Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor. We have also provided a Register of Governor Interests and an Annual Statement of Issues for your information. As from September 2015, following the reconstitution all members are elected for a 4 year term of office.
Our Governor's can be contacted on the following email address: governors@polygon.southampton.sch.uk
POLYGON SCHOOL GOVERNING BODY Andrea Faustino (Chair - Foundation) Vacancy (Foundation) Andy Dyer (Co-opted) Akash Puranik (Co-opted) Vacancy (Co-opted) Vacancy (Co-opted) Ben Penfold (Co-Head Teacher) Anne Hendon-John (Co-Head Teacher) Carley Sefton-Wilson (Local Authority) Chris Morley (Staff) Lewis Gundry (Parent) Vacancy (Parent) Caitlin Osman (Associate) Laura Harrop (Associate) David Patchell (Associate)
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FINANCE & RESOURCES Chair: Andy Dyer (voting) Vacancy Carley Sefton-Wilson(voting) Ben Penfold Davina Yates, School Business Manager | CURRICULUM & STANDARDS Chair: Akash Puranik (voting) Lewis Gundry (voting) Caitlin Osman (voting) Sarah Kinder Chris Morley |
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(S) – Statutory roles
Safeguarding & Looked After Children (S) | Carley Sefton-Wilson Deputy Lewis Gundry |
SEN (S) | Carley Sefton-Wilson |
Careers (S) | Akash Puranik |
Health & Safety |
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Maths | Lewis Gundry |
English | Akash Puranik |
PSHE | Andrea Faustino |
Online Presence | David Patchell |
Finance/PPG | Andy Dyer |
Staff Wellbeing | Andrea Faustino |
Sustainability | Carley Sefton-Wilson |
Trained in Safer Recruitment | Carley Sefton-Wilson Andy Dyer |
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 | 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 | |
Anne Hendon-John | Ex-officio Co-Headteacher |
| Oct-15 | - | |
Caitlin Osman | Associate Member | Nov-22 | Nov-24 | ||
Gloria Burton | Associate Member | Staff Member | September 2022 | RESIGND WEF 30/07/22 | |
David Patchell | Associate Member | Staff member | Jan 2018 | n/a | |
Tolga Martin |
| Staff member | Jan 2018 | RESIGNED WEF February 22 | |
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 | Sep-19 | RESIGNED WEF 08/11/22 | |
Emily Loretto |
| Aug-21 | RESIGNED WEF 05/11/21 | ||
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Governor Meeting Attendance
% of possible FGB or committee meetings attended (committee members only recorded)
Governor | 2019-2020 | 2020-21 |
Andrea Faustino | 83% | 100% |
Ivan White | 100% | 90% |
Ian Saynor | 83% | 92% |
Clare Grant | 78% | 78% |
Anne Hendon-John | 100% | 100% |
Katie Handley-Potts | 89% | 78% |
Chris Parsloe | 100% | 67% |
Kasia Skapska | 67% | 67% |
Tolga Martin | 100% | 50% |
David Patchell | 100% | 83% |
Emily Loretto | n/a | 100% |
Andy Dyer | n/a | 100% |
Carley Sefton-Wilson | n/a | n/a |
Chris Morley | n/a | 100% |