The Governing Body

Our Articles of Association are the primary governing documents of the Academy Trust and The Governing Body.  The governors act as the Trustees for the charitable activities of Wreake Valley Academy and are also the Directors of the Charitable Company for the purposes of company law.

The Articles of Association state that the following governors may be appointed:

• One Trust Governor appointed by the Trust Members:  Russell Horsley (Chair of Governors),
• Four Parent Governors elected by parents of registered pupils at the school:
  Alvin Boivin,  Lisa Glover, Mark Measures, Cassandra Soulsby
• Up to Six Community Governors appointed by the governing body:
  Carol Chambers, Jane Middleton, Lucy Pathan (Vice Chair),  Yasin Tayebjee, Michelle Wilkinson
• Co-Opted governor:  James Myers
• Up to One Staff Governors appointed by the governing body:   Matt Reid
• The Principal: Tony Pinnock

The members of the Trust will be the Principal, Chair of Governors and Vice Chair of Governors as stated in the Articles of Association.

Name	Position	Date of Appointment	Date ceased to be a member	Business and Pecuniary Interests
Antony Pinnock	Principal	30/08/2011	–	None
Russell Horsley	Chair	31/08/2017	–	Director of GEMEG Training Provider HE Links to Doncaster University
Lucy Pathan	Vice Chair	31/08/2017	–	None

The Chair of Governors can be contacted via the Clerk to Governors, Rachael Boyall at
Rachael.boyall@wvacademy.org or by telephoning the school on 0116 264 1080.

Type of Governor	Name	Appointed by	Date Appointed /Elected	Date Term of Office ends
Trust Governor	Russ Horsley (Chair and Trust Member)	Governing Board	30/01/2016	29/01/2020
Parent Governor	Alvin Boivin	Governing Board	31/03/2016	30/03/2018
Parent Governor	Lisa Glover	Governing Board	24/10/16	23/10/2020
Parent Governor	Nicola Gowers Resigned 09/09/2016	Governing Board	24/05/2016	23/05/2016
Parent Governor	Mark Measures	Governing Board	31/03/2016	30/03/2018
Parent Governor	Cassandra Soulsby	Governing Board	03/05/2017	02/05/2021
Community Governor	Barbara Bromley Resigned 31/03/2017	Governing Board	01/04/2013	31/03/2017
Community Governor	Carol Chambers	Governing Board	29/04/2016	28/04/2020
Community Governor	Jane Middleton	Governing Board	31/01/2016	30/01/2020
Community Governor	Lucy Pathan (Vice Chair and Trust member)	Governing Board	31/03/2016	30/03/2017
Community Governor	Yasin Tayebjee	Governing Board	03/05/2017	02/05/2021
Community Governor	Michelle Wilkinson	Governing Board	18/05/2016	17/05/2020
Co-Opted Governor	James Myers	Governing Board	24/05/2016	23/05/2020
Governor/ Principal	Tony Pinnock (Trust member)	Ex Officio	30/08/2011	–
Staff Governor	Matt Reid	Elected by staff	05/11/2012	04/11/2016

Details of Business and Pecuniary Interests for the governing board are published separately.

Except for The Principal, Governors are subject to retirement after 4 years of service but are eligible for re-appointment or re-election at their final meeting.

The Clerk to The Governors is Rachael Boyall and the Company Secretary is Andrew Winter.

The Governing Body is responsible for the strategic direction of the Academy. The Governing Body reviews progress towards our educational objectives and student results. They also set the budget for the year and monitor our spending.

The full governing body meets four times a year with additional meetings as required.  The work of the governing body is split into three committees: Outcomes, Resources and Standards and Personnel, each committee meets termly.  Working party groups are set up as required to focus on specific tasks.