David Bermingham
Appointed by: Members
Date appointed: 09.10.2020
Tenure: 4 Years
Position of Responsibility:
Business Interests Declared: None
David Kershaw (CLLR)
Appointed by: Members Appointment
Date Appointed: 01/09/15
Tenure: 4 Years
Position of Responsibility: Director Midlands Academies Trust
Other School Governor Post Held: Yes Bluecoat
Business Interests Declared: Does not have any financial interests in the school
Sybil Hanson
Appointed by: Members appointment
Date Appointed: 01/12/18
Tenure 4 years
Position of Responsibility: Education
Other School governor Post Held: Yes, ST Johns C of E Academy
Business Interestes Declared: Does not have any financial interests in the school
Mark Gore
Appointed by: MAT Board of Directors
Date appointed: 01/09/2019
Tenure: 4 Years
Position of Responsibility: Safeguarding
Business Interests Declared: Does not have any financial interest in the MAT
Rachel Mason
Appointed by: MAT Board of Directors
Date appointed: 01/09/2019
Tenure: 4 Years
Position of Responsibility: Finance
Business Interests Declared: Does not have any financial interest in the MAT
Mary Aluko
Appointed by: Members
Date appointed: 01.09.2020
Tenure: 4 Years
Position of Responsibility: Legal
Business Interests Declared: None
Christopher Spencer
Appointed by: Members Appointed
Date appointed: 07.03.2022
Tenure: 4 Years
Business Interests Declared: Does not have any financial or business interests in the school
Malcolm Tyler
Appointed by: Strategic Board – Inspire Education Trust
Date Appointed:
Tenure: Undefined
Other School Governor Post Held: None
Business Interests Declared: Does not have any financial interests in the school
Rev Christopher Cocksworth
Appointed by: Diocese of Coventry
Date Appointed: 01/09/2019
Tenure: Undefined
Other School Governor Post Held: Academies within the Coventry Diocese
Connections to Staff: Daughter in law works for the trust
Business Interests Declared: Does not have any financial interests in the school
Eileen Leech
Appointed by: Strategic Board – Inspire Federation before conversion to academy status
Date Appointed: 01/09/15
Tenure: Undefined
Other School Governor Post Held: None
Business Interests Declared: Does not have any financial interests in the school
April Gold
Appointed by: Coventry Diocesan Board of Education
Date Appointed: 01/05/19
Tenure Undefined
Other School Governor Post Held: Deputy Diocesan Director of Education
Business Interestes Declared: Does not have any financial interests in the school
Paul Smith
Appointed by: Strategic Board – Inspire Education Trust
Date Appointed: 01/01/2020
Tenure Undefined
Other School Governor Post Held:
Connections to Staff: Wife works for the trust
Business Interestes Declared: Does not have any financial interests in the school
Vicki Shelley
Type of Governor: Staff
Appointed by: As Headteacher automatic member of Governing Body
Position of responsibility: Headteacher
Date Appointed: 19.09.2016
Tenure: Until ceases to work in the Academy
Business Interests Declared: Does not have any financial or business interests in the school
Josh Boxhall
Type of Governor: Staff
Appointed by: IET
Position of responsibility:
Date Appointed: 31.03.2020
Tenure: 4 years
Business Interests Declared: None
Lou Peet
Type of Governor: Staff
Appointed by: IET
Position of responsibility:
Date Appointed: 31.03.2020
Tenure: 4 years
Business Interests Declared: None
Paul Tuffin
Type of Governor: Co-Opted
Appointed by: IET
Position of responsibility:
Date Appointed: 31.03.2020
Tenure: 4 years
Business Interests Declared: None
Graeme Anderson
Type of Governor: Foundation
Appointed by: IET
Position of responsibility:
Date Appointed: Ex Officio
Tenure: 4 years
Business Interests Declared: None
Mike Draper
