The school is part of the Diocese of Coventry Multi Academy Trust and the Academy Governance Committee (AGC) is part of the governance structure of the Trust which is responsible for overseeing strategic decisions of the school. The governance structure for the trust as a whole is outlined in the governance structure documents here.

As an Academy Governance Committee we work in close partnership with the Headteacher and senior leadership team to ensure the best quality education is provided to every child. It is our responsibility to support, challenge, ask questions and ultimately represent the school community. The Academy Governance Committee acts as a ‘critical friend’ to the senior leadership team, questioning and challenging decisions in a constructive and professional way.

Academy Governance Committees have key roles in relation to: providing support, monitoring and challenge around educational experience and performance; church, community and stakeholder engagement and supporting alignment with Trust strategy, approach, ethos and values. The AGC Members meet regularly, visit the school when possible and during special events. As a team, we are able to support the school to function well and strive to provide a high standard of education.

As a Church of England Academy (part of the Diocese of Coventry Multi-Academy Trust) all the AGC Members support the school in being a place of inclusive welcome and education for everyone.

Burton Green CofE Academy and All Saints’ CofE Academy, Leek Wootton have one shared Academy Governance Committee known as the Green Leek AGC.

Governance

Claire Harman-Sherwood - Acting Chair and Foundation AGC Member

chair@greenleek.covmat.org

It is great pleasure to take the role of Foundation AGC member. I have two children in year 1 and 4. As a parent I value the outstanding education our children receive in a nurturing environment. The whole child is celebrated and strengths of children are even further nurtured ensuring all children develop into unique happy individuals.

I feel very fortunate to be able to spend time in All Saints reception class and listen to children read weekly. The magic of watching children grow in confidence and ability is real honour.

I have 22 years experience working in early years settings ranging from day nurseries to a children centre as well as being an Ofsted Outstanding rated childminder and I currently work as a manager at a local Preschool. I have over 10 years management experience and have a good knowledge on safeguarding, working alongside Warwickshire County Council, leadership and early years child development. I have a real passion for working with children and hope that my experience and knowledge will contribute to the parent governor role.

Lesley Tacon - Community AGC Member

My husband Peter and I moved to Burton Green in 1977, the year our daughter was born. Both our children attended Burton Green School where they enjoyed a wonderful education which equipped them with a life-long love of learning. I was delighted to be invited to join the Governing Body in 2000 after taking early retirement from my job as an insurance broker.

In my role as a Community Governor I endeavour to support the Green Leek Federation in any way I can and to foster the vital relationship between the schools and their local and wider communities, using my close links with Burton Green in particular. I am a member of Burton Green Womens’ Institute, on the Jubilee Committee (part of Burton Green Residents’ Association) and support Burton Green Choir, Made in Burton Green and Burton Green Village Hall Committee. In my spare time I enjoy Pilates, gardening and sports spectating.

Patricia Reeve - Foundation AGC Member

I live in Leek Wootton and worship at All Saints’ Church. As a retired Primary School teacher, I believe I can take on the role of Foundation governor with some understanding. I have also previously been a teacher governor for a number of years. Since retiring I continued to work alongside children by volunteering in schools to listen to readers and helping at church holiday club. My two children both attended the old village school and my younger son was in the cohort that entered the new school in 1996. I have taught in both modern and Victorian school buildings and understand the issues arising in adapting to the demands of a 21^stcentury curriculum. I appreciate the family feel that makes a school, such as All Saints’ and Burton Green, a welcome and nurturing environment

Lucy Hatton – Parent AGC Member

I currently live in Burton Green and have done for over 38 years. I have two children my eldest child Tilly a previous pupil at Burton Green now attends Kenilworth school and my son Harry who is now in year 6. I have the great pleasure of being the Burton Green Academy parent governor and the great privilege and responsibility of being the safeguarding and SEN lead for both academies. Having attended Burton Green School myself many years ago, I have seen many changes within the school and I have very fond memories of my time at the school and I really want to help ensure that the children have the same great experiences I had.

