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Our Governers
Our governors have a significant role to play in the teaching school hubs plans
Our governors have a significant role to play in this development, through our scrutiny of the teaching school hubs plans for future improvement, our understanding of the needs of the regional professional community and our commitment to remain at the forefront of educational thinking.
Governors at the teaching school hub are drawn from a diverse spectrum, with professional representation covering the breadth of educational provision in the city. Alongside these professional representatives our governing body also includes representation from wider stakeholders in the city. With a strong governing body we are confident that robust support, questioning and challenge will, through being critical friends, provide the foundations for Leeds Teaching School Hub to grow, flourish and provide truly outstanding opportunities for Leeds.
Name |
Governor Type |
Area of Responsibility |
Voting Rights |
Business Interests |
Other establishments they govern |
Any Relations Within the Trust |
Date of Appointment |
End of Term of Office |
2021/22 Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sarah Atkinson (Chair) |
Community |
|
Yes |
Director of Secondary Standards Bishop Wheeler Academy Trust |
None |
None |
04/10/2021 |
03/10/2025 |
3/3 |
Adam Ryder |
Principal of named applicant academy |
|
Yes |
None |
None |
Wife works at Boston Spa Academy. |
N/A |
N/A |
2/3 |
Sir John Townsley |
TGAT CEO |
|
Yes |
None |
HA/RHA, MNA/RA, BA/TFA, BSA/TRGA, TMA/TSLA, JSA, TGAT Board |
Spouse (Principal of RA)
Daughter – teacher at RHA
Sister – Vice Principal at TRGA
Nephew – Noise Academy
|
N/A |
N/A |
|
Anne-Marie Garnett |
Director of ECF |
|
Yes |
None |
None |
Andrew James, Assistant Principal, JSA |
N/A |
N/A |
3/3 |
Nicci Cornfoot |
Principal |
|
No |
None |
None |
Husband TGAT Partnership Director |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Heather Newton
(Vice Chair)
|
Staff rep from named applicant academy |
|
Yes |
None |
None |
None |
04/10/2021 |
03/10/2025 |
2/3 |
Steph Makin |
Primary Partners Representative |
|
Yes |
None |
None |
None |
04/10/2021 |
03/10/2025 |
2/3 |
Mark Cooper |
Secondary Partners Representative |
|
Yes |
None |
None |
None |
04/10/2021 |
03/10/2025 |
3/3 |
Elaine Silson |
Secondary/Post 16 Partners Representative |
|
Yes |
None |
None |
None |
04/10/2021 |
03/10/2025 |
3/3 |
Michelle Wilman |
TGAT Board Member |
|
Yes |
Trustee Future Horizons Leeds
Principal West & South SILC
Chair of West AIP
|
None |
None |
04/10/2021 |
03/10/2025 |
2/3 |
David Morgan |
TGAT Board Member |
|
Yes |
Director – Burneys Ltd
Member – Impact MAT
General Counsel and Company Secretary – Warburtons LTD
Governor Leeds Beckett University
|
TGAT Board |
None |
06/12/2021 |
05/12/2025 |
1/1 |
Emma Worrincy |
SCITT Executive Director: Leeds Teaching School Hub |
|
Yes |
None |
None |
Mother is TGAT Partnership Director of SEND and Inclusion |
N/A |
N/A |
1/1 |