Type of Governor: Foundation
Appointed by: IET
Position of responsibility:
Date Appointed: 04.10.2020
Tenure: 4 years
Business Interests Declared: Coventry Diocesan Board of Education – Vice Chair of the DBE and Chair of the DBE Business Committee
Coventry Diocesan Multi Academy Trust – With other members, responsible for the appointment of the DMAT board
Anna Stacey
Type of Governor: Foundation
Appointed by: IET
Position of responsibility:
Date Appointed: 27.09.2020
Tenure: 4 years
Business Interests Declared: None
Lyn Johnson
Type of Governor: Foundation
Appointed by: IET
Position of responsibility: Chair
Date Appointed: 30.10.2020
Tenure: 4 years
Business Interests Declared: None
Peter Merrylees
Type of Governor: Foundation
Appointed by: IET
Position of responsibility:
Date Appointed: 14.09.2020
Tenure: 4 years
Business Interests Declared: Ravensdale Primary School – School Business Manager
James Okore Ombudo
Type of Governor: Parent
Appointed by: Parent Body
Position of responsibility:
Date Appointed: 01.11.2020
Tenure: 4 years
Business Interests Declared: Co-opted Governor at Grangehurst Primary School
Paul Cowie
Type of Governor: Parent
Appointed by: IET
Position of responsibility:
Date Appointed: 01.11.2020
Tenure: 4 years
Business Interests Declared:
Madaleine Morgan
Type of Governor: Staff
Appointed by: As Headteacher automatic member of Governing Body
Position of responsibity: Headteacher
Date Appointed: 27.04.2020
Tenure: Whilst Headteacher of Clifford Bridge
Business Interests Declared: –
Ellie Hobday
Type of Governor: Staff
Appointed by: Elected by staff
Position of responsibility: N/A
Date Appointed: 01/09/2018
Tenure: 4 years
Business Interests Declared: Does not have any financial or business interests in the school
Alex Thomlinson
Type of Governor: Co-Opted
Appointed: By Inspire Education Trust
Position of Responsibility: N/A
Date of Appoint: 01/09/2019
Tenue: 4 years
Business Interests Declared: Does not have any financial or business interests in the school
Janine Nettey
Type of Governor: Parent
Appointed: By Inspire Education Trust
Position of Responsibility: N/A
Date of Appoint: 28.04.2020
Tenue: 4 years
Business Interests Declared: Staff Governor Joseph Cash Primary School. Senior Leader Joseph Cash Primary School
Nigel Evans
Type of Governor: Parent
Appointed: By Inspire Education Trust
Position of Responsibility: N/A
Date of Appoint: 14.10.2019
Tenue: 4 years
Business Interests Declared: None
Emma Culey
Type of Governor: Co-Opted
Appointed: By Inspire Education Trust
Position of Responsibility: N/A
Date of Appoint: 17.05.2020
Tenue: 4 years
Business Interests Declared: Careers & Enterprise Company – Enterprise Coordinator for Careers & Enterprise Company working with many schools across Coventry & Warwickshire including Blue Coat CE
April Vlahakis
Type of Governor: Co-Opted
Appointed: By Inspire Education Trust
Position of Responsibility: N/A
Date of Appoint: 04.06.2020
Tenue: 4 years
Business Interests Declared: Sidney Stringer Academy – Head of English
Sarah Buxcey
Type of Governor: Co-Opted
Appointed: By Inspire Education Trust
Position of Responsibility: Chair
Date of Appoint: 01.09.2020
Tenue: 4 years
Business Interests Declared: None
Abigail Beasley (Stepped Down)
Type of Governor: Co-opted
Appointed by: Inspire Education Trust
Date Appointed: 01/11/16 Stepped down: 01/11/2020
Tenure: 4 Years
Business Interests Declared: Does not have any financial or business interests in the school
Claire Jones
Type of Governor: Staff
Appointed by: As Headteacher automatic member of Governing Board
Position of responsibility: Headteacher
Date Appointed: 01/09/2018
Tenure: Until ceases to work in the Academy
Business Interests Declared: Does not have any financial or business interests in the school
