Governors

Our Governors

Booth Wood Academy is governed by an Academy Scrutiny Committee.

Our governors are:

Governors (ID 1276)

Bev Bambrough

DRET Appointed Governor (Chair)

Bev Bambrough
Rewand Bouji-Smith

DRET Appointed Governor (Vice Chair)

Rewand Bouji-Smith
Pam Hall

DRET Appointed Governor

Pam Hall
Sarah Kirkham

DRET Appointed Governor

Sarah Kirkham
Parisha Patel

Parent Governor

Parisha Patel
Ian Sawyer

DRET Appointed Governor

Ian Sawyer
Paul Trahar

DRET Appointed Governor

Paul Trahar
Heather Sharpe

Principal

Heather Sharpe

Current Governors

Name	Governor Type	Appointed By	Term of Office	Term From	Term To	Declarations of Interest and other Governance Roles as at 1 November 2024	Roles	Attendance 23/24	Attendance 24/25
Bev Bambrough	Appointed governor	Appointed by foundation/Trust	First	01 Nov 2024	31 Oct 2028	Nothing to declare	Pupil Premium Link Governor SEND/More Able Pupils Link Governor Attendance Link Governor Safeguarding Link Governor	Not applicable, prior to academisation	Not applicable, prior to academisation
Rewand Bouji-Smith	Appointed governor	Appointed by foundation/Trust	First	01 Nov 2024	31 Oct 2028	Nothing to declare	Early Years Link Governor Year 1 Link Governor	Not applicable, prior to academisation	Not applicable, prior to academisation
Pam Hall	Appointed governor	Appointed by foundation/Trust	First	01 Nov 2024	31 Oct 2028	Nothing to declare	English Link Governor MFL (French) Link Governor Year 3 Link Governor	Not applicable, prior to academisation	Not applicable, prior to academisation
Sarah Kirkham	Appointed governor	Appointed by foundation/Trust	First	01 Nov 2024	31 Oct 2028	Nothing to declare	Science Link Governor Year 4 Link Governor	Not applicable, prior to academisation	Not applicable, prior to academisation
Parisha Patel	Parent governor	Elected by parents	First	01 Nov 2024	31 Oct 2028	Nothing to declare	Maths Link Governor Music Link Governor Computing Link Governor Year 5 Link Governor	Not applicable, prior to academisation	Not applicable, prior to academisation
Ian Sawyer	Appointed governor	Appointed by foundation/Trust	First	01 Nov 2024	31 Oct 2028	Nothing to declare	PE Link Governor History & Geography Link Governor Year 6 Link Governor	Not applicable, prior to academisation	Not applicable, prior to academisation
Heather Sharpe	Principal	Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal	Ex Officio	01 Nov 2024	Not applicable	Nothing to declare		Not applicable, prior to academisation	Not applicable, prior to academisation
Paul Trahar	Appointed governor	Appointed by foundation/Trust	First	01 Nov 2024	31 Oct 2028	Volunteer in school carrying out general handyman duties	Art/DT Link Governor PSHE Link Governor RE Link Governor Wellness Link Governor Year 2 Link Governor	Not applicable, prior to academisation	Not applicable, prior to academisation

Former Governors

No Governors have left the ASC in the previous 12 months.

Contacting Us

The Governance Officer for Booth Wood Academy is Victoria Linthwaite. Victoria can be reached at governance@dret.co.uk.

To contact a governor, please contact the Trust Governance Team by emailing governance@dret.co.uk.

If you are looking to contact a Governor to make a complaint or share a concern, please note that as per our Complaints Policy, governors do not investigate complaints at Stage 1 or Stage 2. This enables them to be impartial should a complaint be escalated to a Stage 3 governor panel. If you wish to make a complaint, please complete this form and your complaint will be investigated accordingly.

Scheme of Delegation

Information about the David Ross Education Trust’s scheme of delegation is available here.

Minutes of the Academy Scrutiny Committee

Should you wish to view a copy of the minutes of the ASC at this academy, please contact the Trust Governance Team (governance@dret.co.uk), who will be able to provide you with an electronic or paper copy of the minutes.

Are you interested in becoming an academy governor?

We are looking for new governors to support our academies. Our governors work closely with their academies to support the Trust’s goal of broadening the horizons of young people through a world-class education, equipping our students with the skills and experiences to become their confident, academic best, no matter what.

If you have an interest in, and commitment to, improving education and would like to make a difference within your community, please register your interest in becoming a governor by completing our governor application form. If you have any questions about a governor’s role or responsibilities please contact us at governance@dret.co.uk or review our information pack.

march 2024 governor recruitment booklet.pdf

What is it like being a Governor with DRET?

To understand what it is like to be a governor with us, take a look at our testimonial booklet and videos which contain insights from serving governors.

governor testimonial booklet .pdf