Board of Trustees

“Trustees understand their statutory responsibilities and hold leaders to account well.” – Ofsted, December 2024

 

What does a board of trustees do?

Our board of trustees helps the school to set high standards by planning for the school’s future and setting targets for school improvement. Our trustees offer support and advice, while holding the school to account for its results and performance.

Our community trustees and parent trustees, as members of the local community, help the school to respond to the needs of the public and make us accountable to the public for what we do.

Trustees are involved in setting the strategic direction of the school and exercises its responsibilities in partnership with the Head Teacher and the senior team. The board of trustees, while not intervening in the day to day running of the school, maintain a presence at key school events and take an active interest in our work.

 

Board of Trustees Meeting Planning 2025 – 2026

 

Date

Meeting

Monday 15 September

Full Board of Trustees (FBOT)

Wednesday 17 September

Trustee Engagement

Monday 22 September

Audit & Compliance Scrutiny Committee (AC)

Monday 6 October

Education Scrutiny committee (ES)

Monday 3 November

Human Resources committee (HR)
Teaching Staff & National Pay Decisions

Monday 24 November

Full Board of Trustees (FBOT)

Friday 5 December

Trustee Engagement

Monday 8 December

Audit & Compliance Scrutiny Committee (AC)

Wednesday 14 January

AGM & Member Meeting

Monday 26 January

Education Scrutiny committee (ES)

Monday 9 February

Full Board of Trustees (FBOT)

Friday 13 February

Trustee Engagement

Monday 9 March

Audit & Compliance Scrutiny Committee (AC)

Friday 20 March

Trustee Engagement

Monday 30 March

Full Board of Trustees (FBOT)

Monday 27 April

Education Scrutiny Committee (ES)

Monday 11 May

Human Resources committee (HR)
Support Staff Pay Decisions

Friday 15 May

Trustee Engagement

Monday 18 May

Full Board of Trustees (FBOT)

Monday 15 June

Audit & Compliance Scrutiny Committee (AC)

Monday 29 June

Education Scrutiny Committee (ES)

Wednesday 1 July

Trustee Engagement

Monday 13 July

Full Board of Trustees (FBOT)

 

The following additional evening training dates are suggested:

Wednesday 8 October 2025

Wednesday 26 November 2025

Friday 13 February 2026 (Wrapped up with Trustee Engagement)

Friday 20 March 2026 (Wrapped up with Trustee Engagement)

Friday 15 May 2026 (Wrapped up with Trustee Engagement)

Wednesday 1 July 2026 (Wrapped up with Trustee Engagement)

 

 

Contact The Board of Trustees

If you have any correspondence for the board of trustees please post it to.

Rev Alan Robson
Chair of Board of Trustees
Sir Robert Pattinson Academy
Moor Lane
North Hykeham
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN6 9AF

Members of the Academy Trust

Mr Neil Appleby

Neil is a local dentist. He became a trustee of SRPA in January 2010 and became Chair of Board of Trustees in April 2013. He completed the NCTL Chair of Board of Trustees course in 2013 and is the Safeguarding lead on the board of trustees. He has run his own small business for 20 years and brings knowledge of working in a highly regulated industry.

Miss May Pattinson

May is a Year 7 Houseparent and teacher at Cothill House. She is currently completing a MSc in Learning and Teaching at Oxford University. May has completed the NPQLL.  Before this, in 2020 she graduated from Durham University. May has taught in Primary and Secondary settings and has experience with a range of school contexts, pupil profiles and educational agencies. As her great-great uncle is Sir Robert Pattinson she is keen to oversee the school’s vision and progression.

Mr Paul Wray

Paul has been a resident of North Hykeham for most of his life, and now lives less than 5 minutes from the Academy.  He is a retired prison officer and trade union representative.  Paul is currently the chairman of Hykeham Rugby Club and serves North Hykeham Town Council.

Who are our trustees?

