Governing Committees

Academy Governing Committees

Academy Governing Committees are established by the Board of Trustees. Each Academy forms an Academy Governing Committee (AGC), where governors are appointed initially for a four year term of office.

Delegated by the Board of Trustees, the CEO, is responsible for the work of AGCs, working with the Director of Primary Education to set work programmes and schedule training. The Director or Primary Education will attend in a supporting role at Primary Academy AGC meetings.

All governors must have an enhanced DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) and section 128 direction check, which identifies whether someone is barred from management and/or governance.

An AGC may determine its own number, membership should include; CEO, Principal (who is ex-officio), parents, staff, and members of the community (and any other appointment the AGC agrees is necessary). The Vice-Principal is expected to attend and participate, but has no voting rights and is not a formal member of the AGC. The CEO, Principal and Chair (in consultation) may make appointments via co-option, which will then be ratified by the Committee, at a formal meeting.

Meetings are supported by a member of the Finance Team and a Governance Professional, who prepares agendas and maintains a record of the meetings.

Chairs of Governors meet on an informal basis, five times per year, they will be briefed on Trust matters, discuss key areas for development and help to formulate AGC business; the aim is to bridge the gap between trustees and governors.

It is important that governors feel free to make visits to the Academy, this should be arranged through the appropriate Governance Professional.

Each AGC will elected a governor for the following areas; Safeguarding/ Child Protection, Attendance and Behaviour, SEND and Pupil Premium. 

Academy Governing Committee Membership

University Academy Holbeach

Chair: Gary Chappell [2024]

Principal: Sheila Paige

Observer: Donna Allen (Vice Principal)

Governance Professional: Sharon Earth and Lauren Conboy

Holbeach Primary Academy and Holbeach Bank Academy

Chair: Jenny Worth [2028]

Executive Principal: Susan Boor (Director of Primary Education)

Observer: Nicola Kenyon (Academy Lead)

Governance Professional: Sue Tully

Gosberton House Academy

Chair: Jonny Boor [2025]

Principal: Katharine Saywell 

 Observer: Paul Squire (Vice Principal)

 Governance Professional: Rachael Wainwright

University Academy Long Sutton

 Chair: Andrew Everard [2027]

 Principal: Liam Davé

Observer: Simon Gillman (Vice Principal)

Governance Professional: Ellie Carter & Lauren Conboy

Monkshouse Primary Academy

 Chair:  Lisa Leyland [2027]

 Principal: Sue Goodsell 

 Observers:  Susan Boor (Director of Primary Education) and Hannah Turner (Vice Principal)

 Governance Professional: Jo Ingle

Wrangle Primary Academy

 Chair: Stuart Pinchbeck [2028]

 Principal: Tiffany Hebron

Observer: Susan Boor (Director of Primary Education) 

Governance Professional: Carole Rodgers