The Governing Body

The Governing Body have responsibility for raising standards of achievement in the school.
They hold senior leaders to account, seek external views of the school and use a range of information to set the strategic direction.

The Governing Body is made up of community governors, parent governors and staff governors and are appointed by the members of the academy trust board based on a skills audit which ensures a range of expertise and experiences across the governing body.

Current members of the Governing Body are as follows:

Name	Type of governor	Term	Attendance
Mrs M Colthup - Chair	Community Governor	4 Years	6/6
Ms S Leighton - Vice Chair	Community Governor	4 Years	6/6
Mrs H Stannard	Head of School	4 Years	6/6
Laura Dunleavy	Parent Governor	4 Years	n/a
Mr A Holbrook	Community Governor	4 Years	4/6
Paul Tennison	Parent Governor	4 Years	n/a
Dr S McLelland	Community Governor	4 Years	3/6
Mrs H Schofield	Staff Governor	4 Years	4/6
Mrs M Langton	Community Governor	4 Years	4/6

Governing Body Register of Business Interests:

Name of Governor	Relevant Business Interest	Other Educational Establishments Governed	Relationship with other Governors / Staff
Mrs M Colthup	Hull City Council - Commissioning and Safeguarding (Assistant Head of Service)	None	None
Ms S Leighton	None	None	None
Mrs H Stannard	None	Sirius Multi-Academy Trust	None
Mr A Holbrook	None	None	None
Dr S McLelland	University of Hull - Lecturer	None	None
Mr P Tennsion	None	None	None
Laura Dunleavy	None	None	None
Mrs M Langton	None	Appleton Primary School	None

Governor resignations the last 12 months:

Name	Resignation

All Governors can be contacted through the school:

Tel: 01482 493208

E-mail: [email protected]

Our parent governors regularly attend school events eg: Christmas Fair / Summer Fair etc… and are always happy to listen to your views.

The Constellation Trust – Governance and Directors

The Constellation Trust- Governance information

All documents are available in printed format from the school office.

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