Governors

Our Governing Board is made up of a group of individuals from both the academy and the wider community. The role of the academy Governing Board is to provide strategic leadership, accountability and to act as a critical friend.

The Governing Board meets at least three times a year, and establishes an overall framework for the governance of the academy and determines Membership, Terms of Reference and Procedure for Sub-Committees. The Full Governing Board delegates policy forming powers to the appropriate Sub-Committee.

The three Sub-Committees are the Finance and Premises Committee, Teaching and Learning Committee and Staff and Students Committee. The Term of Office for Governors, with the exception of the Headteacher, is four years.

The academy has the following Governor categories, as per the Articles of Association and Funding Agreement:-

The Headteacher
Governors (up to 3) - who are appointed by the Academy Trust
Community Governors (up to 3) - Co-opted by the Academy Trust
Parent Governors (not less than 2 and up to 6) – elected by parents
Staff Governors (up to 3) – elected by staff, representing teaching and non-teaching staff

The term of office for our Governors is 4 years.

Scheme of Delegation 2022-2023

Scheme of Delegation 2023-2024

Contacting Our Chair of Governors

Dr Andrew Hind, Chair of Governors can be contacted on the details below:

Dr Andrew Hind

C/O The Weston Road Academy,

Blackheath Lane,

Stafford,

ST18 0YG

Email: Governors@westonroad.staffs.sch.uk

Please click on the link below for the Register of Pecuniary Interest, Governor Meeting Attendance and on each of the Governor's names in the table below to view their profile.

Governor Meeting Attendance 2023/2024

Governor Meeting Attendance 2022/2023

The Weston Road Academy's Governing BoARD Membership

Where the name of the Governor is highlighted blue, please click on their name to see their pen portrait.

Name of Governor	Governor Category	Term of Office commenced for a Period of 4 Years	Position of Responsibility, Committees and Links
The Academy Trust
Mr Andrew Jackson	Co-Opted Governor	Commenced 8 March 2020 (Parent Governor March 2016)	Academy Trust - Chair
Mr Martin Fiddler	Trust Governor	1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2025	Academy Trust Member
Mr David Moore	Trust Governor	15 Mar 2022 - 14 Mar 2026	Academy Trust Member
Headteacher
Mrs A Kingman	Headteacher	n/a	Headteacher Teaching and Learning Committee Finance & Premises Committee Staffing and Students Committee
Governors Appointed by the Academy Trust (up to 3 members)
Mr John Heath	Governor Appointed by the Academy Trust	Commenced 1st October 2020 Re-Co-opted by the Academy Trust September 2020	Teaching and Learning Committee (Chair) Finance & Premises Committee Link: Careers
Major Dougie Craig	Governor Appointed by the Academy Trust Co-opted Governor	Commenced 31st January 2019 Co-opted January 2023	Chair of Finance & Premises Committee Link: Health and Safety and Premises & Sixth Form
Governors Co-opted by the Governing Board (Up to 3 members)
Dr Andrew Hind	Commenced Parent Governor Sept 2017 Co-opted Governor Sept 2020	Commenced 15th September 2016 Co-opted 15th September 2020	Chair of Governing Board (from Sept 2017- reelected September 2020) Finance & Premises Committee Teaching and Learning Committee Staff and Students Committee
Mrs Louise Lewis	Co-opted Governor	Commenced Parent Governor 24th March 2016 Co-opted Governor 1st March 2020	Staff and Students Committee (Chair) Teaching and Learning Committee Link: Key Groups, SEND
Mrs Jayne Brazier	Co-opted Governor	Commenced 3rd May 2019 Co-opted Governor 11th July 2023	Staff and Students Committee Link: Safeguarding
Parent Governors (Between 2 and 6 members)
Mr Mark Goodwin	Parent Governor	Commenced 2nd November 2020	Teaching and Learning Committee
Mrs Elizabeth Mather	Parent Governor	Commenced 2nd November 2020	Teaching and Learning Committee Staff and Students Committee Link: Website
Mr Steve Cranston	Parent Governor	Commenced 25th April 2023	Finance and Premises Committee Vice Chair Link: Website shadow
Staff Governors (Up to 3 members)
Mrs M James	Staff Governor	Commenced 12th July 2023	Teaching and Learning Committee
Mr E Plant	Staff Governor	Commenced 10th May 2022	Finance and Premises Committee
Mr A Piercy	Staff Governor	Commenced 10th May 2022	Staff and Students Committee
Governors Stepped Down within last 12 months
Mr G Russell	Staff Governor	Commenced 1st September 2021 Resigned 11/7/23	Teaching and Learning Committee
Mrs Laura Green	Parent Governor	Commenced 1st September 2021 Resigned 7/2/23	Teaching and Learning Committee
Mr Jerry Archer	Parent Governor	Commenced January 2019 Resigned 25/08/2020	Teaching and Learning Committee Link: Safeguarding, Other groups and areas of activity: Governors Action Plan, Careers & Career Mentoring
Mrs Baljit Saini-Pickford	Community Governor Co-opted by the Governing Board	Commenced December 2018 Resigned 9/10/2020	Staff and Students Committee
Mr Andrew Foster	Parent Governor	Commenced May 2019 Resigned 13/07/2021	Staff and Students Committee
Mrs Lynn Jones	Staff Governor	Commenced April 2017 Re-Elected April 2021 - Resigned January 2022	Finance and Premises Committee
Mrs Dee Vijayan	Staff Governor	Commenced December 2018	Teaching and Learning Committee