The Governing body of the Academy of Woodlands consists of 11 members and 4 associate members:
- CEO / Headteacher
- 1 Appointed Governor
- 4 Community Governors, appointed by the Governing Body
- 4 Parent Governors, elected by parents of registered pupils at the Academy
- 1 Teaching Staff Governor, elected by members of staff at the Academy
- 1 Non-Teaching Staff Governor, elected by members of staff at the Academy
Meetings Structure
The full governing body meets six times per academic year, with extra-ordinary meetings convened if necessary.
The governing body structure includes two committees: Finance and Building Committee which has responsibility for Finance and Site Management and the Curriculum and Pupil Welfare Committee which has responsibility for Curriculum and Pupil Welfare.
Each committee meets three times per academic year, with extra-ordinary meetings convened if necessary.
The Governing Body has an ‘open’ committee structure. This means that all committee agendas and minutes are circulated to all governors and all governors are welcome to attend the committee meetings even if they are not a member of that committee. All governors minutes are available upon request from the school office.
Governors are only expected to attend meetings of their own committee, therefore if the number of attendances at committee is shown as higher than expected, it indicates they have also attended meetings of the committee they are not a member of.
Please click below for details on the Academy of Woodlands Governors:
Emma Poad - Headteacher
Role: Headteacher of the Academy of Woodlands
Committee Membership: Full Governing Body, Finance & Buildings, Standards Committee
Date of Appointment: 21/02/2022
Attendance For 2020-2021 Meetings: Not applicable
Liza Thompson - Chair of Governors
Role: Chair of the governing body
Committee Membership: Full Governing Body, Finance & Buildings
Date of Appointment: 19/09/2014
Reappointed: 25/09/2018
Attendance For 2020-2021 Meetings:
Full Governing Body: 5/5
Finance & Buildings: 3/4
Craig Mackay - Vice Chair of Governors
Role: Community Governor
Committee Membership: Full Governing Body, Finance & Buildings
Date of Appointment: 15/11/2016
Reappointed: 18/05/2021
Attendance For 2020-2021 Meetings:
Full Governing Body: 4/5
Finance & Buildings: 3/5
Abi Beer
Role: Teaching Staff Governor, Vice Chair of the Standards Committee
Committee Membership: Full Governing Body, Standards Committee
Date of Appointment: 24/09/2019
Attendance For 2020-2021 Meetings:
Full Governing Body: 5/5
Standards Committee: 2/2
Anne Costidell
Role: Community Governor
Committee Membership: Full Governing Body, Finance & Buildings, Standards Committee
Date of Appointment: 22/09/2020
Attendance For 2020-2021 Meetings:
Full Governing Body: 5/5
Finance & Buildings: 4/4
Standards Committee: 2/2
Anthony Tippell
Role: Associate Member
Committee Membership: Finance & Building
Date of Appointment: 01/04/2013
Reappointed: Annually in September 2020
Register of Interests: McCudden Building Services
Attendance For 2020-2021 Meetings:
Finance & Buildings: 1/1
Bill Cooper
Role: Parent Governor
Committee Membership: Full Governing Body, Finance & Buildings
Date of Appointment: 19/01/2021
Attendance For 2020-2021 Meetings:
Full Governing Body: 3/3
Finance & Buildings: 4/4
James Young
Role: Parent Governor
Committee Membership: Full Governing Body, Finance & Buildings
Date of Appointment: 30/06/2015
Reappointed: 22/09/2020
Attendance For 2020-2021 Meetings:
Full Governing Body: 5/5
Finance & Buildings: 5/5
Jan Wilkes
Role: Associate Member
Committee Membership: Finance & Building
Date of Appointment: 01/04/2013
Reappointed: Annually in September 2020
Attendance For 2020-2021 Meetings:
Finance & Buildings: 5/5
Kerri O'Neill
Role: Associate Member
Committee Membership: Standards Committee
Date of Appointment: 14/11/2017
Reappointed: Annually in September 2020
Attendance For 2020-2021 Meetings:
Standards Committee: 1/2
Lee Costidell
Role: Community Governor
Committee Membership: Full Governing Body, Finance & Buildings, Standards Committee
Date of Appointment: 22/09/2021
Attendance For 2020-2021 Meetings:
