Governance
Cropwell Bishop Primary School is part of Equals Trust
Governors of ‘The Acorn Federation’ (Cropwell Bishop Primary School and Burton Joyce Primary School)
| Mr Chris Keast | ||
| Mr Peter Strutton | Mr Mark Fenner | |
| Mrs Helen Mullen | Mr Terry Hazard | |
| Mr Lyndon Williams | Mr Richard Bateman | |
| Mrs Emma Wakefield | Mr Darren Knowles | |
| Mr Richard Prescott | Mr Jeremy Lee | |
| Mrs Jenny Cook | Ms Natalie Houghton | |
| Ms Jane Harding |
The federated governing body will:
- Have a balance of members from each side
- Have a commitment to fairness in the leadership of the governing body, eg, the chair and vice-chair will be representative of the two schools/communities
- Have a commitment to equality in the priorities in the Federation Strategic Plan and equality of the number of priorities in each School Improvement Plan
- Assess the impact of decisions on both schools when considering staff or shared services
- Support and monitor both schools equally
- Ensure governors from both communities will familiarise themselves with both schools, their strengths and their challenges
- Work as one entity to support the governors within it, regardless of which community they represent
- Honour the mission statements of both schools to direct resources
- Ensure that both schools retain their individual identities.