CHRISTOPHER WHITEHEAD
LANGUAGE COLLEGE AND SIXTH FORM
Governors' Information
The school is an academy and it is constituted in line with the Articles of Association, May 2011. There are 16 Governors appointed:
- 1 Principal
- 4 Parent Governors
- 8 Appointed
- 3 Staff Governors
- Up to 3 governors may be co-opted
The three core strategic functions of Christopher Whitehead Language College and Sixth Form Governing Body are:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
- Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the School and its students
- Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure that its money is well spent.
Governors are also responsible for ensuring that the school meets statutory requirements and the Full Governing Body meets 4 times a year; committees also meet termly.
The Governing Body has established four committees to which it delegates day to day responsibility for the oversight of various aspects of the running of the school – Audits; Curriculum, Teaching and Learning; Operations and Students and Community.
Christopher Whitehead Language College and Sixth Form Governing Body – Declarations of interest
Full Name of Governor/ Associate Member | Governor Type | Governor Position
| Committees | Initial start date | Start date for current term | End date | Appointing body | Declared Interests |
Graham Evans | Appointed | Chair of Governors | Audit, CT&L, Operations | 24/09/17 | 24/09/21 | 24/09/25 | Appointed | None |
Jim Blanden | Parent | Audit, CT&L, Operations, S&C | 26/02/19 | 26/02/19 | 26/02/23 | Elected by parents | ||
Susan Fairman | Appointed | Chair of S&C | S&C | 28/02/19 | 28/02/19 | 28/02/23 | Appointed | |
Carl Flint | Appointed | Chair Audits | Audits, Operations | 06/02/17 | 06/02/21 | 06/02/25 | Appointed | |
Lucy Francis | Parent | S&C | 04/12/19 | 04/12/19 | 04/12/23 | Elected by Parents | ||
Jon Hall | Co-opted | Audits and operations | 24/02/20 | 24/02/20 | 24/02/24 | Co-opted | ||
Suzanne Lawson | Appointed | Chair CT&L | CT&L | 27/03/18 | 27/03/18 | 27/03/22 | Appointed | |
Stephen Minchin | Appointed | CT&L, S&C | 09/06/19 | 09/06/19 | 09/06/23 | Appointed | ||
Francesca Moore | Appointed | CT&L, S&C | 17/09/18 | 17/09/18 | 17/09/22 | Appointed | ||
Neil Morris | Headteacher | Audits and Operations | N/A | N/A | N/A | Ex-officio | None | |
Michael Sheath | Co-opted | S&C | 28/11/17 | 29/11/21 | 29/11/25 | Co-opted | ||
Dan Stokes | Staff | CT&L | 01/12/19 | 01/12/19 | 01/12/23 | Elected by Staff | None | |
Julie Swan | Appointed | CT&L, S&C | 01/07/19 | 01/07/19 | 01/07/23 | Appointed | ||
Pauline Watmore | Staff | S&C | 27/05/16 | 27/05/20 | 27/05/24 | Elected by Staff | None | |
Russell Webb | Appointed | Chair Operations | Audits, Operations | 28/11/17 | 29/11/21 | 29/11/25 | Parent | None |
Tracey Yarnold | Staff | S&C | 18/07/18 | 18/07/18 | 18/07/22 | Elected by Staff | None | |
Peter Thorogood | Appointed | 03/07/14 | 03/07/18 | 20/07/21 (Resigned) | Appointed |
Governor attendance 2020-21
√ Present |
A Apologies |
X Absent |
The Governing Body
Meeting Date | 07/09/20 | 23/11/20 | 22/03/21 | 28/06/21 | Total Meetings |
Graham Evans | √ | √ | √ | √ | 4/4 |
Jim Blanden | √ | √ | √ | √ | 4/4 |
Susan Fairman | √ | √ | √ | A | 3/4 |
Carl Flint | √ | √ | √ | √ | 4/4 |
Lucy Francis | A | √ | √ | √ | 3/4 |
Jon Hall | A | √ | √ | √ | 3/4 |
Suzanne Lawson | √ | A | √ | A | 2/4 |
Stephen Minchin | √ | √ | √ | √ | 4/4 |
Francesca Moore | A | √ | √ | √ | 3/4 |
Neil Morris | √ | √ | √ | √ | 4/4 |
Michael Sheath | √ | √ | A | √ | 3/4 |
Dan Stokes | √ | √ | √ | √ | 4/4 |
Julie Swan | √ | √ | √ | √ | 4/4 |
Peter Thorogood | A | A | A | A | 0/4 |
Pauline Watmore | √ | √ | √ | √ | 4/4 |
Russell Webb | √ | √ | √ | √ | 4/4 |
Tracey Yarnold | √ | √ | √ | √ | 4/4 |
Total Governors | 13/17 | 15/17 | 15/17 | 14/17 |