Rev Canon Alan Robson – Chair of Board of Trustees

Alan has previously been a Chair of Governors at Wooton CE Primary, Spilsby Primary, Toynton All Saints Primary and De Aston Academy. He is a Methodist Minister, as well as a Canon of Honour at Lincoln Cathedral. Alan is Lincolnshire’s Agricultural Chaplain and a board member at Hill Holt Wood, Green Synergy, Lincolnshire Rural Support Network and the Education Committee of Lincolnshire Agricultural Society.

Mr Louis Harman – Vice Chair

Louis is a solicitor and lecturer specialising in immigration law, employment law and matters of general litigation. He works for Canterbury Christ Church University whilst also providing legal consultancy services as an associate at In-House (PBS) Limited. He is also the Safeguarding Lead on the Board of Trustees.

Mr Dale Hardy – Headmaster

Mr Hardy has led SRPA as Head Teacher since September 2018 securing a ‘Good’ Ofsted outcome in November 2019 and in December 2024, taken action to maintain the standards identified at the last inspection. He also received the Lincolnshire Headmaster of the Year Award in 2022 and the Mayor’s Community Award in 2024. As an experienced school leader and previous Local Leader in Education, he leads on the implementation of the Trust’s strategy as well as mentoring and coaching other head teachers at varying stages of their career.

Mr Simon McIntyre - Parent Trustee

Simon is an engineering manager for Siemens Energy in Lincoln, with operational responsibility for two teams. Simon has held various positions  his over 25 year strong career with the company, including working overseas as part of multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural teams. He is a registered Chartered Engineer and member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology.

Mrs Joanne Borrill - Parent Trustee

Joanne has a background in Psychology; in the NHS as an Assistant Psychologist and the Prison Service.  She has completed the NCFE Initial Training for Classroom Assistants.  Between 2015-2016 she completed a year’s contract at Sir Robert Pattinson Academy as Administrative Assistant within the Student Support Services.  This experience, along with volunteering at Ling Moor and raising a son, has given her a wide understanding of the issues experienced by staff and pupils.  Her son is currently a student. She has experience in analysing the NHS service via Clinical Audit and more recently her work as Project Administrator is focused on giving the best service she can and looking at ways to improve.  She attends meetings at work and is happy to contribute in whatever way is required to improve and develop the experience of SRPA.

Mr Geoffrey Killingsworth - Community Trustee

Geoff and his wife have lived in North Hykeham for over 20 years. Although he has lived in the local area all his life, he has a very strong affinity to the area having married at All Saints Church as his wife was brought up here. Geoff has previously been involved in many sports, but most recently as a manager of age group rugby at Newark RUFC and also Nottinghamshire Schools.

In his life as a Civil Servant, he has supported schools in the area with job fairs looking at recruitment into the Civil Service as well as apprenticeships. Geoff also supports families of young people who have severe learning difficulties moving towards employment.

Mr Edward Bosworth - Community Trustee

Edward is a manager currently working within local government.  His role focusses upon delivering operational priorities for several local councils.

Edward currently manages a multi-skilled team, delivering a variety of projects, many of which overlap with his role of Trustee within an
Academy setting.

Edward has strong ties to the local area as well as in education, with a keen interest in community development.

Mrs Tracey Gibson – Staff Trustee

‘I started employment at SRPA on 04 January 1994 as a laboratory technician, I am now part of the safeguarding team. I have more than 12 years’ experience on the governing body as a support staff governor and enjoy the role very much. ‘

Mrs Joanne Murdoch – Staff Trustee

‘Joanne is an existing member of staff who has worked at Sir Robert Pattinson Academy for 12 years.  Joanne has skills not only as a classroom practitioner, but as a wider member of the staff body, engaging with staff from across different departments and support staff.

Throughout Joanne’s tenure, she has become Second in Charge of English and the Academy’s Reading Lead working alongside the Quality of Education Team.  Her love for English is strong by also achieving her Master’s of Education (M.Ed.), specialising in improving reading.  ‘

The following have left our board of trustees in the last 12 months.

Caroline Gadsby

If you are interested in becoming a Governor, please contact Miss L Timbrell using enquiries@srpa.co.uk

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