Governors

Welcome to our Governors’ section. 

Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.

The School is an Academy within the Evolution Multi Academy Trust

Evolution Academy Trust, Suite 1 Keswick Hall, Norwich, Norfolk. NR4 6TJ

Mrs Blanch,  Secretary    Tel: 01603 981210

Email:  information@evolutionacademytrust.co.uk

 Lynsey Holzer,  CEO   Email: ceo@evolutionacademytrust.co.uk

Evolution Academy Trust: Trustees

Chair of Trustees

Mark Jeffries

Mark Jeffries is the former senior partner of the national law firm Mills & Reeve LLP.  He is now Chairman of N W Brown Group Ltd (an investment management group) and a Non-Executive Director of R G Carter Holdings Ltd and the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust where he also chairs the Charitable Funds Committee. He is a member of Council of the Norwich University of the Arts and a board member of the Norfolk Museums Development Foundation. Between 2014 and 2017 he was a member of the Regional Schools Commissioner’s board for the East of England and NE London. Previous external roles were as an elected member of the CBI Council in the Eastern Region and as a member of the Bank of England’s Economic Advisory Panel for the East of England.

Appointed by:

Appointed by academy members

From:

01/01/2018

To:

01/01/2022

Trustees

David Rich

Having been the Chair of Governors at Poplars Community Primary School in Lowestoft for 3 years, David Rich joined the Evolution Academy Trust Board of Trustees in 2017 and is also the Chair of the Academy Finance Committee.

Outside of his work in education, David holds a number of company Directorships in businesses ranging from Virtual Reality applications, software and data processing.  David is also an associate with a major UK investment broker, raising funds for businesses looking for growth and support.  He is passionate about positive outcomes, both in business and for children.

Appointed by:

Appointed by academy members

From:

29/11/2017

To:

29/11/2021

Sheila Greenacre

Sheila Greenacre has been a trustee for three years and comes from a background in Education.

She trained as a primary school teacher in Key Stage 2, but has taught across the age range from Reception through to Year 7.

SheiIa was deputy head at Costessey Junior School before taking on her own headship at Wicklewood (near Wymondham) and leading it to an Outstanding OFSTED in 2015. She retired as head in 2016, but has continued to work in schools as a class teacher on a part time basis. Her specialised subject is Modern Foreign Languages at Primary level (French, German and Spanish).

Sheila remains passionate about education and seeing all children achieve the best they can, and has a good understanding of the challenges facing school leadership at this time.

In her spare time, she loves being active- walking her very energetic springer spaniel and enjoying Crossfit and other areas of fitness.

Appointed by:

Appointed by academy members

From:

18/01/2016

To:

17/01/2020

Vickie Newrick

Appointed by:

Appointed by academy members

From:

01/07/2016

To:

17/01/2020

Stevie Bramble

Appointed by:

Appointed by academy members

From:

To:

Drew Whitehead

Appointed by:

Appointed by academy members

From:

To:

Members

Mark Jeffries

Appointed by:

Appointed by academy members

From:

01/01/2018

Suzanne Mitchell

Appointed by:

Appointed by academy members

From:

01/09/2015

Tim Bishop

Appointed by:

Appointed by academy members

From:

29/11/2017

Accounting Officer

Lynsey Holzer

From:

01/04/2019

To:

Not recorded

Chief Financial Officer

Lynsey Holzer

From:

01/04/2019

To:

Not recorded

Local Governing Body

The Role of The Local Governing Body at Coldfair Green Primary

Meet the Local Governing Body: 2019-2020

Note: All Governors are also members of the Pupil Discipline, Hearings and Appeals Committees if these need to be convened they will be done so on a rolling basis and any governor may be required to attend (unless they are exempt at that time).

Appointment of Governors

All Co-Opted Governors are appointed by the full governing body at the time of appointment. Parent Governors are voted in by parents who are able to propose and second a nomination for parent governor when a vacancy is advertised. The Headteacher is automatically a member of the governing body from the date of their appointment unless they choose to resign this right. The Staff governor is nominated and voted on to the governing body by the staff body. 

Mr Mark Chapman (Chair)

c/o The School Office,
Coldfair Green Community Primary School,
Judith Avenue, Knodishall, Suffolk. IP17 1UY

Appointed by the Trust
Term: 

Pecuniary and Other Interests: NIL
Contact: m.chapman@coldfairgreenprimaryschool.org

Mrs Caroline Stevens

Co-Opted
Term: 14.10.2020
Subject/Responsibility: SEND Foundation Stage / SEND
Pecuniary and Other Interests: Works at Suffolk New College
Contact: c.stevens@coldfairgreenprimaryschool.org

Reverend Mark Lowther

Co-Opted
Term: 17.07.2022
Subject/Responsibility: RE / Music
Pecuniary and Other Interests:
Contact: m.lowther@coldfairgreenprimaryschool.org

Mr David Holland

Term: 
Subject/Responsibility: N
Pecuniary and Other Interests:
Contact:  d.holland@coldfairgreenprimaryschool.org

Mr Rhys Jarvis

Term: 
Pecuniary and Other Interests:
Contact: r.jarvis@coldfairgreenprimaryschool.org 

Mrs Clare Williams

Headteacher

Term

Contact: head@coldfairgreenprimaryschool.org