Governors and Trustees
The Role of the Governing Body
The role of the Governors is to support and challenge the school. They monitor performance, both academic, holistic and financial to ensure the best quality education for our children. The Local Governing Body meets three times per year and each governor is linked to an area of the school to monitor improvements and developments.Governors are appointed for three years. If you are interested in becoming involved with our Governors (or in school) please contact Mrs McArdle (Head of School).
| Governor or Associate Member | Category of Governor | Elected Date | School Link |
| Mrs L. McArdle | Head of School | November '17 | |
| Miss G. Kelly | Community Governor | November '17 | Chair of Governing Body, Safeguarding Governor, Link Governor for Lower School |
| Cllr F. Miller | Community Governor | November '17 | Link Governor for Attendance |
| Mr N. Hardy | Co-opted Community Governor | November '17 | Link Governor for Assessment and Upper School |
| Miss N. Garthwaite | Staff Governor | October '18 | Link Governor for Curriculum |
| Miss S. Conner | Staff Governor | October '18 | Link Governor for Community |
| Mrs C. Riedlinger | Parent Governor | November '17 | Link Governor for Maths |
| Mrs L. Davidson | Parent Governor | November '17 | Link Governor for English |
Governor meeting attendance 2017 / 2018
|
Governor or Associate Member |
Category Of Governor |
15th November 2017 |
26th February 2018 |
18th June 2018 |
12th November 2018 |
|
Mrs L McArdle
|
Head of School |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
Miss L Davidson
|
Parent |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
Mrs C Riedlinger
|
Parent |
yes |
yes |
yes |
apologies |
|
Miss G Kelly
|
Community |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
Mr D Donnachie
|
Parent |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
Cllr F Miller
|
Community |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
Mr N Hardy
|
Community |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
Miss S Conner (Nov. 2018) |
Staff |
|
|
|
yes |
|
Miss N Garthwaite (Nov.2018) |
Staff |
|
|
|
yes |
|
Mrs L O’Brien |
Staff |
yes |
yes |
Resigned |
n/a |
|
Mrs S Gould |
Staff |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Resigned |
|
Dr A M Taylor |
CEO |
yes |
n/a |
yes |
n/a |
Governor meeting attendance 2019
|
Governor or Associate Member |
Category Of Governor |
11th March 2019 |
|
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|
Mrs L McArdle
|
Head of School |
Yes |
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Miss L Davidson
|
Parent |
Apologies |
|
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Mr D Donnchie
|
Parent |
Apologies |
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Mrs C Riedlinger
|
Parent |
Yes |
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Miss G Kelly
|
Community |
Yes |
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Cllr F Miller
|
Community |
Yes |
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Mr N Hardy
|
Community |
Yes |
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Miss S Conner
|
Staff |
Yes |
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Miss N Garthwaite
|
Staff |
Yes |
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Register of Business and Pecuniary Interests
| Name | Declaration Detail | Date Interest Began | Date Interest Ceased | Date of Entry |
| Miss L. Davidson | None declared | September 2017 | November 2018 | |
| Mrs C. Riedlinger | None declared | September 2017 | November 2018 | |
| Miss G. Kelly | None declared | September 2017 | November 2018 | |
| Cllr F. Miller | Husband is trustee of Oak Learning Trust | September 2017 | November 2018 | |
| Mr N. Hardy | None declared | September 2017 | November 2018 |
Oak Learning Trust - Members and Trustees
| Name | Position on Board | Appointment Date | Committee |
| Dr A M Taylor |
Trustee of OLT CEO/EHT |
April '17 |
General Purposes & Finance, Personnel Committee, Standards & Well-Being Committee |
| Alwyn Bathan | Member of OLT | April '17 | |
| Jill Moore | Member of OLT | April '17 | |
| Julie Wing | Trustee of OLT | April '17 | Standards & Well-Being Committee, Personnel Committee |
| Penelope (Penny) Best | Trustee of OLT | April '17 | Standards & Well-Being Committee, Personnel Committee |
| Francis (Frank) Cain | Trustee of OLT | April '17 | Standards & Well-Being Committee |
| Graeme Miller | Trustee of OLT | April '17 | Standards & Well-Being Committee, Personnel Committee |
| Frank Carroll | Trustee of OLT | April '17 | General Purposes & Finance, Personnel Committee |
| Ian Oswald | Trustee of OLT | April '17 | General Purposes & Finance |
| Thomas Lillie | Trustee of OLT | October '17 | General Purposes & Finance |
Trustees Meeting Attendance
| Board of Trustees - Full | ||||
| Trustee | 10-Oct-17 | 12-Dec-17 | 20-Mar-18 | 17-Jul-18 |
| Dr A M Taylor | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Ralph Thoburn | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Frank Carroll | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Francis (Frank) Cain | Y | AA | Y | Y |
| Penelope (Penny) Best | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Julie Wing | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Graeme Miller | AA | Y | Y | Y |
| Ian Oswald | Y | Y | AA | Y |
| Thomas Lillie | n/a | n/a | Y | AA |
| Board of Trustees - Finance and Estates Committee | ||||
| Trustee | 02-Oct-17 | 30-Nov-17 | 06-Mar-18 | 19-Jun-18 |
| Dr A M Taylor | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Ralph Thoburn | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Frank Carroll | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Ian Oswald | Y | Y | Y | AA |
| Thomas Lillie | n/a | n/a | Y | Y |
| Board of Trustees -Standards and Well Being | ||||
| Trustee | 19-Sep-17 | 14-Nov-17 | 13-Mar-18 | 12-Jul-2018 |
| Dr A M Taylor | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Francis (Frank) Cain | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Penelope (Penny) Best | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Julie Wing | Y | Y | AA | Y |
| Graeme Miller | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| AA - Apologies Accepted | ||||
| UA - Unauthorised Absence | ||||
Oak Learning Trust Register of Business and Pecuniary Interests
| Name | Declaration Detail | Date Interest Began | Date Interest Ceased | Date of Entry | Automatic Disqualification Declaration |
| Alwyn Bathan | None declared | 1st April 2017 | |||
| Jill Moore | None declared | 1st April 2017 | |||
| Ailsa Taylor | Family connection with the School Improvement Partner (SIP) | 1st April 2017 | None | ||
| Julie Wing | Chair of Governors, Marlborough Primary School | 2014 | 1st April 2017 | None | |
| Frank Cain | None declared | 1st April 2017 | None | ||
| Frank Carroll | None declared | 1st April 2017 | None | ||
| Graeme Miller | None declared | 1st April 2017 | |||
| Ian Oswald | None declared | 1st April 2017 | |||
| Penny Best | None declared | 1st April 2017 | None | ||
| Thomas Lillie |
Partner at Aberdein Considine Trustee at YMCA Newcastle |
April 2017
Ongoing since 2014 |
1st April 2017 | None |
