Governance
Effective governance with robust oversight and assurance enables confident, high-quality leadership. Governors oversee financial, academic and pastoral performance and hold the Trust to account for the support it provides.
Good governance is at the heart of Wellspring. Our governance structures bring rigour, challenge and accountability. Those involved in our governance at all levels share a common objective – a determination to secure the best possible life chances for the children and young people in our care…
| SPONSOR: BARNSLEY COLLEGE | |||||||||||||
| Barnsley College is a Government approved Multi-Academy Trust sponsor, responsible for setting up the Wellspring MAT. The sponsor appointed the original Members and has the right to appoint Directors. The sponsor is able to demonstrate robust governance and clear lines of accountability. The Trust is the vehicle for sponsoring schools. There is no contractual relationship between the College and EFA in relation to the Trust. | |||||||||||||
| MEMBERS | |||||||||||||
| Hearl Lenton – FRICS, Senior Partner at Holroyd Miller Chartered Surveyors. Emma Ward – BA Hons. Business Development Director, Keyline (part of Travis Perkins PLC). Dianne Murray – BA, Cert Ed. Former Vice-Principal, Barnsley College. Currently a part-time consultant at Leeds City College. |
Barry Eldred – Company Director, Deputy Lieutenant for South Yorkshire. Former Non-Executive. Director of Barnsley Building Society (twice Chair). Northern Ambassador for Habitat for Humanity and trustee of various other bodies. John Hall – General Management Cert. Company Director. Background in international mining and trading. Assists start-up companies through Barnsley Business and Innovation Centre. |
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| BOARD OF TRUSTEES | |||||||||||||
| Gordon Beever – Member of ICSA. Company Director. Trustee of Barnsley College. Board appointed. Molly Beever – B.Ed. Retired Work-related Learning Consultant & Assistant Director of Faculty. Chair of Greenacre School Governing Body. Board appointed. Colin Booth OBE – LSIS MBA Post Grad Diploma in Social Education. CEO & Principal (Leeds City College). Board appointed. |
Neil Clephan – OBE NLE. Education Consultant. Board appointed. Stewart Harper – BA PgCert. Deputy Secretary & Registrar (Leeds Beckett University). Board appointed. Cheryl Hobson – CIPFA MBA. Head of Corporate and Business Services (Embed Health Consortium). Board appointed. Yiannis Koursis – BA BSc. Deputy Principal (Barnsley College). Sponsor appointed. |
Hearl Lenton – FRICS. Chair of the Trust Board and Member. Senior Partner at Holroyd Miller Chartered Surveyors. Board appointed. Richard Owen PGDip Business & Management – Divisional Managing Director (Santander UK). Board appointed. Mark Wilson – National Leader of Education. CEO of Wellspring Academy Trust. Ex-officio. |
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| ACADEMIES | |||||||||||||
| The Forest Academy (Barnsley) | Sponsored May 2013 |
Primary | Good Feb 2015 |
Executive Principal Sam Bailey |
Barnsley Primary Partnership LGB Chair: Michael Sanderson |
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| Oakwell Rise Academy (Barnsley) | Sponsored Feb 2017 |
Primary | Inadequate Mar 2016 (Doncaster Rd) | ||||||||||
| Oakhill Primary Academy (Barnsley) | Converter Sept 2016 |
Primary | Inadequate June 2016 |
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| Elements Primary School (Leeds) |
Free School Sept 2018 |
Primary | – | Executive Principal Sarah Horsbrough |
Elements LGB Chair: Michael Thorp |
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| Victoria Primary Academy (Leeds) |
Converter Nov 2015 |
Primary | Requires improvement Dec 2013 |
Executive Principal Ian Goddard |
Victoria & Ebor Gardens LGB Chair: Ian Bennett Hague-Brown |
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| Ebor Gardens Primary Academy (Leeds) | Converter April 2016 |
Primary | Outstanding Sep 2008 |
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| Littlecoates Primary Academy (Grimsby) | Converter July 2016 |
Primary | Good July 2013 |
Principal Neville Wilkinson |
Littlecoates LGB Chair: Ian Bennett Hague-Brown |
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| Bramley Park Academy (Leeds) | Sponsored Nov 2018 |
Primary | Special Measures Nov 2016 |
Principal Carrie Green |
Governing Group | ||||||||
| Lacey Gardens Junior Academy (Louth) |
Converted Nov 2018 |
Primary | Good Feb 2018 |
Principal Ros Smith |
Lacey & Eastfield LBG Chair: Stuart Sizer |
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| Eastfield Infants and Nursery Academy (Louth) |
Converted Nov 2018 |
Primary | Requires improvement Feb 2018 |
Principal Sarah Akhurst |
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| Sevenhills Alternative Academy (Grimsby) |
Converter Dec 2014 |
Alternative provision | Good Dec 2017 |
Executive Principal Phil Hutchinson |
Sevenhills & Phoenix Park LGB Chair: John Cottingham |
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| Phoenix Park Alternative Academy (Grimsby) |
Sponsored Dec 2014 |
Alternative provision | Good Dec 2017 |
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| Springwell Leeds Academy (Leeds) | Sponsored Sept 2016 |
Special | Inadequate Oct 2014 (Elmete Wood) |
Executive Principal Scott Jacques |
Springwell Leeds LGB Chair: Ken Morton |
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| Springwell Lincoln City Academy (Lincoln) | Sponsored April 2017 |
Alternative provision | Special Measures Feb 2015 |
Executive Principal Dave Whitaker |
Springwell Lincoln City LGB Chair: Stephen Holloway |
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| Springwell Alternative Academy (Barnsley) |
Converter Dec 2014 |
Alternative provision | Good Dec 2017 |
Executive Principal Dave Whitaker |
Springwell Learning Community LGB Chair: Ben Finley |
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| Springwell Special Academy (Barnsley) | Converter Dec 2014 |
Special | Outstanding Jan 2018 |
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| Greenacre School (Barnsley) | Converter April 2017 |
Special | Outstanding Jan 2018 |
Principal Diane Greaves |
Greenacre School LGB Chair: George Wild |
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| Joseph Norton Academy (Huddersfield) | Converter Sept 2016 |
Special | Good April 2013 |
Headteacher Sarah Wilson |
Joseph Norton LGB Chair: Warwick Firmin |
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| Beacon Academy (Grimsby) | Re-brokerage Sept 2017 |
Secondary | Good June 2015 |
Headteacher Jason Thurley |
Beacon LGB Chair: George Krawiec |
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