Joint Local Governing Body
As Keeley Ungerechts is now executive headteacher over both Sowerby Primary Academy, Saplings Nursery and Alanbrooke Academy the Board of Trustees have agreed (26.04.2022) to create one joint local governing body(JLGB) over the 2 Academies. This will enable the governors to support Keeley in her executive head role and to have a greater understanding to enable them to ensure that high expectations for all the children were being achieved.
The Joint Local Governing Body (‘JLGB’) of Sowerby Primary Academy and Alanbrooke Academy
Composition:
- The Executive Head Teacher (‘EHT’)* or Head Teachers of the Academies that the board of Trustees have agreed should be paired under the Scheme of Delegation’s ‘Pairing LGBs’
- 1 elected staff governor from each Academy
- 2 elected parent governors from each Academy
- 2 co opted governors from each Academy
*If the EHT is no longer the EHT across the paired Academies the Trustees may at their discretion agree to either dissolve the JLGB (and each Academy will then have their own LGB) or they may be paired with another Academy dependent upon the appointment of the EHT.
Elevate's local governing bodies exist to help their Academies provide a high quality education for children in a supportive, caring environment. This is done by:
- setting the Academy's values, vision and strategic direction;
- challenging and supporting the Academy by continually monitoring, reviewing and evaluating its performance;
- ensuring that the Academy is accountable to its children, the local community, those who fund and maintain it and the staff it employs
The three core functions of the joint local governing body are:
- To ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction.
- To hold the Executive head teacher to account for the educational performance of the Academies and its children.
- To oversee the financial performance of the Academies and make sure its money is well spent.
The JLGB:
- Meet 5 times a year;
- Governors will agree on the location for each meeting;
- Every governor will take on a specific link role within the Academy.
- Will visit each Academy once a term to carry out their link governor role.
Minutes of our meetings are available from the office.
Types of Governors
There are several different types of Governor:
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Parent Governor
Elected from parents at the Academy by parents at the Academy.
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Staff Governor
Elected from staff at the Academy by staff at the academy
-
Co-opted Governors
Appointed by members of the Local Governing Body. They are intended to be representative of the local community and may add particular kinds of expertise.
- Associate Member - Appointed by the governors to provide short term support in areas identified by the LGB. They have no voting rights and their term of office will be limited to 1 year.
Chair of Governors: To be confirmed
Governors:
Keeley Ungerechts - Executive Head teacher
Staff governor - Amelia Williams
Parent Governor
Parent Governor
Robert Williamson - Co Opted Governor
Myles Strudwick - Co-opted Governor
Philip Bates (Alanbrooke) - Co-opted Governor
Alanbrooke Community Primary School IEB Membership September 2020 and last academic year (updated January 2021) |
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Governor Name |
Category |
Term of Office in years |
Date of appointment and who appointed |
Committee and position of responsibility |
Date stepped down |
Relevant business interests |
Governor at other educational establishment |
Relationship with members of school staff |
Attendance record FGB and committee in last academic year |
Phil Bates |
IEB |
1 Year |
December 2019 – LA |
Chair of Governors / HT Performance Management Panel |
|
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
100% |
Amanda Bramley |
IEB |
1 Year |
December 2019 – LA |
Safeguarding SEND
|
|
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
100% |
Grahame Shepherd |
IEB |
1 Year |
July 2020 – LA |
Service Pupil Premium |
|
n/a |
Carnagill CP School, Catterick Garrison |
n/a |
100% |
Alison Godfrey |
IEB |
1 Year |
July 2020 – LA |
Finance
|
|
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
100% |
James Bromiley |
IEB |
1 |
December 2020 – LA |
Governor |
|
Deputy CEO Elevate MAT |
Horizons Specialist MAT, Stockton. East Durham College, Peterlee. Northumbria University, Newcastle. |
n/a |
100% |
Keeley Ungerechts |
IEB |
1 |
December 2020 – LA |
Governor |
|
Headteacher Sowerby Academy – Elevate MAT |
Sowerby Primary Academy as Headteacher |
As previous Head at Alanbrooke know many staff in professional capacity. |
100% |
Tadeusz Zaranko |
IEB
|
1 Year |
December 2019 |
SEND |
October 2020 |
n/a |
Hipswell School
|
n/a |
75% |
John Davies
|
IEB |
1 Year |
December 2019 |
Governor |
July 2019 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
60% |
Governor Name | Category | Term of Office in years | Date of appointment and who appointed | Committee and position of responsibility | Relevant business interests | Governor at other educational establishment | Relationship with members of school staff | Attendance record FGB | |
Donna Fleming | Parent | 4 |
December 2015 – Parents Stepped down December 2019
|
Co-Chair of Governors HT Performance Management Panel Link Governor: Early Years; Leadership & Management Safeguarding : Safer Recruitment |
NA | NA | NA | 5/6 | |
Michael Vitler | Parent | 4 |
May 2018 – Parents December 2019
|
Safeguarding, E-safety Link Governor: Teaching, Learning and Assessment |
NA | NA | NA | ||
Sereima Tawake | Co-opted | 4 |
July 2015 – GB December 2019
|
Co- Chair of Governors Headteacher Performance Management Panel Link Governor: Personal Development, Behaviour and Welfare includes SEND |
NA | NA | NA | 5/6 | |
Gareth Weatherhead | Co-opted | 4 |
April 2019 – GB December 2019
|
Finance and Health and Safety | |||||
Geoff Berry
|
Co-opted | 4 |
Jan 2018 – GB December 2019
|
Vice Chair of Governors SMSC and PSHCE Link Governor: Health and Safety |
NA | NA | NA | ||
Philippa Todd
|
Head | Ex officio | September 2015 | Service Pupil Premium, Sport Premium, Outcomes for Pupils, Overall effectiveness, Staff Performance Management, Safeguarding, Safer Recruitment, Health and Safety | NA | NA | NA | 6/6 | |
Elaine Stokoe
|
Staff | 4 |
Sept 2018 – Staff December 2019
|
Science, PE and Metacognition | NA | NA | NA | 6/6 | |
Governors who stepped down during academic year 2017-2018 |
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Governor Name | Category | Term of Office in years | Date of appointment and who appointed | Committee and position of responsibility | Date stepped down | Relevant business interests | Governor at other educational establishment | Relationship with members of school staff | Attendance record FGB |
Andrew Jackson
|
LA
|
4 |
October 2016 – LA
|
Co-Chair of Governors
Link Governor: Safeguarding; Outcomes for pupils, Service Pupil Premium, Sports Premium
|
July 2018 | NA | NA | NA | |
Dave Pearce | Parent | 4 |
Jan 2016 – Parents |
Vice Chair of Governors HT Performance Management Panel Link Governor:Teaching Learning & Assessment; Leadership & Management
|
Jan 2018 | NA | NA | NA | |
Lizzie Rigby | Teacher | 4 | Feb 2016 – Staff |
SEND Maths |
Sept 2018 | N/A | N/A | N/A |