Governance
The current Local Governing Body (LGB) is comprised of volunteers from the local school community.
Governing Body meetings are held at several points throughout the school year. LGB meetings outline key issues that are required to be discussed and reviewed as necessary. Examples of these agenda items are, but not limited to; Attendance, Admissions, Achievements & Standards, Behaviour & Safety (Safeguarding), Finance, Leadership & Management and Quality of Teaching & Learning.
Attendance at these meetings is monitored by Trust staff from the TLC.
The current Tennyson Road LGB is:
- Mrs. Donna Witter - Chair
- Mr. Kevin Richard Grogan – Vice Chair
- Mr. Paul Hunt
- Mrs. Carly Siobhan Smith
- Mr. Mohamed Dawood Basha
- Mr. Umara Qureshi
- Mrs. Hilary Power - CEO
|
Name |
Dates of Appointment |
Term |
Appointee |
Structure and remit |
Relevant interests Inc. business, financial, other governments roles and relationships within the school staff |
|
Mrs Donna Witter |
17/10/2019 - 16/10/2023 |
4 Years |
Foundation/ Trust |
Chair of Governors, Performance Management Committee |
Parent |
|
Mr Kevin Grogan |
17/10/2019 - 16/10/2023 |
4 Years |
Foundation/ Trust |
Vice Chair of Governors |
Parent |
|
Mr Paul Hunt |
17/10/2019 - 16/10/2023 |
4 Years |
Foundation/ Trust |
Performance Management Committee, SEN |
Grandparent |
|
Miss Carly Smith |
09/03/2021 - 08/03/2024 |
4 Years |
Foundation/ Trust |
Co-opted |
Parent |
|
Mr Mohammed Basha |
07/03/2020 - 08/03/2024 |
4 Years |
Foundation/ Trust |
Parent Governor |
Parent |
|
Mrs. Umara Qureshi |
07/11/2022 – 06/11/2026 |
4 Years |
Foundation/ Trust |
Community Governor |
Safeguarding/ SEN expert. Current SLT Secondary Trust
|
|
Ms. Kelly Stoppard |
16/01/2023 – 15/01/2027 |
4 Years |
Foundation/ Trust |
Staff Governor |
|
|
Ms. Shereen Thomas |
14/11/2022 – 12/11/2026 |
4 Years |
Foundation/ Trust |
Staff Governor |
|
|
Mrs Hilary Power |
17/10/2019 - Ex-Officio by virtue of office as Headteacher |
Ex-Officio |
Ex-officio |
Staff Governor |
CEO / Executive Head Teacher.
Daughter, Laura Power, is employed by the Trust |
*Tennyson Learning Community information on Finance, Accounts and Governance available here.
LGB Attendance for 2022 - 2023
LGB Attendance for 2021 - 2022
|
Name |
Role/ Position |
28 Sept |
7 Dec |
8 Mar |
24 May |
12 July |
Summary |
|
Donna Galbraith |
Clerk to LGB PA to CEO |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Apologies |
4/5 |
|
Donna Witter |
Chair LGB |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
5/5 |
|
Kevin Grogan |
Vice Chair LGB |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
5/5 |
|
Paul Hunt |
Co-Opted LGB |
✓ |
✓ |
Apologies |
✓ |
✓ |
4/5 |
|
Darren Oldfield |
Co-Opted LGB |
Apologies |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Apologies |
3/5 |
|
Imran Basha |
Parent LGB |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Apologies |
4/5 |
|
Carly Smith |
Parent LGB |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
5/5 |
|
Susan Dunbar |
Staff LGB |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
5/5 |
|
Danni Noble |
Assistant Head teacher, staff LGB |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
5/5 |
|
Shereen Thomas |
Assistant Head teacher, staff LGB |
Apologies |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
5/5 |
|
Cathy Stormonth |
Co-Opted LGB |
✓ |
Apologies |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
4/5 |
LGB Attendance for 2020 - 2021
| Name | Role | 28th Sept 20 | 14th Dec 20 | 8th March 21 | 24th May | 12th July | Summary |
| Donna Witter | Chair | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Apologies | 4/5 |
| Kevin Grogan | Vice chair | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5/5 |
| Paul Hunt | Co-Opted Governor | ✓ | ✓ | Apologies | ✓ | ✓ | 4/5 |
| Darren Oldfield | Parent Governor | Apologies | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Apologies | 3/5 |
| Carly Smith | Co-Opted Governor | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5/5 |
| Mohammed Basha | Parent Governor | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Apologies | 4/5 |
| Catherine Stormonth | Trustee | ✓ | Apologies | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4/5 |
| Susan Dunbar | Staff Governor | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5/5 |
| Hilary Power | CEO | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | - | 2/5 |
| Andrew Darlington | Head of School | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Apologies | 4/5 |
| Carla Gotch | Head of School | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5/5 |
| Danni Noble | Assistant Headteacher | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5/5 |
| Shereen Thomas | Assistant Headteacher | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5/5 |
| Jo Quince | Director of Education | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | - | 2/5 |
| Mike Lavelle | COO | - | - | - | - | - | 0/5 |
| Nicola Covington | Head of Standards | - | ✓ | - | Apologies | ✓ | 2/5 |
