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Governance Overview
We have been part of the NEAT Academy Trust family of schools since 1 April 2017.
The level of governance in NEAT include:
- Members
- Non-executive directors/trustees
- Local governing committees
Our NEAT Board and Committee role overview shows the relationships between the different levels of governance.
Constitution
Our local governing committee has:
- Two parent members (elected by parents of pupils at the school)
- One staff member (elected by staff of the school)
- Headteacher member (ex-officio)
- One trust member who is Principal Officiating Minister of the Parish of Christ Church, Walker (ex-officio)
- One trust member who is appointed by the Trust, nominated by the Parochial Church Council of Christ Church, Walker and approved by Newcastle Diocesan Board of Education
- One trust member who is appointed by the Trust, nominated by the Parochial Church Council of St Anthony of Egypt and approved by Newcastle Diocesan Education Board
- Four members appointed by the Trust, approved by Newcastle Diocesan Education Board
- One co-opted member approved by the Local Governing Committee
The terms of office of all members are four years, except:
- Any co-opted members where the term of office is one year
- Ex-officio appointments which are based on the person holding a particular office and continue as long as the person remains in post.
Local Governing Committee Members
Lucy Balmer
Trust Member
Appointed by NEAT Trust Board: 13.07.17
Re-appointed: 13.07.20
Term of office ends: 12.07.24
Declared interests: None
Dawn Tracey Day
Headteacher (Job-share)
Ex-officio position based on role as Headteacher from 01.09.17
Declared interests: Employee – NEAT Academy Trust
Rev Andrew John Elder
Trust Member
Appointed by NEAT Trust Board as the PCC nominee from Christ Church, Walker: 13.07.20
Term of office ends: 12.07.24
Declared interests: None
Rachael Gibson
Staff Member
Elected by staff of Central Walker C of E Primary School staff: 02.12.22
Term of office ends: 01.12.26
Declared interests: Employee – NEAT Academy Trust since 01.04.17
Sarah Goldsmith
Trust Member
Appointed by NEAT Trust Board: 02.11.21
Term of office ends: 01.11.25
Declared interests: Employee – NEAT Academy Trust, Benfield School since 11.02.21
Faye Kerr
Headteacher (Job-share)
Ex-officio position based on role as Headteacher from 01.09.17
Declared interests: Employee – NEAT Academy Trust
Sandra Carol Larmour
Trust Member (LGC Co-Vice Chair)
Appointed by NEAT Trust Board: 06.09.17
Re-appointed: 06.09.20
Term of office ends: 05.09.24
Declared interests: Employee – Emmanuel College since June 2019
Claire Elizabeth Leith
Trust Member (LGC Chair)
Appointed by NEAT Trust Board: 13.07.17
Re-appointed: 13.07.20
Term of office ends: 12.07.24
Declared interests: Employee – The Jesmond Trust since December 2015
Rev Philip James Anthony Medley
Trust Member
Ex-officio position based on role as Principal Officiating Minister of the Parish of Christ Church, Walker from 26.11.19
Declared interests: Trustee/ Chair – St Michaels Centre Partnership, Byker since January 2022; Trustee – Renew NE since December 2019; Trustee – Mission Initiative North East since September 2015
You can hear more about Phil’s experiences as a Local Governing Committee member on our YouTube channel.
Emma Ormston
Parent Member
Elected by parents of Central Walker C of E Primary School: 23.11.23
Term of office ends: 22.11.27
Declared interests: None
Kelly Sherriffs
Parent Member
Elected by parents of Central Walker C of E Primary School: 01.04.17
Re-elected: 01.10.19
Re-elected: 23.11.23
Term of office ends: 22.11.27
Declared interests: Employee – The Works since July 2022
You can hear more about Kelly’s experiences as a Local Governing Committee member on our YouTube channel.
Stuart Walker
Trust Member (LGC Co-Vice Chair)
Appointed as a co-opted member: 01.12.19
Re-appointed by NEAT Trust Board as the nominee of the Parochial Church Council of St Anthony’s Walker: 12.10.21
Term of office ends: 11.10.25
Declared interests: Governor – Washingwell Primary School since November 2018
Former LGC Members in the last 12 months
Lucy Charlton
Co-opted Member
Appointed by the LGC: 13.07.23
Resigned: 20.11.23
Declared interests: Employee – NEAT Academy Trust
Kimberley Sandy
Parent Member
Elected by parents of Central Walker C of E Primary School: 01.04.17
Re-appointed by NEAT Trust Board: 22.10.19
Term of office ended: 21.10.23
Declared interests: None
Local Governing Committee Meetings
The Scheme of Delegation of Governance sets out the roles and responsibilities of each school’s local governing committee and the decisions that the NEAT Board of Directors has delegated to it.
Meetings
The local governing committee usually meets four times each year: once in the Autumn and Spring Terms and twice in the Summer Term.