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Education Governance Committee

The Education Governance Committee is a sub-committee of the Autism Initiatives Board of Trustees.  It monitors and supports the work of Autism Initiatives Education Services, comprising Peterhouse School, The Haven and OSSME Outreach Services.  The Autism Initiatives Board of Trustees has a Nominations Committee, which appoints members to the Education Governance Committee.

The Committee includes Parent Representatives as well as members of our community.  We welcome applications for membership - please contact Peterhouse for more information or to express an interest.

 

 

EDUCATION SERVICES GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS

 

Liza Slater

Interim Chair 12.07.2023

Chair from 17.7.19 - 19.1.22

Trustee

On Governance Committee since 17.1.2018

Also serves on the following Committees:

- Autism Initiatives Group Main Board of Trustees

- Autism Initiatives UK  Main Board of Trustees

- Autism Initiatives Ireland Main Board of Trustees

- Autism Ventures Main Board of Trustees

- Autism Initiatives Group: Board of Trustees Nominations Committee

- Autism Initiatives UK: Board of Trustees Audit Sub Committee

- Autism Initiatives Ireland: Board of Trustees Audit Sub-Committee

- Autism Initiatives UK: Board of Trustees Scottish Committee

No relevant business interests

No relationship with any members of school staff.

Meeting attendance 2022/23  2 out of 4 full meetings (apologies) + 1 Extraordinary Meeting 

Meeting attendance 2023/24  4 out of  4 full meetings + 1 SDP meeting 

Meeting Attendance 2024/25   to date  1 SDP meeting

 

Cpt Hedley Midgley

Parent Representative

on Governance Committee since 15.7.2020

Does not serve on any other Committees.

No relevant business interests

No relationship with any members of school staff.

Meeting attendance 2022/23   2 out of 4 full meetings (apologies) + 1 Extraordinary Meeting 

Meeting attendance 2023/24  1 out of  4 full meetings +  0 SDP meeting (apologies)

Meeting Attendance 2024/25   to date  1 SDP meeting

 

Emma Lowe

Parent Representative

on Governance Committee since 19.01.2022

Does not serve on any other Committees.

No relevant business interests

No relationship with any members of school staff.

Meeting attendance 2022/23 3 out of 4 full meetings (apologies) + 1 Extraordinary Meeting 

Meeting attendance 2023/24 4 out of  4 full meetings + 1 SDP meeting

Meeting Attendance 2024/25   to date  1 SDP meeting

 

 

Elizabeth Price

Non-Teaching Staff Representative / Health & Wellbeing Co-ordinator

On Governance Committee since 7.11.2018

Does not serve on any other Committees.

No relevant business interests

No relationship with any members of school staff.

Meeting attendance 2022/23 3 out of 4 full meetings (apologies) + 1 compliance committee meeting & 1 Extraordinary Meeting 

Meeting attendance 2023/24 3 out of 4 full meetings + 1 SDP meeting

Meeting Attendance 2024/25   to date  1 SDP meeting  

 

Calvin Wallace

Head of School Peterhouse

On Governance Committee since 15.7.2009

Also serves on the following Committee:  Parent Governor at St Michael's Church of England School in Chorley 

No relevant business interests

No relationship with any members of school staff.

Meeting attendance 2022/23   4 out of 4 full meetings 1 out of  1 compliance meeting 

Meeting attendance 2023/24   4 out of 4  full meetings + 1 SDP meeting

Meeting Attendance 2024/25   to date  1 SDP meeting  

 

Sharon Williams

Head of OSSME

On Governance Committee since 18.1.2017

Does not serve on any other Committees.

No relevant business interests

No relationship with any members of school staff.

Meeting attendance 2022/23  4 out of 4 full meetings 1 out of  1 compliance meeting 

Meeting attendance 2023/24  3 out of  4 full meetings + 1 SDP meeting 

Meeting Attendance 2024/25  to date 

 

Karen Burt

Headteacher, The Haven School

On Governance Committee since 4.4.2019

Does not serve on any other Committees.

No relevant business interests

No relationship with any members of school staff.

Meeting attendance 2022/23  2 out of 2 full meetings 1 out of  1 compliance meeting 

Meeting attendance 2023/24  3 out of 4 full meetings + 0 SDP meeting (apologies)

Meeting Attendance 2024/25  to date 

 

Andrew Grainger

CEO Autism Initiatives 

Trustee 

On Governance Committee since September 2023

Also serves on the following Committees:

- Autism Initiatives UK  Main Board of Trustees

No relevant business interests

No relationship with any members of school staff.

Meeting attendance 2023/24 4 out of 4 full meetings + 0 SDP meeting (apologies)

Meeting Attendance 2024/25 to date   1 SDP meeting 

 

Elizabeth Lewis 

Clerk to the Governance Committee since September 2022

Also serves on the following Committee: 5th Formby (URC) Scout Executive Committee

No relevant business interests

No relationship with any members of school staff.

Meeting attendance 2022/23  4 out of 4 full meetings + 1 out of  1 compliance meeting 

Meeting attendance 2023/24   4 out of 4 full meetings + 1 SDP meeting 

Meeting Attendance 2024/25  to date   1 SDP meeting 

 

Committee members no longer serving

 

Stan Rimmer

Community Representative

On Governance Committee since 15.07.20

Also serves as a Trustee at Marshside Methodist Church .

No relevant business interests

2 x Peterhouse staff  are  members of Stan Rimmer's extended family.

Meeting attendance 2022/23  2 out of 2 full meetings (apologies) + 1 Extraordinary Meeting 

Meeting attendance 2023/24 1 out of  4 full meetings + 0 SDP meeting (apologies)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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