Governors
The current Governing Body at Woodlands Academy of Learning for 2025-2026 is as follows:
Community Governors
- Mr R Lawrence (Chair)
- Miss K Glanville
- Mrs S Spriggs
LA Governor
- Mrs M McGrath
Co-opted Governor
- Mr S Simpson (Vice Chair)
- Mrs D Sims
- Mr J Whitehouse
Parent Governors
- Mrs E Bate
- Mrs K Sohal
Staff Governors
- Mrs T Newton (Headteacher)
- Mrs J Jackson (Assistant Headteacher)
- Mrs J Graham (Pastoral Team and Safeguarding)
Members
- Mr D Wills
- Mr M Reid
- Mr R Eynon
- Mr I Whitehouse
Governance Structure
Trustee Registers of Business & Pecuniary Interest 2025/2026
| Trustees Name | Appointment Date & term of Office | Type of Trustee | Appointed by | Business Interest & Date | Charity Trustee Details & Date | Trustee/Gov at Other Establishments & Date | Member of professional body, organisation or Public body & Date | Contractual Link to Academy or Other Education Setting & Date | Relationship to staff / pupils / trustees | Signed/ Confirmed | Date |
| Ellena Bate | 14/10/22 – 13/10/26 | Parent Trustee | Parents | N/A | N/A | N/A | None | None | Parent of registered pupils | Yes | 16/10/2024 |
| Russell Eynon | December 2022 | Member | Members | Company director Breakwells Paints Ltd and Arcs & Sparks | N/A | N/A | None | None | None | N/A | N/A |
| Kate Glanville | 06/07/23 - 05/07/27 | Community Trustee | Board of Trustees | Head of Dept – BCU Sept 2013 | N/A | N/A | Member of Geographical Association | Woodlands provide Teacher Training for BCU students via School Direct | None | YES | 25/09/2025 |
| Jayne Graham | 19/10/25 – 18/10/29 | Staff Trustee | Staff | None | N/A | N/A | None | Pastoral & Safeguarding Team
Sept 2010 | None | YES | 30/09/2025 |
| Julia Jackson | 25/09/18 – 24/09/26 | Staff Trustee | Staff | None | N/a | N/A | None | Assistant Head
Sept 2009 | None | YES | 08/09/2025 |
| Robert Lawrence | 11/10/24 – 10/10/28 | Chair Community Trustee | Board of Trustees | None | 1. Dunston with Coppenhall PCC – April 2019
2. Hyde Lea & Coppenhall Village Hall July 2010 | LGB member at Haughton St. Giles CE Primary Academy
Dec 2019 – Dec 2023 | None | None | None | YES | 13/10/2025 |
| Mary B McGrath | 17/03/2022 – 16/03/2026 | LA Governor | Board of Trustees | None | N/A | N/A | None | None | None | YES | 25/09/2025 |
| Tamsin Newton | Accounting Officer | Headteacher | Board of Trustees | None | NAHT
2020 | N/A | None | Headteacher
2015 | None | YES | 24/09/2025 |
| Matthew Reid | December 2021 | Member | Members | None | N/A | N/A | None | None | None | N/A | N/A |
| Sam Simpson | 02/12/25 – 01/12/29 | Vice Chair Co-opted Governor | Board of Trustees | Relationship Director, HSBC Bank
April 2022 | N/A | N/A | None | None | Parent of a registered pupil
Related to T Alves (Staff Member) | YES | 24/09/2024 |
| Diane Sims | 17/03/2022 – 16/03/2026 | Co-opted Governor | Board of Trustees | None | N/A | N/A | Member of – The Rotary Club, Willenhall
2004 | None | None | YES | 25/09/2025 |
| Karmjit Sohal | 12/06/2025 - 11/06/2029 | Parent Trustee | Parents | None | N/A | N/A | None | None | Parent of a registered pupil | YES | 23/06/2025 |
| Susan Spriggs | 05/07/2022 – 04/07/2026 | Community Trustee | Board of Trustees | None | N/A | N/A | None | None | None | YES | 25/09/2025 |
| Ian Whitehouse | September 2023 | Member | Members | Staffordshire Police | N/A | N/A | None | None | None | N/A | N/A |
| Joshua Whitehouse | 23/03/23 - 22/03/27 | Community Trustee | Board of Trustees | N/A | N/A | None | None | None | YES | 08/11/2024 | |
| David Wills | July 2012 | Member | Members | None | N/A | N/A | None | None | None | N/A | N/A |
Committee Members & Attendance 2024/2025 – 2025/2026
| Full Board Meetings | ||||||||
| Dates: | 26/09/24 | 05/12/24 | 27/03/25 | 03/07/25 | 25/09/25 | 04/12/25 | 19/03/26 | 16/07/26 |
| Christine Bate | A | A | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ellena Bate | P | A | P | A | P | |||
| Kate Glanville | P | A | P | P | P | |||
| Jayne Graham | P | P | P | P | P | |||
| Julia Jackson | A | P | A | P | P | |||
| Robert Lawrence | P | P | P | P | P | |||
| MaryB Mcgrath | P | A | P | P | P | |||
| Tamsin Newton | P | P | P | P | P | |||
| Sam Simpson | P | P | A | P | A | |||
| Diane Sims | P | P | A | P | P | |||
| Karmjit Sohal | - | - | - | P | X | |||
| Susan Spriggs | P | P | P | P | P | |||
| Joshua Whitehouse | X | P | A | P | X | |||
Key: P = Present, A = Absent (Apologies), X = Absent (No Apologies), – = Attendance not Required
| Finance, Staffing & Buildings Committee (Audit & Risk) | ||||||
| Dates: | 21/11/24 | 27/02/25 | 26/06/25 | 13/11/25 | 12/02/26 | 18/06/26 |
| Robert Lawrence | P | P | P | P | ||
| MaryB Mcgrath | P | A | A | P | ||
| Tamsin Newton | A | P | P | A | ||
| Sam Simpson | P | P | P | P | ||
| Diane Sims | P | P | P | P | ||
| Joshua Whitehouse | X | P | A | P | ||
| Curriculum & Standards Committee | ||||||
| Dates: | 10/10/24 | 06/03/25 | 15/05/25 | 23/10/25 | 05/03/26 | 14/05/26 |
| Christine Bate | P | A | - | - | - | - |
| Ellena Bate | P | P | P | P | ||
| Kate Glanville | P | P | P | P | ||
| Jayne Graham | P | P | P | P | ||
| Julia Jackson | A | P | P | P | ||
| Robert Lawrence | P | P | P | P | ||
| Tamsin Newton | P | P | P | P | ||
| Karmjit Sohal | - | - | - | A | ||
| Susan Spriggs | P | P | A | P | ||
