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Our Governing Body

Governing Body

Our Role

Millthorpe’s local governing body (LGB) consists of parents, staff and members of the local community, as well as the Headteacher. It is led by the Chair of Governors (elected annually from the membership of the governing body). The LGB is a committee of the board of the South Bank Multi Academy Trust.

The LGB takes sole responsibility for the well being of Millthorpe School. While we are not closely involved with its day-to-day running, we ensure that it is fully staffed, financially secure and that its students are succeeding. We act as a “critical friend” to the Headteacher, discussing the strategic direction of the school and, with the trust, its long-term plans.

The LGB meets ten times per year to discuss and approve matters about Millthorpe. Separate working groups are set up as necessary to deal with specific issues or projects.

Copies of policies and LGB minutes are available for inspection in school.

Parents are welcome as non-voting observers at our meetings; please contact the school office if you would like to attend.

The Chair of Governors can be contacted via the school (see Contact Us).

Our Governors

All governors are appointed by South Bank Academy Trust.

Ms Renee Rainville - Chair

Position/category

Co-opted (Chair)

Term of office

10/10/2020 – 09/10/2024

Biography

Renee Rainville is a Co-opted governor with two children who previously attend Millthorpe. She has worked for 24 years in the international education sector and currently works as an international education consultant focused on communication, perspective and creativity. Her passion is understanding cultures and erasing stereotypes. She has lived in York for 3.5 years and has lived and worked in Qatar and Mexico during her career.

Ms Gemma Greenhalgh

Position: Principal

Mr Dave Merrett

Position/category

Co-opted

Term of office

12/04/2020 – 11/04/2024

Biography

Dave Merrett is a professional civil engineer specialising on bridge design and assessment. He was a local councillor for the area for over 30 years and past Labour spokesperson on education and children’s services. He was appointed as a local authority representative at Millthorpe in 2011, having previously served as a governor at St Paul’s Primary School where his daughter was a pupil.

Ms Anna Wynne

Position/category

Co-opted

Term of office

25/11/2021 – 24/11/2025

Biography

Anna is a Programme Manager working for NHS England in the Children and Young Peoples Mental Health team, where she works on improving access to mental health services and waiting times. Anna has also worked in mental health crisis and suicide prevention policy at NHS England, and prior to that, worked for City of York’s Safeguarding Children’s Partnership, working with a range of agencies across the city to ensure safeguarding was prioritised.

Mr Trevor Charlton

Position/category

Co-opted

Term of office

15/03/2020 – 14/03/2024

Biography

Trevor is a recently retired Manufacturing Executive, with global experience in the international Power Generation industry. He was born in York and is an ex-pupil of Nunthorpe Grammar School, the forerunner to Millthorpe. Trevor was an active governor of Peterborough Regional College during their transition to an independent corporation in the mid-nineties. He is passionate about finding the right career fit for students.

Ms Janet Bennett

Position/category

Parent governor

Term of office

26/02/2021 – 25/02/2025

Biography

Janet Bennett is a parent governor, has two sons at Millthorpe and lives near the school in South Bank. She works in communications for City of York Council’s Education and Skills department and has a longstanding interest in local schools stretching back to her days as an education reporter at the York Press more than 20 years ago.

Ms Emma Hughes

Position/category

Co-opted

Term of office

25/03/2021 – 24/03/2025

Biography

Emma Hughes has a professional background as a Mental Health Nurse, as well as a specialism in Child and Adolescent Mental Health. Over the past five years, she has been working with schools in the delivery of wellbeing and mental health agendas and services. Emma has been involved with the York school well-being service, the CAMHS inpatient unit, and as a safeguarding lead.

Ms Amanda Stipetic

Position/category

Co-opted

Term of office

07/05/2019 – 06/05/2023

Biography

Amanda Stipetic is a co-opted Governor, and has lived in the Southbank area for 8 years. She is an experienced solicitor specialising in the defence of professional indemnity claims, Directors and Officers disputes, and privacy and defamation claims. She has two children at a primary school within the South Bank Multi Academy Trust.

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If you would like to be a parent governor, please take a look at the document below or contact us.

Being a Parent Governor

Agendas and Minutes

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Our Governing Body

Governing Body

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Our Governors

Ms Renee Rainville - Chair

Ms Gemma Greenhalgh

Mr Dave Merrett

Ms Anna Wynne

Mr Trevor Charlton

Ms Janet Bennett

Ms Emma Hughes

Ms Amanda Stipetic

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