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Governors Information and Details
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, in addition to the Register of Interests and Attendance record.
We are a diverse board, and welcome new governor applications from across the community. No previous governance experience is required. Please get in touch if you are interested in joining the Polygon board.
Our Governors can be contacted on the following email address: governors@polygon.southampton.sch.uk
Polygon School Governing Body | ||
Name | Position | Subjects / Areas overseeing |
| Andrea Faustino | Chair - Foundation | PSHE, Staff Wellbeing |
| Vacancy | Foundation | |
| Andy Dyer | Co-opted | Finance/PPG, Trained in Safer Recruitment |
| Akash Puranik | Co-opted | Careers (S), English |
| Vacancy | Co-opted | |
| Vacancy | Co-opted | |
| Ben Penfold | Co-Head Teacher | |
| Carley Sefton-Wilson | Local Authority | Lead Safeguarding & Looked After Children (S), SEN (S), Sustainability, Trained in Safer Recruitment |
| Chris Morley | Staff | |
| Lewis Gundry | Parent | Deputy Safeguarding & Looked After Children (S), Maths |
| Vacancy | Parent | |
| Caitlin Osman | Associate | |
| Laura Harrop | Associate | |
| David Patchell | Associate | Online Presence |
*Health and Safety TBC
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Committees within the Governing Body | |
| Finance & Resources | Curriculum & Standards |
| Chair: Andy Dyer (voting) | Chair: Akash Puranik (voting) |
| Vacancy | Lewis Gundry (voting) |
| Carley Sefton-Wilson(voting) | Caitlin Osman (voting) |
| Ben Penfold | Sarah Kinder |
| Davina Yates - School Business Manager | Chris Morley |
Membership, Terms of Office & Register of Interests | ||||
| Name | Role | Interests | Appointment Date | End of term |
Andrea Faustino CHAIR OF GOVERNORS | Foundation (SCLT) | Director of Southampton Co-operative Trust | Jul-19 | Jul-23 |
| Ben Penfold | Ex-officio Co-Headteacher | Director of Southampton Co-operative Trust | Sep 22 | n/a |
| Akash Puranik | Co-opted | Employed by Solent University Fellow of Higher Education | Feb-22 | Feb-26 |
| Lewis Gundry | Parent (appointed by GB) | Employed by Oasis Community Learning (Oasis Academy Lordshill) Membership of ASCL | Nov-21 | Nov-25 |
| Chris Morley | Staff | Staff Member | June-21 | May-25 |
| Carley Sefton-Wilson | LA | CEO Learning Through Landscapes Trust (LTL) who have given a grant to the Polygon for outdoor learning equipment and training Daughter of Bernie Wilson, school counsellor | Aug-21 | July-25 |
| Andy Dyer | Co-opted | Employed by Hamwic Education Trust (Chamberlayne College) | Mar-21 | Feb-25 |
| Laura Harrop | Associate Member | Staff Member | Sept-22 | n/a |
| David Patchell | Associate Member | Staff Member | Sept-10 | n/a |
| Caitlin Osman | Associate Member | Nov-22 | Nov-24 | |
| Past governors (stepped down within the last 12 months) | ||||
| Anne Hendon-John | Ex-officio Co-Headteacher | Oct-21 | END OF TERM 31/08/23 | |
Ian Saynor VICE CHAIR | Foundation (SCLT) | Employed by EBP South which has an SLA with the school to provide careers services Director of Southampton Co-operative Trust | Sept-19 | RESIGNED WEF 08/11/22 |
Governor Meeting Attendance 2022/23 - % of possible FGB or committee meetings attended (committee members only recorded)