The day to day job for me is as a Corporate Reporting and Charity Partner for a firm of Chartered Accountants based in Coventry however I am also a Burton Green Parish Councilor and more importantly I am treasurer of the PTFA. As part of the active PTFA I really enjoy helping to raise funds for the children in as many ways as possible and I love playing an active role in my children’s school life, you will often see me around school doing something.

Jenny Mayhew - Staff Governor

I joined All Saints’ C of E Academy, initially as a Supply Teacher in 2019, after relocating from Tunbridge Wells in Kent where I had been a Headteacher. I am now one of the Year 6 teachers and RE leader at All Saints’.

I spent most of my teaching career in South-East London and Kent after graduating from Greenwich University as a teacher. I then spent a number of years developing my skills and knowledge within various schools in London before gaining further qualifications in school leadership and becoming a Deputy Head. In 2016, I was appointed Headteacher of an expanding primary school in Bromley, London before moving onto a headship of a 3FE school in Pembury, Kent.

I enjoy my current role hugely and consider it a privilege to support and encourage the personal and academic progress of children as I help them prepare for the next step in their education as they go off to the various secondary schools. In my current role of RE leader, I am developing the school’s RE curriculum that follows the 2024 Warwick and Coventry Syllabus, and supporting the Head of School to develop the role children have in our Worship and with their understanding of spirituality.

My knowledge and experience of school leadership and management will enable me to work alongside the rest of the Governing Board to challenge and support the school’s continued improvement as a staff governor.

David Bedford - Foundation AGC Member

It is a privilege to have the opportunity to serve as a Foundation Governor. I have two daughters at All Saints with two daughters expected to join in the future. It has been a joy to see my children flourish at the school and to see first-hand the impact that their education is having on their development – not just academically but in their character.

Professionally, I started in September 2025 as the headteacher of a large, oversubscribed and successful secondary school in Coventry. Prior to this, I have served as headteacher and deputy headteacher for 14 years across three very different schools. This includes 5 years leading a small Christian International School in China and 3 years as the pastoral deputy headteacher at a large Church of England School in Coventry. Through these roles I have led across every area of a school. I hold the National Professional Qualification for Headteachers and am a trained DSL.

I believe that the distinctively Christian education of both schools is a fundamental part of what makes them special. My family worship at Emmanuel Church in Leamington where my wife and I support with the children's ministries. In all my leadership roles I have helped support and strengthen the Christian ethos of the school, putting Biblically led character and values at the heart of learning. I chair a national charity supporting Christian teachers and am part of a steering group drawing together Christian leaders in education.

Helen Rose

Reporting Officer and Head of School at All Saints Leek Wootton

Stella Villiers (Miss V) - Ex officio and staff AGC member - Headteacher at Burton Green Academy

I have been a primary school teacher for over twenty years. Training in London and returning to the midlands with my own young family to the Kenilworth area.

I joined Burton Green as a part-time teacher in 2004 and progressed in my position when my own children entered secondary school.

I is a privileged to have become the Headteacher of Burton Green Academy in 2024. I have numerous roles such as; special education needs coordinator, safeguarding lead, year six class teacher, creative team lead and deputy (2014-24).

The small school aspect means staff have many roles but this also allows for a family feeling where staff and pupils are well supported and individual needs can be addressed. Pupils gain through the opportunities available in the smaller setting, flourishing in confidence ready for secondary school transition.

Being a teacher is a fantastic career - every day is brightened in some way by the children I teach. Finding the sometimes hidden skill or talent a child holds, seeing a eureka moment or natural ability being stretched provides such rewards that it makes every day worthwhile.

I never cease to feel privileged to be around children at the start of their education. It is my belief that if schools can engage and enthuse children in education when they are young that the rest of their school life becomes so much more rewarding.

Jacob Nailor - Associate Governor

 

 

AGC Meeting Dates 2025-26