Academy improvement boards
Roles Of the Academy Improvement Boards
Our Academy Improvement Boards comprise of representatives of the school staff, parents and members of the community.
All Associates (Governors) should contribute to the work of the Academy Improvement Board in raising standards of achievement for pupils which involves:
a) Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
b) Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its' pupils and
c) overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure the money is well spent
We presently have 5 Academy Improvement Boards which includes Netherthorpe AIB, Whitecotes AIB, Joint AIB (comprising of Barrow Hill & Gilbert Heathcote),Dunston AIB and Poolsbrook IEB.
Netherthorpe AIB
Mr Dave Williams Head Teacher | Ex-Officio |
Mr Ian Else (Chair) | Appointed 2006 |
Mrs Lisa Collins (Vice Chair) | Appointed 2017 |
Mr Nigel Sternberg | Appointed 2018 |
Mrs Anna Green (Staff) | Appointed 2016 |
Mrs D Hulbert | Appointed 2017 |
Mr Gregory Mason (Staff) | Appointed 2016 |
Mr Philip Pierce (Co-opted) | Appointed 2016 |
Mr V Sanderson (Co-opted) | Appointed 2017 |
Mrs R Swann (Parent) | Appointed 2017 |
Mr D M Smith (Co-opted) | Appointed 2016 |
Rev S Jones | Appointed 2013 |
Mrs Valerie Whitham | Clerk to Governing Body |
Whitecotes AIB
Mrs Lucy Campbell | Ex-Officio |
Miss Vanessa Hall | EX-Officio |
Mrs Rachel Bostock (Chair) | Appointed Sept 2019 |
Mr Stephen Vardy (Parent) | Appointed Jan 2017 |
Ms Kelly Yearl (Parent) | Appointed March 2017 |
Ms Angela Dolphin | Appointed Jan 2018 |
Ms Edwina Archer | Clerk to Governing Body |
Dunston AIB
Mr Mark Parkinson Head Teacher | Ex-officio |
Ms Tina Shewring (Chair) | Appointed Feb 2018 |
Kerry Carranza (Parent) | Appointed Jan 2018 |
Claire Kirwan (Parent) | Appointed Nov 2016 |
Fiona Parsons (Parent) | Appointed Feb 2018 |
Ms Frances Green | Appointed Jan 2019 |
Ms Edwina Archer | Clerk to Governing Body |
Gilbert Heathcote/Barrow HILL Joint AIB
Mrs Joanne Mappin Ex HT | Ex-officio |
Mrs Louise Parker HT | Ex-officio |
Mrs Rebecca Vodden-Page HT | Ex-officio |
Mr Andrew Crowther (Chair) | Appointed Oct 2019 |
Ms Lauren Kay HT | Ex-officio |
Mrs Glenda Ward | Appointed Oct 2019 |
Mrs Lorraine Gosnell | Appointed Oct 2019 |
Mrs Sally Potter | Appointed Oct 2019 |
Ms Gemma Thorp | Appointed Apr 2019 |
Poolsbrook IEB (Interim Executive Board set up April 19)
Ms Barbara Walsh (Chair) | Appointed Apr 2019 |
Joanne Mappin (Exec HT) | Appointed Apr 2019 |
Helen McVicar (Dep HT Neth) | Appointed Apr 2019 |
Louise Parker (HT Poolsbrook) | Appointed Apr 2019 |
Mark Parkinson (HT Dunston) | Appointed Apr 2019 |