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Governance
Edgar Wood Academy is part of Altus Education Partnership. You can find information about the Governance Structure at Altus Education Partnership by clicking the following link: Our Governance - Altus Education Partnership.
The Chair of Governors for Edgar Wood Academy is Antonia Yu. If you would like to contact the Chair of Governors please send an email to: s.lewis@altusep.com. Alternatively, the postal address is: C/O Clerk to the Governors, Altus Education Partnership, Suite F4, No.2 The Esplanade, Rochdale, OL16 1AE.
The Local Governing Body (LGB)
Edgar Wood Academy's Local Governing Body (LGB) has delegated autonomy and authority to drive improvement within the Academy.
The role of the LGB is to provide focused governance for an academy at a local level. It monitors the academy’s key performance indicators and acts as a critical friend to the Headteacher, providing challenge where appropriate. It will also play a part in representing the views of the academy’s stakeholders. The LGB’s delegated responsibilities requires them to monitor and report to the Trust Board on the overall performance of the academy. Membership of the LGB will include staff and parent members, who are elected by their peers to serve.
- Antonia Yu - Chair of Governors
- Amy Henderson - Vice Chair of Governors
- John Pickersgill - Governor
- Mark Blackburn - Parent Governor
- Kashif Nazir - Parent Governor
Structure
The full Governance Structure chart can be found on the link below:Altus Governance Structure January 2026
Register of Interest
A downloadable format of Edgar Wood Academy's Register of Interests can be found on the link below:
Governor Meeting Attendance
A downloable version of Edgar Wood Academy's Governors' attendance at meetings can be found on the link below:
EWA Governors' Attendance at Meetings 2024-2025
The Altus Trust Board Attendance for 2022/23 is shown in the table below:
| Trust Board | 19/10/2022 | 19/12/2022 | 20/02/2023 | 19/04/2023 | 24/05/2023 | 12/07/2023 | Possible | Actual | % |
| Deborah Ball | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | 6 | 6 | 100 |
| Stephen Beckwith | √ | √ | A | √ | N/A | N/A | 4 | 3 | 75 |
| Kitsa Efthymiadis | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | A | 6 | 5 | 83 |
| Jock Rodger | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | 6 | 6 | 100 |
| Jo Wiggans | √ | √ | √ | √ | A | A | 6 | 4 | 67 |
| Jennifer Hulme | √ | A | √ | A | A | √ | 6 | 3 | 50 |
| Steven Peacock | √ | √ | √ | √ | A | √ | 6 | 5 | 83 |
| John Smart | A | √ | √ | √ | √ | A | 6 | 4 | 67 |
| Umar Khan | √ | A | √ | A | √ | √ | 6 | 4 | 67 |
| Richard Ronksley | √ | √ | √ | √ | N/A | N/A | 4 | 4 | 100 |
| Helen Arnold | N/A | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | 5 | 5 | 100 |
| Nazam Suleman | N/A | √ | √ | √ | A | √ | 5 | 4 | 80 |
| 66 | 53 | 80 |
The Local Governing Body (LGB) attendance for 2022/23 is shown in the table below:
| Local Governing Body (EWA) | 06/10/2022 | 01/12/2022 | 02/02/2023 | 23/03/2023 | 18/05/2023 | 06/07/2023 | Possible | Actual | % |
| Gail Mortimer (Chair) | A | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | 6 | 5 | 83 |
| David Fenton (Vice Chair) | √ | √ | √ | A | √ | A | 6 | 4 | 67 |
| Asif Mussa | A | √ | A | √ | A | √ | 6 | 3 | 50 |
| Stephen Drysdale | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | √ | √ | 2 | 2 | 100 |
| Tracey Rollings | √ | √ | √ | A | √ | √ | 6 | 5 | 83 |
| Zara Pollard | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | 6 | 6 | 100 |
| Catherine Allan | √ | √ | A | √ | √ | A | 6 | 4 | 67 |
| Rachael Bentham | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | 6 | 6 | 100 |
| 44 | 35 | 80 |