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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 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 the address below, alternately the postal address is C/O Clerk to the Governors, Altus Education Partnership, Suite F4, No 2 The Esplanade, Rochdale, OL16 1AE: s.lewis@altusep.com
The Local Governing Body (LGB)
Edgar Wood Academy 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 structure chart can be found hereAltus Governance Structure November 2025
Register of Interest
Downloadable format can be found here
Governor Meeting Attendance
A downloable version of the attendance can be found below.
EWA Governors' Attendance at Meetings 2024-2025
Trust Board Attendance 2022/23
| 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 |
Local Governing Body Attendance 2022/23
| 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 |