Governors

SPRINGWATER SCHOOL GOVERNING BODY STRUCTURE & REMIT

The Full Governing Body of Springwater School meets at regular intervals and at least once every half term. All members of the Full Governing Body have voting rights with the exception of the one Associate Member.

The Core Functions of the Governing Body are:

Ensuring clarity of Vision, Ethos and Strategic Direction.
Holding the Head Teacher to account for the educational performance of the School.
Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure it's money is well spent.

The Resources Committee was reconvened in February 2021 and will meet regularly.

TERMS OF REFERENCE – approved at the Full Governing Body Meeting 19th May 2022.

The Governing Body or committees may establish other groups such as a working party or a task group, to look at a specific matter. These are less formal than committees and do not have delegated authority. Any such group must report back to the Governing Body or originating committee on its work and is usually disbanded once its work has been completed.

One LA Appointee	Sean Pond
Two Elected Parents	Vacancy Peter Hawthorn-Smith
One Elected Staff Member	Kim Ayrton
Five Co-opted Governors	Vacancy Shelagh Morris - Chair of Governors, Andrew Palmer James Mottram - Chair of Finance & Resources Committee Caroline Smale - Vice Chair
Associate Governors	Andrew Sudron (Deputy Head)
Head Teacher	Mike Finlay

There is currently two Governor Vacancies (as of September 2024)

Term of office is four (4) years from the year of appointment (see Governing Body Structure)

The Chair of Governors is Mrs Shelagh Morris who may be contacted through the school on 01423 883214.

The Clerk to Governors is Leanne Eaton who may be contacted via the school, on the above telephone number or via email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Springwater Governing Body Information 2023/24

Name	Type	Appointed	End of Term	Business Interests	Roles in other educational settings	Relationship Governors / school staff	Voting Rights
Mike Finlay	Headteacher	September 2024	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Y
Sean Pond	Local Authority	16/03/2018	15/03/2026	N/A	N/A	N/A	Y
Vacancy	Parent						Y
Kim Ayrton	Staff	01/04/2024	31/03/2028	N/A	N/A	N/A	Y
Andrew Palmer	Co-opted	24/09/2020	23/09/2028	N/A	N/A	Governor of Bolton School Since 2013	Y
Shelagh Morris	Co-opted (Chair)	03/10/2019	02/10/2027	Shelagh Morris Ltd.	N/A	N/A	Y
James Mottram	Co-opted	30/09/2021	29/09/2025	Various Shareholdings declared	N/A	N/A	Y
Andrew Sudron	Associate	01/12/2017	30/11/2025	N/A	N/A	N/A	N
Caroline Smale	Co-opted (Vice Chair)	14/07/2022	13/07/2026	N/A	N/A	N/A	Y
Peter Hawthorne-Smith	Parent	02/11/2022	01/11/2026	N/A	N/A	N/A	Y
Vacancy	Co-opted						Y
Governors who have stepped down since September 2023
Name	Type	Appointed	End of Term	Date stepped down
Emma Gibson	Staff	02/11/2022	01/11/2026	31/03/2024
Lynn Lewendon	Co-opted	28/09/2023	27/09/2027	09/02/2024
Si McInerney	Parent	20/01/2021	19/01/2025	11/07/2024