Governing Body

The Governing Body at Springwell Lincolnshire is made up of  people who are incredibly skilled and knowledgeable, and will provide challenge and support to our leadership team to drive up standards at Springwell Lincolnshire.

The Chair of Governors can be contacted via:
Springwell Alternative Academy Lincoln
Macaulay Drive
Lincoln
LN2 4EN

The Governing Body meets every half term. We are currently looking to appoint two Parent Governors. If you are interested and have children whom either attend any Springwell Lincolnshire site, or who attend a different school but are of school age, please email Kate Storr, Clerk to the Governors: k.storr@wellspringacademies.org.uk

Details of Springwell Lincolnshire Governing Body Meetings for 2019-20 are as follows. Unless otherwise stated, all meetings are held at the Lincoln school (Macaulay Drive, LN2 4EN) and commence at 4.30pm:

17th October 2019

5th December 2019

6th February 2020

2nd April 2020

21st May 2020

2nd July 2020

 

Details of the members of our Governing Body:

Dr Stephen Holloway (Chair) – appointed 24.05.2017 (Springwell Trust)

Responsible for Leadership & Management

Responsible for Business & Finance

Responsible for Community Engagement

Responsible for Health & Safety & Premises

 

Kevin Moody – appointed 05.12.2019; elected as Vice Chair 06.02.2020

Link Governor for Mablethorpe

 

Claire Buffham – appointed 01.04.2017 (Springwell Trust)

Link Governor for Spalding

Responsible for Teaching & Learning

Responsible for Curriculum

Responsible for Standards & Achievement

 

Guy Morris – appointed 24.05.2017 (Springwell Trust)

Link Governor for Lincoln

Responsible for Standards & Data, Behaviour & Attendance, Key Pupil Groups

 

David Reed – appointed 21.05.2020 (Springwell Trust)

Responsible for Safeguarding

 

Christine Stanley – appointed 05.12.2019 (Springwell Trust)

Link Governor for Grantham

 

Mark Wilson – Ex Officio, appointed 17.10.2019

 

Dale Kitchen – appointed 05.12.2019 (Staff)

 

 

Previous members of the Governing Body over the last 12 months:

Robin Gildersleeve (previous Chair) – appointed 1st April 2017 (continuing his role as Chair of the Interim Executive Board prior to the school’s joining Wellspring Academy Trust), resigned 31st December 2017

Richard Albery – appointed (Springwell Trust) 1st September 2017, resigned July 2018

Jane Arthur (previous staff) – appointed 24th May 2017, resigned August 2018

Josh Greaves – appointed 01.09.2017 (Representative of Springwell Academy Trust), resigned September 2018

Ann Oldham – appointed 24.05.2017 (Springwell Trust), resigned 31st July 2019

Miriam Reynolds – appointed 24.05.2017 (Staff), resigned 31st July 2019

Dave Whitaker – appointed 01.04.2017 (Ex Officio: Executive Principal), resigned 31st July 2019

Sam Golia – Ex Officio, resigned 31st July 2019

Jack Saville – appointed 21.03.2019 (Staff), resigned 31st August 2020

Declarations of Interest:

Claire Buffham is Director of Education for the Community Inclusive Trust.

Josh Greaves’ mother is Head Teacher at Greenacre Special Academy; Director 5 Claremont Terrace Management Co Ltd (01.09.13); Opening Doors Greenacre CIC (20.06.14); Fair Trade Yorkshire CIC (23.04.15).

Dr Stephen Holloway is Local Councillor Fiskerton, Rotherham; Director of Metalysis, Rotherham; Member of the Institute of Directors; Director of Combustion Order Ltd.

 

Minutes from Governing Body meetings:

These are available upon request from Kate Storr, Clerk to the Governors: k.storr@wellspringacademies.org.uk

Please click here to see Governor attendance at meetings for the academic year 2018-19.