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Oxclose Community Academy is overseen by a Local Governing Committee responsible for ensuring the highest standards of teaching and well-being. 

The Local Governing Committee is a ‘critical friend’ to the Academy as well as a champion of pupils, teachers and the wider community.

As the Academy is part of the Laidlaw Schools Trust, there is a board of trustees who are responsible for the work of the Trust, including the running of the academies. Further information is available on the Governance section of the Trust’s website. To support the effective operation of the Trust and the academies, the Trust board has established Local Governing Committees for each Academy in the Trust.

Diversity is important to our governing committees and we strive to be reflective of the communities that we serve.  We welcome applications for school governors from all areas of our school community.  If you are interested in becoming a school governor or finding out more, please contact the Clerk to Governors.

The Governance Administrator can be contacted at rebecca.mayo@laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk, Laidlaw Schools Trust, Suite 2, 3rd Floor, St Nicholas Building, St Nicholas’ Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1RF or 0191 662 2416.

The Chair of Governors is Mrs. Linda Williams and can be contacted via the Governance Administrator.

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Details of the Governors at Oxclose Community Academy can be found below:

Linda Williams

Chair of Governors

Interests and date interest commenced

Sunderland All Together Consortium (Governor - 1/10/2024)

Aztec Colour Print (Close family relationship - 1/5/2024)

Skate Asylum (Governor - 16/5/2023)

Sunderland Empire Trust (Governor - 19/5/2021)

Sunderland Care and Support Trading Company (Governor - 15/5/2019)

Lambton Primary School (Governor - 1/11/1991)

Discover Learning Trust (Governor - 11/12/2012)

Oxclose Community Academy (Close family relationship - 1/9/2019)

Carole Bell

Vice Chair

Interests and date interest commenced

Lambton Primary School (Governor - 26/11/1992)

Laura Calder

Co-opted Governor

Interests and date interest commenced

Oxclose Community Academy (Employee)

Joanne Chapman

Parent Governor

Interests and date interest commenced

Sunderland City Council (Councillor - May 2023)

Nick Foister

Co-opted Governor

Interests and date interest commenced

Nil

Lesley Harbottle

Local Governor

Interests and date interest commenced

Nil

Hollie Pinder

Parent Governor

Interests and date interest commenced

Unison (Employee - 2018)

Joanne Quinn

Co-opted Governor

Interests and date interest commenced

Nil

Sarah Tishler

Associate Governor

Interests and date interest commenced

Nil

Ken Tonge

Co-opted Governor

Interests and date interest commenced

Nil