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Governing body

New Park Primary Academy is part of Northern Star Academies Trust which is overseen by a Board of Trustees to ensure it is operating in accordance with its goals and legal obligations. Each academy within Northern Star has a local governing body which supports the Board of Trustees to lead the academy.  

Our governors volunteer their time, skills and expertise to help make sure our school is working at its best for our students.  Some of the functions of our local governing body are:

  • helping the senior leadership team to set high standards and plan for the school´s future;
  • monitoring the effectiveness of the school’s provision;
  • the management of risks;
  • acting as a critical friend to the Headteacher and senior leadership team, offering strategic support and advice;
  • helping the school respond to the needs of parents and the community;
  • helping make the school be open and accountable to the public for what it does;
  • working with the school on planning and developing policies and keeping the school provision under review; and
  • exercising the responsibilities and powers delegated to it by the Trustees in partnership with the Headteacher and staff.

Further information about the role and responsibilities of our local governing body can be found in the NSAT Scheme of Delegation

For further information about governance arrangements: Northern Star Academies Trust - governance

Our Governors

Name Appointed as Terms of office Attendance at LGB meetings 23/24
Helen Thackwray Staff governor 01/09/2022 - 31/08/2026 6/6
Sasha Bune Headteacher 01/09/2023 - ongoing 5/5
Sarah Cooper Co-chair and parent governor 10/12/2021 - 09/12/2025 4/5
Angela Rollinson Co-chair and parent governor 07/02/2023 - 06/02/2027 5/5
Alison Stubbs

Staff governor

06/05/2025 - 05/05/2029 N/A
Name Terms of office Registration Date
Kathyrn Watson 01/09/2022 - 31/08/2026 19/07/2024
Carol Bexon 31/03/2022 - 30/03/2026 18/03/2025
Dan Koder - Davies 26/04/2023 - 25/04/2027 05/07/2024

To make sure that our Local Governing Body acts with integrity and in the best interests of the school, all governors are asked to declare any relevant business or personal interests annually, and at the start of each meeting. You can view these declatations by clicking on the link below:

Register-of-interests-New-Park-Primary-Academy.docx