Primary Governing Board
The Primary Governing Board (PGB) for Cooks Spinney Academy (CSA) & Freshwaters Primary Academy (FWA) was previously known as the Local Governing Board/s. The PGB aims to continue to improve communication and links between Board members, staff, parents and children and it hopes that part of this aim will be met through regular news updates providing information on Board membership and activities. The PGB is actively involved in all aspects of school life. It has a responsibility to ensure that all members of the school communities are safe and have equality of opportunity and it works with school staff to support schools’ improvement and monitor the impact of:
- Achievement of Pupils
- Effectiveness of Early Years
- Behaviour & Safety
- Leadership & Management
- Quality of Teaching
PGB members are all volunteers and give up their skills, experience, and time for free, in order to help and support the schools. A large proportion are parents and can regularly be seen on school runs. Please feel free to stop any one of them in the playgrounds (or anywhere else for that matter!) with any question you might have about the respective schools. You may also write to the PGB via BMAT Governance – governance@bmatrust.org.uk.
The list below gives a quick run-down of who's who on the new Primary Governing Board.
|
Membership |
Term of Office |
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|---|---|---|
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Parent Governors (4) |
Andrew Bond (CSA) 3 vacancies |
24/03/2025 - 23/03/2029 |
|
Trust Governors (8) |
8 vacancies |
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|
Community Governors (6) |
Chris Laws (Chair) | 23/04/2025 - 22/04/2029 |
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|
Kerry Hester |
01/06/2024 - 31/05/2028 |
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|
Faye Stokes (Vice Chair) |
26/06/2025 - 25/06/2029 |
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|
Belle Debrah-Nkansah |
18/09/2025 - 17/09/2029 |
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|
2 vacancies |
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Staff Governors (2) |
Tracey Haggerty (FWA) |
01/09/2023 - 31/08/2027 |
| Anneli Monkhouse (CSA) |
01/09/2025 - 31/08/2029 |
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|
Headteacher |
Jackie Diggle | Freshwaters |
| Head of School | Jess Farrell |
Cooks Spinney |
| Director of Primary Standards | Neil Stirrat |
Ex-Officio |
Register of Interests
| Interests | ||||||
| Name and appointment | Confirmed | Organisation | Type of interest | Notes | From | To |
| Name: Andrew Bond Appointment: Parent governor Term of office start: 24/03/2025 Term of office end: 23/03/2029 Appointed by: Parents |
Confirmed: 17/09/2025 |
Haslers | Business or finance interests | Employee | 21/10/2024 | - |
|
Confirmed: 17/09/2025 |
R & A Soft Play Limited | Business or finance interests | Director | 15/12/2022 | - | |
| Name: Belle Debrah-Nkansah Appointment: Community governor Term of office start: 18/09/2025 Term of office end: 17/09/2029 Appointed by: Local Governing Board |
Nothing to Declare: 18/09/2025 |
- | - | - | - | - |
| Name: Jackie Diggle Appointment: academy headteacher Term of office start: - Term of office end: - Appointed by: - |
Confirmed: 11/11/2024 |
Headteacher | - | - | - | - |
| Name: Jess Farrell Appointment: ex-officio Term of office start: - Term of office end: - Appointed by: - |
Nothing to Declare: 11/11/2024 |
Cooks Spinney Primary Academy | Head of School | - | - | - |
| Name: Tracey Haggerty Appointment: staff Term of office start: 01/09/2023 Term of office end: 31/05/2028 Appointed by: - |
Nothing to Declare: 11/11/2024 |
- | - | - | - | - |
| Name: Kerry Hester Appointment: community Term of office start: 01/06/2024 Term of office end: 31/05/2028 Appointed by: - |
Confirmed: 13/09/2024 |
- | Other governance role | - | - | - |
| Name: Christopher Laws Appointment: community Term of office start: 24/04/2021 Term of office end: 23/04/2025 Appointed by: - |
Nothing to Declare: 28/05/2024 |
- | - | - | - | |
| Name: Anneli Monkhouse Appointment: Staff governor Term of office start: 01/09/2025 Term of office end: 31/08/2029 Appointed by: - |
Not Confirmed |
- | - | - | - | - |
| Name: Neil Stirrat Appointment: ex-officio Term of office start: - Term of office end: - Appointed by: - |
Nothing to Declare: 11/11/2024 |
- | - | - | - | - |
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Name: Faye Stokes |
Nothing to declare: 21/07/2025 |
- | - | - | - | - |