Board of Governors
| Name of Governor | Role | Responsibility | Date of appointment |
| Mr Simon Goon | Chair & Sub-committee Member |
Health & Safety, Finance, Personnel, Premises and Projects (ESF Board), Sub-committee member | Appointed Chairman on 14.07.17 |
| Mrs Kerina Clark | Local Governor & Sub-committee Member | Finance | 27.09.17 |
| Mr James Cockburn | Local Governor & Sub-committee Member |
11.10.17 | |
| Mrs Sarah Douglas | Local Governor | 16.10.19 | |
| Mr Duncan Podbury | Local Governor | Ethos | 11.10.17 |
| Mr Ross Smith | Local Governor | Stakeholder and Community Engagement, and Sub-committee Member | 11.10.17 |
| Mrs Judith Sword | Local Governor | SEN, and Sub-committee | 15.12.14 |
| Mrs Sarah Wade | Vice Chair & Local Governor | Vice-Chair, and Safeguarding and Child Protection, LAC | 10.07.15 |
| Name | Status |
|---|---|
| Mr Matt Waterfield | Principal |
| Mr Darren Warburton | Finance Director |
| Miss Christine Taylor | Company Secretary |
The local governing body appoints each governor after the completion of skills audit to ensure a full comprehensive cohort of governors. The term of office is for the duration of four years after which they may be re-elected. All governors have been appointed by the Local Governing Body unless otherwise stated. Each governor is required to declare his or her interests which may conflict with the College.
| Interests can be found on the attached document. |  |
| Governors’ attendance at Local Governing Board meetings can be found in the attached document. | |
Governance functions are delegated to the Local Governing Body (“LGB”) by the ESF Board. The details of the delegation are contained within a scheme of delegation which can be found in the Governance section of the ESF website.
Curriculum and Standards Sub-committee
Emmanuel College currently has in place a Curriculum and Standards Sub-committee. This was formed on 29 February 2016 by the Local Governing Body. The Sub-committee’s role is to take a strategic overview of monitoring information and educational outcomes. The Sub-committee’s terms of reference can be found here
| Name | Status | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|
| Mr James Cockburn | Chairman | 11.10.17 |
| Mr Simon Goon | Sub-committee Member | 29.02.16 |
| Mr Nathanael Ogborn | Staff Member | 11.10.17 |
| Dr Katy Benbow | Staff Member | 29.02.16 |
| Mrs Judith Sword | Sub-committee Member | 26.04.18 |
Member attendance at Sub-committee meetings can be found here
The declarations of interest for the Curriculum and Standards Sub-committee can be found here.
Any letter intended for the Chairman of the Sub-committee should be address to Miss C Taylor, Company Secretary, Trinity House, Sixth Avenue, Blyth, NE24 2SY.
Finance and Resources Sub-committee
Emmanuel College currently has in place a Finance and Resources Sub-committee. This was formed on 15 March 2016 by the Local Governing Body. The Sub-committee’s terms of reference can be found here.
| Name | Status | Date of appointment |
| Mr Simon Goon | Chairman | 29.02.16 |
| Mrs Kerina Clark | Sub-committee Member | 27.09.17 |
| Mr Ross Smith | Sub-committee Member | 26.04.18 |
The declarations of interest for the Finance and Resources Sub-committee can be found here. Member attendance at Sub-committee meetings can be found here.
Any letter intended for the Chairman of the Sub-committee should be address to Miss C Taylor, Company Secretary, Trinity House, Sixth Avenue, Blyth, NE24 2SY.
The structure of Emmanuel Schools Foundation can be found in the Governance section of the ESF website and the memorandum and articles of association of ESF can be found here.
The Board of Directors can be found here.
The ESF Funding Agreement can be found here.
The current members of Emmanuel Schools Foundation are:- Reverend Professor Dr David Wilkinson, Pastor Kenneth Stone, Dr Beverley Kenny, Mr Stewart McKinlay and Mr Nigel Robson.