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 nine members, two parent governors, the Headteacher, two staff governors and three co-opted governors. Your Local Governors may be contacted via the school.
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 |
| Angela Barnes | Not recorded | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 6 December 2018 | 5 December 2022 |
| Emma Watson | Not recorded | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | 6 December 2018 | 5 December 2022 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Ellison | Local governor | Elected by parents | 6 December 2018 | 31 August 2021 |
Link Governors
| Subject / Area | Governor |
| Leadership | Angela Barnes |
| Maths | Angela Barnes |
| Reading Writing Early Reading | Sylvia Pinyoun Rachel Jones |
| Science | David Foster |
| Computing and Online Safety | Andrew Tickle |
| History | David Foster |
| Geography | David Foster |
| RE | Rachel Ellison |
| MFL | Jayne Gibson |
| PSHE and Wellbeing | Rachel Ellison |
| Music | Rachel Ellison |
| Art / DT | David Joy / Rachel Jones |
| EYFS | Rachel Jones |
| PE | David Foster |
| Pupil Premium | Rachel Ellison |
| Safeguarding | Andrew Tickle |
