Governors
The Avenue Primary School is part of the James Cook Learning Trust. The Trust has responsibility for four primary schools. Academy trusts with multiple academies may establish a type of committee known as a Local Governing Body. Each school in the James Cook Learning Trust has a Local Governing Body.
Local Governing Bodies play a crucial role in the governance of the school and commit to working together in the best interests of the school and the James Cook Learning Trust. The Trust has delegated certain responsibilities to the school’s Local Governing Body. The main purpose of the Local Governing Body is to:
- Hold their school to account by monitoring and reviewing its academic and financial performance and its impact on pupil outcomes,
- Ensure a School Improvement Plan is in place reflecting key priorities for the Academy and the Trust,
- Ensure sound governance and financial management of their Academy,
- Work collaboratively with the other schools in the James Cook Learning Trust,
- Ensure effective links with the school community, and that the school meets its responsibilities to the community in relation to the safeguarding and education of its pupils.
Each Local Governing Body has up to eight members, two parent governors, the Headteacher, one staff governor and four co-opted governors.
Please visit our Trustee page to find out further details about the governance of the James Cook Learning Trust.
Chair of local governing body
| Name | Shared with | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Tickle | Not recorded | Elected by parents | 6 December 2018 | 5 December 2022 |
Local governors
| Name | Shared with | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Smith | Not recorded | Elected by parents | 28 May 2021 | 27 May 2025 |
| David Joy | Not recorded | Elected by school staff | 19 October 2020 | 18 October 2024 |
| Jayne Booth | Not recorded | Elected by school staff | 6 December 2018 | 5 December 2022 |
| Rachel Jones | Not recorded | Appointed by GB/board | 6 December 2018 | 5 December 2022 |
| Sylvia Pinyoun | Not recorded | Appointed by GB/board | 6 December 2018 | 5 December 2022 |
| David Foster | Not recorded | Appointed by GB/board | 21 November 2019 | 21 November 2022 |
Historic (left within last 12 months)
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| Name | Role | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angela Barnes | Local governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 6 December 2018 | 31 December 2021 |
| Emma Watson | Local governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | 6 December 2018 | 31 December 2021 |
| Rachel Ellison | Local governor | Elected by parents | 6 December 2018 | 31 August 2021 |
Link Governors
| Area | Link Governor |
| Early Reading | Sylvia Pinyoun and Rachel Jones |
| Reading | Sylvia Pinyoun and Rachel Jones |
| Writing | Sylvia Pinyoun and Rachel Jones |
| Maths | David Foster |
| Science | David Foster |
| Computing | Andrew Tickle |
| Geography | David Foster |
| History | David Foster |
| Art | Rachel Jones |
| DT | Rachel Jones |
| PE | David Foster |
| Music | Rachel Jones |
| PSHE | Will Smith |
| RE | Will Smith |
| MFL | Rachel Jones |
| School Council | Will Smith |
| Pastoral | Will Smith |
| SEND | Andrew Tickle |
| Safeguarding | Rachel Jones |
| EYFS | Rachel Jones |
| Community | Sylvia Pinyoun |
| Leadership | Andrew Tickle |
| Pupil Premium | Andrew Tickle |
