Governors and Trustees
Chair of Governors: Gillian Kelly
Vice Chair of Governors: Nick Hardy
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) or Gillian Kelly (Chair of Governors).
| Governor or Associate Member | Category of Governor | Elected Date | School Link |
| Mrs L. McArdle | Head of School | November 2017 | Head of School |
| Miss G. Kelly | Community Governor | November 2017 | Chair of Governing Body, Safeguarding Governor, Link Governor for Lower School |
| Cllr F. Miller | Community Governor | November 2017 | Link Governor for Attendance |
| Mr N. Hardy | Co-opted Community Governor | November 2017 |
Vice Chair Link Governor for Assessment and Upper School |
| Miss N. Garthwaite | Staff Governor | October 2018 | Link Governor for Curriculum |
| Miss S. Conner | Staff Governor | October 2018 | Link Governor for Community |
| Mrs C. Riedlinger | Parent Governor | November 2017 | Link Governor for Maths |
| Mrs L. Davidson | Parent Governor | November 2017 | Link Governor for English |
| Miss L Southern | Parent Governor | December 2021 | Link Governor for SEN |
Governor Meeting Attendance
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 | ||
| Miss L Southern | None declared | December 2021 | December 2021 | ||
| Mrs S Conner | None declared | September 2018 | September 2018 | ||
| Miss N Garthwaite | None declared | September 2018 | September 2018 |
Oak Learning Trust - Members and Trustees
| Name | Position on Board | Appointment Date | Committee |
| Dr A M Taylor |
Trustee of OLT CEO/EHT |
April 2017 |
General Purposes & Finance, Personnel Committee, Standards & Well-Being Committee |
| Alwyn Bathan | Member of OLT | April 2017 | |
| Jill Moore | Member of OLT | April 2017 | |
| Julie Wing | Trustee of OLT | April 2017 | Standards & Well-Being Committee, Personnel Committee |
| Penelope (Penny) Best | Trustee of OLT | April 2017 | Standards & Well-Being Committee, Personnel Committee |
| Graeme Miller | Trustee of OLT | April 2017 | Standards & Well-Being Committee, Personnel Committee |
| Frank Carroll | Trustee of OLT | April 2017 | General Purposes & Finance, Personnel Committee |
| Ian Oswald | Trustee of OLT | April 2017 | General Purposes & Finance |
| Thomas Lillie | Trustee of OLT | October 2017 | General Purposes & Finance |
Trustees Meeting Attendance
| Board of Trustees - Full | |||||||||||
| Trustee | 10-10-17 | 12-12-17 | 20-03-18 | 17-07-18 | 18-10-18 | 13-12-18 | 18-12-19 AMG | 04-04-19 | 18-07-19 | 16-10-19 | 11-12-19 |
| Dr A M Taylor | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Ralph Thoburn | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||||||
| Frank Carroll | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | AA | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Francis (Frank) Cain | Y | AA | Y | Y | Y | Y | AA | AA | Y | Resigned 09-09-19 | |
| Penelope (Penny) Best | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | AA | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Julie Wing | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | AA | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Graeme Miller | AA | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | AA | Y | AA | AA | AA |
| Ian Oswald | Y | Y | AA | Y | AA | AA | AA | Resigned 26-03-19 | |||
| Thomas Lillie | n/a | n/a | Y | AA | Y | AA | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Board of Trustees - Finance and Estates Committee | |||||||||||
| Trustee | 02-10-17 | 30-11-17 | 06-03-18 | 19-06-18 | 04-12-18 | 26-03-19 | 02-07-19 | 03-12-19 | 24-03-20 | 09-07-20 | |
| Dr A M Taylor | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||
| Ralph Thoburn | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||||||
| Frank Carroll | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||
| Ian Oswald | Y | Y | Y | AA | AA | Resigned 26.03.19 | |||||
| Thomas Lillie | n/a | n/a | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||
| Board of Trustees -Standards and Well Being | |||||||||||
| Trustee | 19-09-17 | 14-11-17 | 13-03-18 | 12-07-18 | 15-11-18 | 14-03-19 | 20-06-19 | 28-11-19 | 12-03-20 | 18-06-20 | |
| Dr A M Taylor | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||
| Francis (Frank) Cain | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Resigned 09-09-19 | |||
| Penelope (Penny) Best | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | AA | |||
| Julie Wing | Y | Y | AA | Y | Y | AA | Y | Y | |||
| Graeme Miller | Y | Y | Y | Y | AA | AA | AA | AA | |||
| Martyn Dixon | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 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 | |
| Martyn Dixon |
None declared |
|
16 October 2019 | None | |
| David Fenton |
None declared |
|
16 October 2019 | None | |
| Rachel Skeoch |
None declared |
|
16 October 2019 | None |
