Welcome to our Governors’ section.
Welcome to this section of our website where you can find out more about our trustees (school governors) and their role.
Being a trustee is a voluntary position but it is an incredibly worthwhile role. There is certainly much reward in assisting the school to deliver a high quality education to pupils and in promoting their welfare.
Governing bodies (trustees) work closely together, and with the Principal, and are responsible for a wide range of strategic matters including ensuring pupils receive high quality education, setting the aims and objectives for the school, planning for future development and improvement of the school, and for the robust accountability, oversight and assurance of the school’s educational and financial performance.
Together with the Principal and other members of the senior leadership team, trustees work to ensure that Ash Field Academy achieves its vision to provide exceptional education and care/support so every pupil reaches his/her potential. Trustees are actively involved in all areas of the school and bring a range of skills and experience from their personal and professional lives.
The Governors Handbook (issued by the Department of Education) states that a governing body has three core functions:
• Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
• Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation (school) and its pupils, and the effective and efficient performance management of staff; and
• Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation (school) and making sure its money is well spent.
The document below provides further information about the role of the governing body (trustees).
Any PDF document can be translated into another language by Google Translator, a link to the translator and instructions on how to use it can be found in our policies section, by clicking on the link below:
Our Full Governing Board comprises of a Chair, Vice-Chair and other governors.
These include an ex-officio governor (the Principal), parent governors, a staff governor and co-opted governors.
Full details of our structure can be found in our Articles of Association on the Funding section of the website.
Information regarding current governors is given below.
Link-to-Funding Agreement which includes the Articles of Association
We have one committee: the Resources and Audit Committee. This committee has a particular remit around finance and audit but also has some delegated responsibility for resources, such as staffing and the premises.
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Chair of Governors
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Kathryn Inskip |
chairofgovs@ashfield.leicester.sch.uk
Please direct any written correspondence to:
Chair of Governors Ash Field Academy Broad Avenue Leicester LE5 4PY |
Clerk to Governors |
Mark Shaw |
clerktogovernors@ashfield.leicester.sch.uk
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Governors' Details for the 2021-22 Academic Year
Governors Name | Role/s and Responsibilities | Business Name | Nature of Business | Nature of Interest | Post Began |
Mr William Shepherd (Prefers Will) Member (11.05.21)
| Member of the Academy Trust | ILIFFE Media Group LTD
Cherryholt Holdings LTD | Media Group | Finance and Integration Director
Director
| 11.05.2021 |
Ms Kathryn Inskip (Prefers Kathy) MEMBER (12.03.12) Trustee
| Chair of Governors Safeguarding Governor Community Governor Resources Audit and Risk Committee
Link Governor responsibilities: Reading and Maths Children Looked After Careers and Enterprise Arts Mark | None | None |
None
| 30/11/2008 01/12/2012 02/12/2016 06/11/2020
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Mr Allan Dunsmore MEMBER (06.12.13) Trustee
| Trust Appointed Governor Vice-Chair of Governors
Chair of Resources, Audit & Risk Committee (RAR Committee)
Link Governor responsibilities: Effective Structures to Maximise Progress Health and Safety Teaching and Learning (including remote learning) Inclusion and SEND hub
| None | None | None |
06/12/2013 01/12/2017 |
Mrs Jenifer Eshelby (Prefers Jenny) Trustee (Member 23.08.18)
| Principal Ex-Officio Governor | The Well Trust (Leicester)
Challenge Partners
Medicines in Special Schools
| Educational Charity
Education Charity
Healthcare
| Director
Senior Partner
Regional Lead
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23/08/2018 |
Mr Charles Barry Moore (Prefers Barry) Trustee
| Community Governor
Link Governor responsibilities: Residential Staff Well-being
| None | None | None |
31/10/2014 01/11/2018 |
Mr Rupert Mingay Trustee
| Co-opted Governor Resources and Audit Committee | Nat West Markets PLC | Banking | Treasurer Started 22.06.2018 |
09/06/2013 09/06/2017
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Ms Penny Allsopp Trustee | Parent Governor
Link Governor responsibilities: Parent engagement
| Nursing and Midwifery Council NMC | Registered Nurse | Member |
01/03/2019 |
Dr Rachael Roberts-Straub Trustee
| Parent Governor | None | None | None | 06/05/2021 |
Miss Catherine Gough Trustee
| Staff Governor Teaching Staff Representative
| Frozen Light Theatre | The Arts (Company Charity) | Trustee and Director |
06/12/2019 |
Mrs Susanne Francis (Prefers Sue) Trustee | Co-opted Governor Resources and Aduit Committee
Link Governor responsibilities: Pupil Premium Reading and Maths | Rosebank Services Ltd