Kate Steventon
Type of Governor: Chair
Appointed by: By Inspire Education Trust
Position of responsibility:
Date Appointed: 01/04/2017
Tenure: 4 years
Business Interests Declared: Does not have any financial or business interests in the school
Angela Reh
Type of Governor: Parent
Appointed by: Inspire Education Trust
Position of responsibility:
Date Appointed: 01/04/2017
Tenure: 4 years
Business Interests Declared: Does not have any financial or business interests in the school
Lisa Hayes
Type of Governor: Co-opted
Appointed by: Inspire Education Trust
Position of responsibility:
Date Appointed: 01/04/2017
Tenure: 4 years
Business Interests Declared: Does not have any financial or business interests in the school
Nancy Perkins
Type of Governor: Co-opted
Appointed by: Inspire Education Trust
Position of responsibility: N/A
Date Appointed: 01/04/2017
Tenure: 4 years
Business Interests Declared: Does not have any financial or business interests in the school
Carly Snee
Type of Governor: Parent
Appointed: Following Parent Election
Position of Responsibility: N/A
Date of Appoint: 01/10/2018
Tenue: 4 years
Business Interests Declared: Does not have any financial or business interests in the school
Steve Withers
Type of Governor: Co-Opted
Appointed: IET
Position of Responsibility: N/A
Date of Appoint: 29/09/2020
Tenue: 4 years
Business Interests Declared: Does not have any financial or business interests in the school
Gill Bowser
Type of Governor: Staff
Appointed by: As Headteacher automatic member of Governing Board
Position of responsibility: Headteacher
Date Appointed: 01/09/2019
Tenure: Until ceases to work in Academy
Business Interests Declared: Does not have any financial or business interests in the school
Gail Chamberlain
Type of Governor: Staff
Appointed by: Elected by Staff
Position of responsibility: Staff
Date Appointed: 27.04.2020
Tenure: Until ceases to work in the academy
Business Interests Declared: Does not have any financial or business interests in the school
Phil Johnson
Type of Governor: Co-opted
Appointed by: Inspire education Trust
Position of responsibility: Chair of Governors
Date Appointed: 01/09/2019
Tenure: 4 years
Business Interests Declared: Does not have any financial interests in the school
Charlotte Marten
Type of Governor: Co-Opted
Appointed by: Inspire Education Trust
Position of responsibility:
Date Appointed: 01/09/2019
Tenure: 4 years
Business Interests Declared: Does not have any financial interests in the school
Dawn West
Type of Governor: Co-Opted
Appointed by: Inspire Education Trust
Position of responsibility:
Date Appointed: 27.04.2020
Tenure: 4 years
Business Interests Declared: None
Carlos Martinez-Thompson
Type of Governor: Parent
Appointed by: Inspire Education Trust
Position of responsibility:
Date Appointed: 27.04.2020
Tenure: 4 years
Business Interests Declared: None
Gemma Downes
Type of Governor: Parent
Appointed by: Inspire Education Trust
Position of responsibility:
Date Appointed: N/A
Tenure: 4 years
Business Interests Declared: St Pauls CofE Primary School Employee
Manisha Patel
Type of Governor: Co-Opted
Appointed by: Inspire Education Trust
Position of responsibility:
Date Appointed: 29.09.2020
Tenure: 4 years
Business Interests Declared: None
Damien Sowerby
Type of Governor: Staff
Appointed by: As Headteacher automatic member of Governing Board
Position of responsibity: Headteacher
Date Appointed: 01/09/15
Tenure: Until cease to work in the Academy
Other School Governor Posts Held:
Business Interests Declared: N/A
Dawn Keeling
Type of Governor: Foundation
Appointed: By IET
Position of responsibity: N/A
Date Appointed: 01/09/15
Tenure: 4 Years
Business Interests Declared: Does not have any financial or business interests in the school