Full Governing Body: 5/5
Finance & Buildings: 4/4
Standards Committee: 2/2
Luke Geary
Role: Community Governor
Committee Membership: Full Governing Body
Date of Appointment: 01/09/2021
Attendance For 2020-2021 Meetings: Not applicable
Paul Days
Role: Associate Member
Committee Membership: Standards Committee
Date of Appointment: 26/11/2019
Attendance For 2020-2021 Meetings:
Full Governing Body: 1/2
Paula Wadsworth
Role: Parent Governor
Committee Membership: Full Governing Body
Date of Appointment: 01/09/2021
Attendance For 2020-2021 Meetings: Not applicable
Register of Pecuniary Interests
Business or Pecuniary Interests
| Name Of Governor | Business Or Pecuniary Interest | Nothing To Declare | Date Of Declaration | ||||
| Name Of Business/ Institution | Nature Of Organisation | Governor's Interest | Date Interest Began | Cessation Of Interest | |||
| Craig Mackay | Naked Wines Charitable Trust |
Raise money for Carmen's Kids School in South Africa |
Trustee | Mar-21 | 20/04/2022 | ||
| Paula Wadsworth | 20/04/2022 | ||||||
| Dr Liza Thompson | The Women's Liberation Collective |
Charity | Chair of the Charity | Jun-20 | 03/05/2022 | ||
| Medway Domestic Abuse Forum (MDAF) |
CIC | Chair/Director | Sep-17 | ||||
| Luke Geary | The Robert Napier School | Medway Secondary S | Teacher/Employee | Sep-19 | 20/04/2022 | ||
| Emma Poad | Tunbury Primary School | School | Governor | Jun-19 | 03/05/2022 | ||
| Rivermead Inclusive Trust |
Academy Trust | Employee | Sep-18 | ||||
| Bill Cooper | 20/04/2022 | ||||||
| Anne Costidell | 20/04/2022 | ||||||
| Lee Costidell | 20/04/2022 | ||||||
| Abi Beer | 20/04/2022 | ||||||
| James Young | 20/04/2022 | ||||||
| Ann Woolfe | Kings Group Academies | Education | Board Trustee | Feb-22 | 21/04/2022 | ||
| The Mill Primary | Education | Local Governing Board member |
Mar-22 | ||||
| Soteria Planning | Wills and Estate Planning |
Non-Executive Director |
Feb-22 | ||||
Relationships and Optional Declarations
| Name Of Governor | Relationships | Optional Declarations | Nothing To Declare | Date Of Declaration | |||||
| Name Of Staff Member/ | Relationship | Name Of Person With Interest | Relationship To Person | Interest To Be Declared | Date Interest | Cessation Of Interest | |||
| Craig Mackay | 20/04/2022 | ||||||||
| Paula Wadsworth | 20/04/2022 | ||||||||
| Dr Liza Thompson | 03/05/2022 | ||||||||
| Luke Geary | 20/04/2022 | ||||||||
| Emma Poad | 03/05/2022 | ||||||||
| Bill Cooper | Claire Cooper | Spouse | 20/04/2022 | ||||||
| Ollie Cooper (Pupil) |
Son | ||||||||
| Anne Costidell | Lee Costidell (Governor) |
Husband | 20/04/2022 | ||||||
| Rebecca Mitchell (Staff) | Daughter | ||||||||
| Amy Costidell (Staff) |
Daughter-in-law | ||||||||
| Lee Costidell | Anne Costidell (Governor) |
Husband | 20/04/2022 | ||||||
| Rebecca Mitchell (Staff) | Daughter | ||||||||
| Amy Costidell (Staff) |
Daughter-in-law | ||||||||
| Abi Beer | Evie Gray (Pupil) | Daughter | 20/04/2022 | ||||||
| James Young | 20/04/2022 | ||||||||
| Ann Woolfe | 21/04/2022 | ||||||||
Mark Childs - Chair of GovernorsGovernors Served within the last 12 Months
Role: Community Governor
Committee Membership: Curriculum & Pupil Welfare
Date of Appointment: 12/05/2015
Date of Resignation: 22/05/2021
Register of Interests: None
Attendance For 2019-2020 Meetings: 4/4
Karen Browne
Role: Non-Teaching Staff Governor
Committee Membership: Full Governing Body, Standards Committee
Date of Appointment: 23/03/2021
Date of Resignation: 12/10/2021
Register of Interests: Daughter employed by the School
Attendance For 2020-2021 Meetings: 3/3
Anna Keast
Role: Parent Governor
Committee Membership: Full Governing Body
Date of Appointment: 12/07/2021
Date of Resignation: 24/11/2021
Register of Interests: None
Attendance For 2020-2021 Meetings: Not applicable
Anne Viney - CEO, Headteacher
Role: CEO and Headteacher of the Academy of Woodlands
Committee Membership: Full Governing Body, Finance & Buildings, Standards Committee
Date of Appointment: 19/01/2021
Date of Resignation: 11/02/2022
Register of Interests: None
Attendance For 2020-2021 Meetings:
Full Governing Body: 4/4
Finance & Buildings: 4/4
Standards Committee: 2/2