Woodland Grange Primary School |
| Managing Director
Governor |
28/09/2020 |
Governor's Name | Role/s | Business Name | Nature of Business | Nature of Interest | Post Began |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Governors Name | 17/09/21 FGB | 05/11/21 FGB | 14/01/22 FGB | 11/03/22 FGB | 29/04/22 FGB | 17/06/22 FGB | 10/12/21 AGM | 07/10/21 RAR | 10/02/22 RAR | 12/05/22 RAR | 16/06/22 RAR |
Ms K Inskip (Chair) | Yes | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No |
Mr Dunsmore (Vice-Chair) | Yes | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No |
Mrs Eshelby Principal | Yes | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No |
| Mr Mingay | Yes | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No |
| Ms Francis | Yes | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No |
| Ms Allsopp | No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | ||||
| Dr Roberts-Straub | Yes | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | ||||
| Miss Gough | Yes | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | ||||
| Mr Moore | Yes | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | ||||
| Governance Professional | Yes | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No |
FGB - Full Governing Board Meeting
RAR - Resources, Audit and Risk Committee Meeting
(Please note: Governors with Grey Zones are not members of the RAR Committee)
GovernorssNamessssss | Total Attendance | 18/09/20 FGB | 06/11/20 FGB | 15/01/21 FGB | 12/03/21 FGB | 23/04/21 FGB | 18/06/21 FGB | 04/12/20 AGM
| 25/02/21 Constitutional Meeting | 14/04/21 Members Special Resolution Meeting | 08/10/20 RAR | 11/02/21 RAR | 13/05/21 RAR | 17/06/21 RAR |
Ms Inskip (Chair) | 13/13 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Mr Dunsmore (Vice-Chair) | 13/13 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Miss Eshelby, Principal | 13/13 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Mr Moore | 9/10 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Mr Mingay | 12/12 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Ms Allsopp | 6/8 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
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| Miss Gough | 8/8 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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| Mrs Francis | 11/11 | Yes Visiting (Member) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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| Clerk to Governors | 13/13 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
FGB - Full Governing Board Meeting
RAR - Resources, Audit and Risk Committee Meeting (Please note – Governors with ‘grey rows’ are not members of the RAR committee)
Some words from a few of our Governors on why they are doing their roles:
I am Kathy Inskip and I feel it is a privilege to be the Chair of Governors at Ash Field. I am delighted to have the opportunity to be part of the school with such amazing pupils, parents, staff and governors – thank you to everyone.
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I am Allan Dunsmore and I am now retired after over 40 years working in Leicester city schools as a Science teacher. I have considerable experience at the senior management level and for the last six years of my teaching career, I was a headteacher. Since my retirement in 2011, I worked part-time at New College as a Community Partnership manager working with DMU and local volunteers organising volunteer placements at the school. I have also worked at Ash Field for a number of years teaching GCSE Science to local Teaching assistants one evening a week. I also had the pleasure of teaching science to a year 11 pupil at Ash Field a number of years ago.
I am fully aware of the challenges facing Ash Field, the senior team and the committed staff as well as the community it serves. My hope is that I can bring my considerable experience to support the work of the Governors, senior team and teachers at this amazing school. |
Hello, I am Rupert Mingay. I first came across Ash Field Academy when my daughter Phiilippa was a student here a few years ago. She loved her time at Ash Field and has stayed in touch with the friends she made here. I became a governor while she was at school and have stayed on because I enjoy being part of it. I hope I can help with some ideas from time to time and I know I can learn a lot too.
I live in South Leicestershire, about half an hour away from Ash Field. I work for NatWest Group. My office is in London, but I have been working from home since the first lockdown. I spend a lot of time on Zoom these days which is better than getting up early to go to work on the train. I love the Leicestershire countryside and I like walking along the canal towpaths. One of my neighbours plays for Leicester Tigers and I'm looking forward to getting back to Welford Road to watch them again. |
I am Catherine Gough and I joined the staff of Ash Field in 2017. Since then, I've had so many opportunities to further develop my teaching practice and I feel extremely lucky to have found such an amazing place to work; I love coming to school to see everyone each day! I've learnt such a lot personally since I arrived and am keen to contribute where I can to our community's drive for self-improvement. |
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