Date of Appointment: 16.09.2020
Appointed by: Trust Board
Elected as Chair: 10.06.2024
End of Term: 15.09.2024 (Four years)
Attendance at Meetings 2022/23: 4/5
Attendance at Meetings 2023/24: 2/4
Link: Behaviour and Attendance
Business and/or Pecuniary Interest: Confirmed no interests to declare
Contact: chair@voy.hslt.academy
Address: Vale of York Academy, Rawcliffe Drive, Clifton (without), York, YO30 6ZS
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Date of Appointment: 14.09.2022
Appointed by: Diocese of York
Elected as Vice Chair: 10.06.2024
End of Term: 13.09.2026 (Four years)
Attendance at Meetings 2022/23: 4/5
Attendance at Meetings 2023/24: 4/4
Link: Stakeholder Engagement
Business and/or Pecuniary Interest: Governor at Lakeside Academy
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Date of Appointment: 02.11.2022
Appointed by: Trust Board
End of Term: 01.11.2026 (Four years)
Attendance at Meetings 2022/23: 5/5
Attendance at Meetings 2023/24: 4/4
Link: Whistleblowing
Business and/or Pecuniary Interest:
Employee at City of York Council
Trustee of Hope Sentamu Learning Trust
Bio:
Patrick Looker is a qualified Public Finance Accountant and has worked in Local Government for over 30 years. He understands the pressures on public service finance and the need to get best value from all income into the Trust. He studied Economics and Business Studies at Sheffield University. Patrick has been a Governor since 2013 and was the Chair of Governors at Vale of York Academy for 5 years. Patrick stood down as Chair of the LGC on 10th June 2024 and remains a Governor for the remaining time of this academic year.
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Date of Appointment: 27.01.2021
Appointed by: Staff Election
End of Term: 26.01.2025 (Four years)
Attendance at Meetings 2022/23: 4/5
Attendance at Meetings 2023/24: 3/4
Link: Student Voice
Business and/or Pecuniary Interest: Teacher at Vale of York Academy
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Date of Appointment: 20.05.2024
Appointed by: Trust Board
End of Term: 19.05.2028 (Four years)
Attendance at Meetings 2022/23: 2/5
Attendance at Meetings 2023/24: 2/4
Link: Safeguarding, Personal Development
Business and/or Pecuniary Interest: Employee at Bootham School
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Date of Appointment: 22.05.2024
Appointed by: Trust
End of Term: 21.05.2028 (Four years)
Attendance at Meetings 2022/23: 0/5
Attendance at Meetings 2023/24: 1/4
Link: No link role assigned
Business and/or Pecuniary Interest: Director of Quality of Education at York College and University Centre
Bio:
Victoria has been in the Further Education sector for over 20 years. After graduating from Essex University having studied Law, Victoria trained to be a Law Teacher in the post-16 sector gaining her first teaching role at York College. For the past 12 years of her career, Victoria has held both middle and senior leadership roles in colleges in the North East, North West and London. She returned to York College as part of the Senior Leadership Team in January 2022 as the college’s Director of Quality of Education. Victoria is delighted to be part of the Governance team at Vale of York having been a pupil at the then Canon Lee School in the early 1990s.
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Date of Appointment: 22.05.2024
Appointed by: Trust Board
End of Term: 21.05.2028
Attendance at Meetings 2022/23: 0/5
Attendance at Meetings 2023/24: 1/4
Link: No link role assigned
Business and/or Pecuniary Interest: Senior Lecturer at York St John University
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Date of Appointment: 04.07.2022
Appointed by: Trust Board
End of Term: 03.07.2026 (Four years)
Attendance at Meetings 2022/23: 5/5
Attendance at Meetings 2023/24: 3/4
Link: No link role assigned
Business and/or Pecuniary Interest: Teacher and Vice Principal at Vale of York Academy
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Date of Appointment: 05.07.2023
Appointed by: Trust
End of Term: 04.07.2027 (Four years)
Attendance at Meetings 2022/23: N/A
Attendance at Meetings 2023/24: 4/4
Link: SEND, Pupil Premium
Business and/or Pecuniary Interest: Parent of child at Vale of York Academy
Bio:
Sally worked in the charity sector for 7 years before retraining as a chiropractor. She is now a carer for her disabled son. Having been a parent governor at Hob Moor Oaks for four years, she moved to the LGC for Vale of York Academy in 2023 and strongly believes in equal opportunities for all.
