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Our Governors

Coomb Briggs Primary Academy joined Wellspring Academy Trust on 1st February 2023 and is proud to be part of a wider community of schools serving local communities and their interests.

Chair of Governor’s Welcome

Welcome to Coomb Briggs.

The Governors are very proud of our school, set in its beautiful location.  We come from a wide range of backgrounds with varied interests.  We hold regular meetings to help and support the headteacher and staff.

I have been a governor at the school for over 25 years and ‘Chair of Governors’ for over ten years.

Our pupils are hardworking and polite.

The staff are all very caring and supportive, giving the children 100% commitment.
Enjoy your time with us.

Val Crosby

 

Our governing body has three key roles:

 In consultation with the Trust, we decide the vision, ethos and strategic direction of the Academy
  • We hold the Headteacher and her senior staff to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, helping to ensure that all of our pupils are given the opportunity to thrive, and
  • We oversee the financial performance of the school to ensure that money is well spent.

Details of our current governors are set out below. Our governors have a wide range of background, skills and experience which they bring to the governing body and work closely with the Headteacher and senior leaders, who are responsible for the running of the Academy. The Headteacher is accountable to governors for how she does this and frequently reports and consults with governors about this.

Governors meet several times a year to look at all aspects of the life and work of the school. All of our governors visit the school regularly to ensure that things are working as they should and your child will recognise our governors from school celebrations. In addition, many of the governors are linked with specific aspects of school life and make regular reports to the rest of the governors.

If you are interested in finding out more about becoming a governor, please contact our Governance Officer, Melanie Gibbons, on 07729 105871 or by emailing her at m.gibbons@wellspringacademies.org.uk

Our Chair of Governors is Valerie Crosby and she can be contacted via the Governance Officer as above or by writing to:

Mrs V. Crosby

Coomb Briggs Primary Academy 
Roval Drive 
IMMINGHAM 
NE Lincolnshire 
DN40 2DY  

Meet the Governors 

 

 Valerie Crosby 
Chair of Governors 
Trust Appointed governor 
Terms of office 
01/02/2023 – 01/02/2027 

I have been involved in education for over 60 years starting with pre school playground and continued with being a governor in secondary school and then Coomb Briggs Primary. I enjoy being part of our school and I am the link governor for Leadership and Management. 

 
 

 

Stephen Head 

Vice Chair 

Trust Appointed governor 

Term of office 

01/02/2023 – 01/02/2027

Steve is a link governor for SEND 

 

Administrator & First Aid

Sue Haynes 

Staff governor 

Term of office 

02/11/2023 – 02/11/2027

“My name is Sue Haynes,  I have worked at Coomb Briggs for 24 years in various roles around the school.  In my spare time I enjoy spending time with my family going for long walks and spoiling my grandchildren”

 

 

 

 

Peter Allison 
Parent governor
Term of Office 
22/06/2023 – 22/06/2027

 Peter is the link governor for curriculum/teaching and learning 

Harriet Holdsworth 
Staff governor
Term of office 
01/02/2023 – 01/02/2027

 

My name is Mrs Holdsworth. I am a staff governor at Coomb Briggs Primary Academy.  I have worked at Coomb Briggs for nearly 10 years.  I have 3 boys, 2 dogs, a hamster and 3 chickens. In my spare time I like to go horse riding and spending time with my family. 
 

 

 

 

 

Alan Crosby 

Trust- appointed governor 

Term of office 

01/02/2023 – 01/02/2027

 I retired from the chemical industry 18 years ago.  I enjoy my time in school and watching the school develop. I am the link governor for Safeguarding 

 

 

Brian Duke

Trust- appointed governor 

Term of office 

01/02/2023 – 01/02/2027

Mark Wilson 
CEO Wellspring Academy Trust
Ex Officio governor 
Trust Representative 

  

Helen Redmond 

Helen Redmond 
Headteacher 
Ex Officio governor  

I have worked in education for 25 years and I have taught in both primary and secondary settings.  I joined Coomb Briggs in 2018 as Headteacher. In my spare time I enjoy playing the piano and spending time outdoors with my horse and my dog. 

Governing Body Meeting Dates 2023/2024

 

Thursday 12th October 2023

Thursday 7th December 2023

Thursday 29th February 2024

Thursday 2nd May 2024

Thursday 20th June 2024

All meetings will be held at the academy at 10am

 

Governing Body Attendance 

2022/2023 

Name

Induction Meeting 

01/02/2023

Meeting 

16/03/2023

Meeting

11/05/2023

Meeting 

22/06/2023

Peter Allison

n/a

n/a

O

✔

Alan Crosby

✔

✔

✔

✔

Valerie Crosby

✔

✔

✔

✔

Brian Duke

✔

✔

✔

x

Stephen Head

x

✔

✔

✔

Harriet Holdsworth

✔

✔

✔

✔

Amy Knox

✔

✔

x

x

Helen Redmond

✔

✔

✔

✔

Emily Robinson

✔

✔

✔

✔

Mark Wilson

x

✔

✔

✔

Notes: Conversion date 1st February 2023

O – attended as pre-appointment observer

 

Wellspring Governance

Details of the Governance arrangements within Wellspring Academy Trust and the Scheme of Delegation can be found by clicking on the link below.

Wellspring Governance

Wellspring Financial Information

Details of Wellspring Financial Information such as the annual report, annual audited accounts and more can be found by clicking on the link below.

Wellspring Financial Information

Governing Body Declaration of Interests  

2023/2024

All governors have a statutory responsibility to read and understand Part 1 of Keeping Children Safe in Education and declare a wide range of interests on an annual basis. The table below indicates when this was last completed.
 

Governor Name

Declaration of Interests

Keeping Children Safe in Education

Prevent Refresher Training

Declared interests

Pete Allison

18/10/2023

15/12/2023

15/12/2023

Account Manager at Systematic Print Management (May 2016-present)

Alan Crosby

29/10/2023

29/10/2023

29/10/2023

Wife is Chair of Governors

Valerie Crosby (Chair)

29/10/2023

29/10/2023

29/10/2023

Married to another governor

Brian Duke

24/10/2023

24/10/2023

24/10/2023

Trustee of Trinity Methodist Church, Immingham (20 years);

member of Immingham Town Council since 2006

Sue Haynes

05/10/2023

05/10/2023

05/12/2023

None

Stephen Head

14/12/2023

14/12/2023

14/12/2023

None

Harriet Holdsworth

26/09/2023

26/09/2023

26/09/2023

Partner in Holdsworth Homes (rental business with husband)

Amy Knox

01/10/2023

01/10/2023

01/10/2023

Nursery Manager at Ready Teddy Go (Resigned 12/10/2023)

Helen Redmond

26/09/2023

26/09/2023

26/09/2023

Headteacher

Mark Wilson

09/10/2023

29/11/2023

29/11/2023

CEO & Accounting Officer of Wellspring Academy Trust:

Trustee of East Street Arts (Charity) since Jan 2021
 

For further information about governance matters or to find out more about becoming a school governor, please contact our governance officer, Melanie Gibbons, on 07729 105871 or by email at m.gibbons@wellspringacademies.org.uk.

 

Governing Body Declaration of Interests  

2022/2023

Governor Name

Date KCSiE Completed

Date DOI Completed

Declared interests

Alan Crosby

17/04/2023

03/02/2023

Wife is Chair of Governors

Valerie Crosby (Chair)

17/04/2023

03/02/2023

Married to another governor

Brian Duke

30/03/2023

11/02/2023

Trustee of Trinity Methodist Church, Immingham, member of Immingham Town Council and immingham Museum

Stephen Head

  

21/02/2023

None

Harriet Holdsworth

30/03/2023

07/02/2023

None

Amy Knox

28/04/2023

03/02/2023

None

Helen Redmond

30/03/2023

13/02/2023

None

Emily Robinson

31/03/2023

04/02/2023

None

Mark Wilson

18/10/2022

18/10/2022

CEO & Accounting Officer of Wellspring Academy Trust:

Trustee of East Street Arts (Charity) since Jan 2021