Academy since July 2020
Local Governing Committee Meetings
The Scheme of Delegation of Governance sets out the roles and responsibilities of each school’s local governing committee and the decisions that the NEAT Board of Directors has delegated to it.
Meetings
The local governing committee usually meets four times each year: once in each of the Autumn and Spring Terms and twice in the Summer Term.
Attendance Register
The attendance of local governors at meetings in 2022-23 is available below: