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 5pm:
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)
Link Governor for Mablethorpe
Responsible for Leadership & Management
Responsible for Business & Finance
Responsible for Community Engagement
Responsible for Health & Safety & Premises
Claire Buffham – appointed 01.04.2017 (Springwell Trust)
Link Governor for Grantham
Responsible for Teaching & Learning
Responsible for Curriculum
Responsible for Standards & Achievement
Guy Morris – appointed 24.05.2017 (Springwell Trust)
Link Governor for Boston (Spalding)
Responsible for Standards & Data, Behaviour & Attendance, Key Pupil Groups
Jack Saville – appointed 21.03.2019 (Staff)
Mark Wilson – Ex Officio, appointed 17.10.2019
Dale Kitchen – appointed 05.12.2019 (Staff)
Kevin Moody – appointed 05.12.2019 – elected as Vice Chair 06.02.2020
Christine Stanley – appointed 05.12.2019
David Reed – appointed 21.05.2020
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
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.