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Date of Appointment: 08.01.2024
Appointed by: Parent Election
End of Term: 07.01.2028 (Four years)
Attendance at Meetings 2022/23: 0/5
Attendance at Meetings 2023/24: 0/4
Link: No link assigned
Business and/or Pecuniary Interest: Parent of child at Vale of York Academy
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Attendance at Meetings 2022/23: 0/5
Attendance at Meetings 2023/24: 1/4
Declared Business and/or Pecuniary Interest: Principal at Vale of York Academy
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Governor attendances are updated once a term
To become a Governor, please contact the school – hello@voy.hslt.academy
Clerk / Trust Governance Support – Georgina.Holman@york.gov.uk
For further information, including Governance documents, please visit our Trust website
A Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) is a legal entity accountable for the running of the organisation and all the academies within it. The MAT is a charitable company limited by guarantee, and has multiple layers of governance: the Members, the Board of Trustees and Board Committees, which include a Local Governing Committee for each academy within the MAT.
The Local Governing Committee serves as a sub-committee of the Hope Sentamu Learning Trust York Board of Trustees, and their responsibilities are set out within the Trust’s Scheme of Delegation. If required, the Board can either delegate more powers to the Local Governing Committee or withdraw powers in exceptional situations. Governors are not involved in the operational running of the academy; the daily management of the academy is the responsibility of the Principal. All decisions are made as a group; governors are there as a corporate body responsible for the governance of the academy and not to represent their own interests or the interest of others.
Local governors have three central duties:
i) setting the vision of the local academy
ii) holding the Headteacher/Principal to account
iii) and ensuring the academy’s financial management is to the highest possible standard.
Governors carry out their tasks in a number of different ways, through regular meetings and visits to the academy. Meetings are held at least once a term.
The Local Governing Committee provides the school with a wide range of skills and experience which supports the Senior Leadership team in vital decisions that enhance the academy’s environment, curriculum and delivery of the best educational experience possible.
Andrew Thirlwell
Trust-Appointed Governor
Date of Appointment: 18.01.2023
Appointed By: Trust
Resigned: 08.04.2024
Attendance at Meetings 2022/23: 1/3
Attendance at Meetings 2023/24: 1/2
Area of Responsibility: Standards
Declared Business and/or Pecuniary Interest: STEM Learning Education CPD (Employee – 2017)
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Jenny Smailes
Trust-Appointed Governor
Date of Appointment: 20.05.2020
Appointed By: Trust
Resigned: 05.02.2024
Attendance at Meetings 2022/23: 5/5
Attendance at Meetings 2023/24: 2/2
Area of Responsibility: Safeguarding
Declared Business and/or Pecuniary Interest: Confirmed no interests to declare
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Ian Wright
Parent Governor
Date of Appointment: 25.04.2022
Appointed By: Trust
Resigned: 21.11.2023
Attendance at Meetings 2022/23: 4/5
Attendance at Meetings 2023/24: 1/1
Area of Responsibility: No link role assigned
Declared Business and/or Pecuniary Interest: Parent of a child at Vale of York Academy
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Toby Eastaugh
Principal – In Attendance
Attendance at Meetings 2022/23: 5/5
Attendance at Meetings 2023/24: 3/3
Declared Business and/or Pecuniary Interest: Governor at Boroughbridge Primary School
Governors do not need specific skills, but many of the tasks they are required to undertake can benefit from general business knowledge such as understanding management systems, budget planning and HR functions.
Local authorities are required to ensure that training for governors is available and most governing bodies buy into their local authority training packages (which may include online learning) to ensure that governors are properly inducted to their role and trained for specific tasks such as appointing the Principal and then carrying out the Principal’s performance review.
Monday 9th October 2023, 5pm
Monday 11th December 2023, 5pm
Monday 5th February 2024, 5pm
Monday 10th June 2024, 5pm