Dmitry Lutsenko
Type of Governor: Foundation
Appointed: By IET
Position of responsibity: N/A
Date Appointed: 01/09/15
Tenure: 4 Years
Business Interests Declared: Does not have any financial or business interests in the school
Don Pendergrast
Type of Governor: Parent
Appointed: Following Parent Elections
Position of responsibity: Chair
Date Appointed: 01/09/15
Tenure: 4 Years
Business Interests Declared: Does not have any financial or business interests in the school
Ayesha Cherry
Type of Governor: Staff
Appointed: Elected by staff
Position of responsibity: N/A
Date appointed: 03.09.2020
Tenure: 4 Years
Business Interests Declared: N/A
Kasenya Morgan
Type of Governor: Co-opted
Appointed by: By Inspire Federation Trust
Position of responsibity: N/A
Date Appointed: 01/11/16
Tenure: 4 Years
Business Interests Declared: Does not have any financial or business interests in the school
Shinson Mathew
Type of Governor: Parents
Appointed: Appointed by Parents Election
Position of Responsibility: N/A
Date of Appoint: 01/09/2019
Tenue: 4 years
Business Interests Declared: Does not have any financial or business interests in the school
Carl Garner Beasley
Type of Governor: Parent
Appointed: Appointed by IET
Position of Responsibility: N/A
Date of Appoint: 01/09/2019
Tenue: 4 years
Business Interests Declared: Does not have any financial or business interests in the school
Kate Steventon
Type of Governor: Co-Opted
Appointed: Appointed by IET
Position of Responsibility: N/A
Date of Appoint: 01/09/2019
Tenue: 4 years
Business Interests Declared: Does not have any financial or business interests in the school
Michelle Harris
Type of Governor: Staff
Appointed by: Inspire Education Trust
Position of responsibility: Headteacher
Date Appointed: 29/04/2019
Tenure: Until Ceases to work in academy
Business Interests Declared: Does not have any financial or business interests in the school
Stephanie Goodwin
Type of Governor: Parent
Appointed by: Following Parent Elections
Position of responsibity: Chair
Date Appointed: 01/09/15
Tenure: 4 Years
Business Interests Declared: Does not have any financial or business interests in the school
Amy Charles
Type of Governor: Staff
Appointed by: Elected by staff
Position of responsibity: N/A
Date Appointed: 01/06/17
Tenure: 4 Years
Business Interests Declared: Does not have any financial or business interests in the school
Liz Kent
Type of Governor: Co-opted
Appointed by: Inspire Education Trust
Position of responsibility: N/A
Date Appointed: 10.09.2018
Tenure: 4 years
Business Interests Declared: Does not have any financial or business interests in the school
Maureen Walker
Type of Governor: Co-Opted
Appointed: By IET
Position of Responsibility:
Date of Appoint: 01/09/2019
Tenue: 4 years
Business Interests Declared: Does not have any financial or business interests in the school
Ellie Seaton
Type of Governor: Parent
Appointed: By Parent Elections
Position of Responsibility:
Date of Appoint: 01/11/2019
Tenue: 4 years
Business Interests Declared: Does not have any financial or business interests in the school
Joanne Sharp
Type of Governor: Parent
Appointed: By Parent Elections
Position of Responsibility:
Date of Appoint: 01/11/2024
Tenue: 4 years
Business Interests Declared:
Dave Barker
Type of Governor: Co-Opted
Appointed: Inspire Education Trust
Position of Responsibility:
Date of Appoint: 01/11/2019
Tenue: 4 years
Business Interests Declared: None
Neal Checker (Stepped Down)
Type of Governor: Parent
Appointed: Following Parent Election
Position of Responsibility: N/A
Date of Appoint: 01/10/2018 Stepped down: 25.09.2020
Tenue: 4 years
Business Interests Declared: Does not have any financial or business interests in the school
