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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.
Dianne Murray – BA, Cert Ed. Former Vice-Principal, Barnsley College. Currently a part-time consultant with Luminate Education Group..
Joseph Wilkinson – Cert ED – Former Headteacher & member of Primary Heads Association

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.

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. Board appointed.
Colin Booth OBE – LSIS MBA Post Grad Diploma in Social Education. CEO & Principal (Leeds City College). Board appointed.

Neil Clephan – BA PGCE MA OBE NLE. Education Consultant. Board appointed.
Stewart Harper – BA PgCert. Deputy Secretary & Registrar (Leeds Beckett University). Board appointed.
Cheryl Hobson – CIPFA MBA. Financial & Business Consultant. Board appointed.
Yiannis Koursis – BA BSc. CEO & 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.

BOARD SCRUTINY COMMITTEES

Audit Committee	Finance, Resources & Remuneration Committee	Standards Committee
Chair: Stewart Harper	Chair: Cheryl Hobson	Chair: Neil Clephan

CO-OPTED MEMBERS OF BOARD SCRUTINY COMMITTEES

Standards Committee
Mark Pawson

TRUST FUNCTIONS

Central Office
Management

Human
Resources

Payroll

Finance

School
Improvement

Internal &
External Audit

Quality
Assurance

Governance

ACADEMIES

The Forest Academy (Barnsley)