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Governors

The Local Governing Body provides strategic direction for South Nottinghamshire Academy and helps drive improvements in standards, by:

  • Setting targets
  • Setting policies to achieve the targets
  • Monitoring results

Much of the work is carried out directly during the Governors' meetings.

Each Governor is linked to a member of the Senior Leadership Team and termly meetings take place to review areas such as Safeguarding, Curriculum and Data, Teaching and Learning and Sixth Form.

In addition, work concerned with the Academy's finances, staffing and premises is conducted by the Governors' Business Committee. 

Each year we elect a Chair and Vice Chair of the Local Governing Body. They are supported in their work by a Clerk to the Governors who advises on points of procedure and law and minutes meetings. The Local Governing Board is made up by:

  •  Parent Governors elected by parents;
  •  Staff Governors elected by staff; and
  •  Co-opted Governors appointed by the Governing Body.

The Chair of the Local Academy Board is Mrs Rhian Barker. To contact Mrs Barker, please contact Miss M Lamont (Clerk to the Governors).

Email: main.office@snacademy.org.uk 

Or write to: South Nottinghamshire Academy, Glebe Lane, Radcliffe on Trent, Nottingham, NG12 2FQ.

Members of the South Nottinghamshire Academy Local Governing Body

Name

Capacity

Appointed by

Strategic Link

Term Expires

LAB Attendance 2023/2024

Mrs Rhian Barker Parent - Chair of Governors Governing Body Headteacher 03/07/2024 1/2

Mrs Natalie Dear

Parent – Vice Chair of Governors

Parent Election

Behaviour and Attitudes / Safeguarding

29/03/2027

2/2

Mr Simon Draycon

Community

Governing Body

Operations and Finance

10/06/2027

2/2

Ms Christine Hopton

Community

Governing Body

Sixth Form

09/12/2024

1/2

Mr Robert Linthwaite

Community

Governing Body

Curriculum and Data

12/07/2027

2/2

Ms Zarina Seaton

Staff

Governing Body

NA

12/07/2027

2/2

Miss Alice Tomlinson

Staff

Governing Body

NA

21/11/2025

1/2

Mr Luke Baumber

Parent

Governing Body

Personal Development

12/10/2026

2/2

Mrs Nikki Farnsworth

Parent

Governing Body

Teaching and Learning

12/10/2026

2/2

Members who have left in the past 12 months

 
Name Capacity Date Appointed Date left Relevant Business & Pecuniary Interests
Naomi Smith Community 12/10/2022 27/11/2023 Radcliffe on Trent Infant and Nursery School

Members' Declarations of Business Interests

South Nottinghamshire Academy- Business Interests
Name Capacity Date of Appointment Term of Office Appointed By Relevant Business & Pecuniary Interests

Mrs Rhian Barker

Parent - Chair of Governors

03/07/2020

4 years

Governing Body

None

Mrs Natalie Dear

Parent – Vice Chair of Governors

29/03/2019

4 years

Governing Body

None

Mr Luke Baumber

Parent

12/10/2022

4 years

Governing Body

None

Mrs Nikki Farnsworth

Parent

12/10/2022

4 years

Governing Body

None

Mr Simon Draycon

Community

10/06/2018

4 years

Governing Body

None

Ms Christine Hopton

Community

09/12/2020

4 years

Governing Body

None

Miss Alice Tomlinson

Staff

21/11/2021

4 years

Governing Body

Member of Radcliffe on Trent Parish Council

Ms Zarina Seaton Staff 20/09/2023 4 Years Governing Body None
Mr Rob Linthwaite Community 12/07/2027 4 Years Governing Body

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