Governors Information

Governors' Meetings - Attendance 2024-2025

Governing Board of CWLC & SF

The school is an academy and it is constituted in line with Articles of Association January 2024 (updated in line with a Department for Education template).

There are Members and Trustees appointed as follows:

Members:

3 Members who are not Trustees
2 Members who are Trustees

Trustees (may also be called Directors or Governors):

1 Principal
4 Parents (minimum of 2 required by the Articles)
8 Appointed by the Members (maximum of 10 allowed by the Articles)
2 Co-opted by the Trustees (number not laid down in the Articles)

The Trustees have also decided to allow three elected staff to participate as non-voting Associate Governors.

The three core strategic functions of Christopher Whitehead Language College and Sixth Form Governing Body are:

Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the School and its students
Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure that its money is well spent.

Governors are also responsible for ensuring that the school meets statutory requirements and the Full Governing Body meets 4 times a year; committees also meet termly.

The Governing Body has established four committees to which it delegates day to day responsibility for the oversight of various aspects of the running of the school – Audits; Curriculum, Teaching and Learning; Operations and Students and Community.

Governing Body – Declarations of interest

Full Name of Governor/ Associate Member	Governor Type	Governor Position	Committees	Initial start date	Start date for current term	End date	Appointing body	Declared Interests
Cath Clark		Headteacher		01/09/2025	01/09/2025	n/a	Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher /principal	None
Jon Hall	Appointed	Chair of Governors	Audit and Operations	24/02/2020	26/02/2024	26/02/2028	Co-opted	Employed by Oracle
Graham Evans	Appointed	Vice Chair, Chair of Audit	Audit and Operations,	22/11/1999	24/09/21	23/09/2029	Appointed	Trustee of the Parochial Church Council of St John-in-Bedwardine, Worcester (charity number 1152583).Trustee of the charity “Churchlands” also known as the Feoffees of St John-in-Bedwardine (charity number 257634)
Full Name of Governor/ Associate Member	Governor Type	Governor Position	Committees	Initial start date	Start date for current term	End date	Appointing body	Declared Interests
Jennifer Barnes	Appointed		Audit and Operations, S&C	19/05/2023	19/05/2023	19/05/2027	Appointed	Worcester Charities Hopmarket, Worcester Municipal, Mary Hill Trust (all poverty alleviation)Benenden regional deputy Member Council, PCS ARMs regional council member, WTUC member representing PCS, Worcester Canal Group member, Co-op Party Mercia Branch Vice Chair. Employed by Unison
Hannah Davies	Elected		S&C, CT&L	19/05/2023	19/05/2023	19/05/2027	Elected by parents	Business The Academy Project CIC – DirectorPotential future of working with Christopher Whiteheads in relation to physical ed. Christopher Flanders, a teacher/governor is a friend
Full Name of Governor/ Associate Member	Governor Type	Governor Position	Committees	Initial start date	Start date for current term	End date	Appointing body	Declared Interests
Sam De Abreu	Elected		CT&L	25/06/2024	25/06/2024	25/06/2028	Elected by staff	None
Anne Eyre	Appointed	SEND Link Governor	Audit and Operations	01/01/2025	01/01/2025	01/01/2029	Appointed	CEO OF Sensory Matters Worcestershire, Company Director at Fordbank Management, Charity Trustee at 2 Worcester Scout Group
Susan Fairman	Appointed	Chair of S&C	S&C	01/09/2013	29/01/2023	29/01/2027	Appointed	Retired
Chris Flanders	Elected		S&C	12/09/2022	12/09/2022	12/09/2026	Elected by staff	None
Suzanne Lawson	Appointed	Chair of CT&L	CT&L	27/03/2018	27/03/2022	27/03/2026	Appointed	University Lecturer at the University of Worcester – Teacher trainingSchool hosts PGCE trainees for the University of Worcester
Full Name of Governor/ Associate Member	Governor Type	Governor Position	Committees	Initial start date	Start date for current term	End date	Appointing body	Declared Interests
Nadia Owen	Parent		Audit and Operations	20/05/2025	20/05/2025	19/05/2029	Elected by Parents	Employed by Dudley Council, Member of the Chartered. Institute of Personnel Development
Kirsten Reeves	Parent		CT&L, S&C	20/05/2022	20/05/2022	20/05/2026	Elected by parents	Drama in Education, Debutots Worcestershire Member of CWLC PTA. Has previously provided drama workshops for community events
Paul Ryan	Appointed	Chair of Operations	Audits and Operations, S&C	01/01/2025	01/01/2025	01/01/2029	Appointed	Employed by QinetiQ
Julie Swan	Appointed		CT&L, S&C	02/07/2019	27/02/2023	27/02/2027	Appointed	None
Russell Webb	Appointed	Chair Operations	Audits and Operations, CT&L	27/11/2013	27/11/2021	Term ended 20/10/2025	Appointed	None
Bronwen Williams	Elected	Safeguarding Link Governor	CT&L, S&C	19/05/2023	19/05/2023	19/05/2027	Elected by parents	None

Governor Attendance 2024-25

Please select the link below to view the Governing Body, Operations Committee and Audit attendance for the 2024-25 academic year.2024-25 Attendance

Governor Attendance 2023-24

Curriculum, Teaching and Learning (CT&L)

Meeting date	09/10/23	22/01/24	10/06/24	Total
Suzanne Lawson (Chair)	√	√	√	3/3
Paul Boatwright-Greene	√	√	N/A	2/2
Sadie Carr-Simons	√	√	√	3/3
Hannah Davies	√	√	A	2/3
Kirsten Reeves	√	√	√	3/3
Dan Stokes	√	N/A	N/A	1/1
Julie Swan	A	√	A	1/3
Russ Webb	√	√	√	3/3
Bronwen Williams	√	√	√	3/3

Students and Community (S&C)

Meeting date	16/10/23	29/01/24	17/06/24	Total
Susan Fairman (Chair)	√	√	A	2/3
Jenny Barnes	√	A	√	2/3
Paul Boatright-Greene	A	√	N/A	1/2
Sadie Carr-Simons	A	A	√	1/3
Hannah Davies	√	A	A	1/3
Chris Flanders	A	√	√	2/3
Kirsten Reeves	√	A	A	1/3
Bronwen Williams	√	√	√	3/3