Barnwell Academy

Meet the Governors

Barnwell Academy Trust is governed by a board of trustees with a local governing body specific to Barnwell Academy only.

 Board of Trustees (Barnwell Academy Trust)

Mr Stephen Wharton

Chair of Trustees

Co-opted by board - term ends 13/11/2027

Mrs Ashley Emmerson

Headteacher / Accounting Officer

Ex-officio by virtue

Mrs Donna Hargrave

Vice Chair of Trustee

Co-opted by board - term ends 13/11/2027

Mr Kevin Bainbridge

Trustee

Co-opted by board - term ends 29/11/2025

Mrs Lindsay Williams

Trustee

Co-opted by board - term ends 04/03/2026 

Mrs Victoria Barkess

Trustees

 Co-opted by board - term ends 13/11/2027

 

Local Governing Body of Barnwell Academy (Primary only)

Mr Harry Procter

Local Staff Governor

elected by staff - term ends 23/10/2027

Mrs Kimberley Goss

Local Staff Governor

 elected by staff - term ends 22/03/2028

Miss Lisa Stewart

 Local Parent Governor 

elected by parents - term ends 12/12/2027

Mrs Julie Sharples

Local Parent Governor

elected by parents - term ends 12/12/2027

Mrs Andrea Butler

Local Parent Governor

elected by parents - term ends 12/12/2027

Prof. John Murray

Co-opted Local Governor

elected by trust - term ends 22/01/2028

Mrs Julie Vincent

Co-opted Local Governor

elected by trust - term ends 12/12/2027

 Miss Debbie Smith resigned on 16/02/2024 as a Local Staff Governor

 

For further details on our local Governing Body please see Get Information About Schools.


For details of Academy Members please see Academy Finance & Governance.

To contact the Governors directly, please email the Clerk to the Governing Body at Veronica.McCaskill@togetherforchildren.org.uk

 

Register of Governor Attendance at meetings in 2022/23

 

Register of Governor Attendance at meetings in 2021/22

 

 

Register of Governor Attendance at meetings in 2020/21

 

Register of Governor Attendance at meetings in 2019/20

 

Register of Governor Attendance at meetings in 2018/19

 

Register of Governor Attendance at meetings in 2017/18

Governor Information and Business / Pecuniary Interests

 updated Oct 2023

 

Board of Trustees and Local Governors

Name

(and Link)

Category

Appointing

Body

Terms of 

Office

Committee

(if associate has

a voting right)

Business

Interests

Pecuniary

Interests

Stephen Wharton

(Chair,)

Board of Trustees -Co-opted Trustees

19/11/2019

-

20/11/2024

- Personnel

- Complaints (Chair)

- Audit, Finance & Premises

- Pupil Discipline (Chair)

The Turnbull RTM Company LTD, Northumbrian Water

None

Donna Hargrave

(Vice Chair)

Board of Trustees - Co-opted

Trustees

19/11/2019

-

20/11/2024

 

Audit, Finance & Premises (Chair)

- Personnel

- Pupil Discipline

Together for Children

None 

Ashley Emmerson (Accounting Officer)

Board of Trustees - Executive Headteacher

By virtue of appointment

01/09/2015 -

ongoing

None Chartered College of Teaching, Marlborough Primary School

Kevin Bainbridge

 

Board of Trustees - Co-opted Trustees

 29/11/2019 - 29/11/2023

 - Audit, Finance & Premises 

- Personnel

None None

Lindsay Williams 

Trustee Trustees

18/03/2022 - 18/03/2026

 - Audit, Finance & Premises 

Hetton Lyons, Balmoral Learning Trust None

 

   

 

 

   

Andrew Hall

Local Governing Body -Parent Governo Parents

29/11/2019 - 29/11/2023 

 

None None

David Scaman

 

Local Governing Body -Parent Governor Parents

 29/11/2019 - 29/11/2023

 

Scamans Limited None

Harry Procter

Local Governing Body -Staff Governor  Staff

23/10/2023 - 23/10/2027

 

None None
Debbie Smith Local Governing Body - Staff Governor  Staff 23/10/2023 - 23/10/2027

None

None

Members 

Name

 

Category

Appointing

Body

Business

Interests

Pecuniary

Interests

Andrea Whitaker-Lindsley

Member Members None Northbourne Youth Initiative

Anthony Mills

Member Members ADM Training None

Geoff Seagrove

Member Members None None

Stephen Wharton

Member (Chair of Trustees) Members The Turnbull RTM Company LTD, Northumbrian Water None

Peter Cutts

Member Members None

New Seaham Academy

 Nicola Proctor

Member Members NCG - Lewisham & Southwark Colleges

Spouse - SENDCo at Barnwell Academy