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. 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) Ian Saynor (Vice-Chair - Foundation) Emily Loretto (Co-opted) Andy Dyer (Co-opted) Anne Hendon-John (Head Teacher) Carley Sefton-Wilson (Co-opted) Chris Morley (Staff) Vacancy (Parent) Vacancy (Parent) David Patchell (Associate) Tolga Martin (Associate)
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FINANCE & RESOURCES
Chair: Ian Saynor Andy Dyer Carley Sefton-Wilson Anne Hendon-John Davina Hargrave, School Business Manager
| CURRICULUM & STANDARDS (suspended pending additional governors)
Chair: Emily Loretto Ben Penfold Chris Morley Governor Vacancy Governor Vacancy
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(S) – Statutory roles
Safeguarding & Looked After Children (S) | Carley Sefton-Wilson |
SEN (S) | Carley Sefton-Wilson |
Careers (S) | Ian Saynor |
Health & Safety | Ian Saynor |
Maths | TBC |
English | TBC |
PSHE | TBC |
Online Presence | David Patchell |
Finance/PPG | TBC |
Staff Wellbeing | Andrea Faustino |
Membership, Terms of Office & Register of Interests
| Position | Name | Role | Appointment Date | End of term | Interests |
| Staff | Chris Morley | June-21 | May-25 | Staff Member | |
| Co-opted | Carley Sefton-Wilson | Aug-21 | July-25 | ||
| Co-opted | Emily Loretto | Aug-21 | July-25 | ||
| Co-opted | Andy Dyer | Mar-21 | Feb-25 | ||
| Parent | Kasia Skaspka | Feb-19 | RESIGNED WEF 23 July-21 | ||
| Parent | Christine Parsloe | Nov-18 | Nov-22 RESIGNED WEF 10/02/21 | Teacher at another Trust member school | |
| LA | Ivan White | Vice Chair | Oct-15 | Oct-19 RESIGNED WEF 27/05/21 | Trustee of Autism Hampshire |
| Ext Oct 19 | Oct-23 | ||||
| Staff | Katie Handley-Potts | Jul-19 | RESIGNED WEF 23 July-21 | ||
| Headteacher | Anne Hendon-John | Oct-15 | - | ||
| Co-opted | Genevieve McCarthy | Oct-17 | RESIGNED WEF 31/10/19 | ||
| Co-opted | Ian Saynor | Sep-19 | Sep-23 | Employed by EBP South which has an SLA with the school to provide careers services Director of Southampton Co-operative Trust | |
| SCLT Foundation | Andrea Faustino | Chair | Jul-19 | Jul-23 | Director of Southampton Co-operative Trust |
| SCLT Foundation | Clare Grant | Oct-15 | Oct-19 | Solent Mind, provider of Mental Health Services, including mental health education services Member of Ludlow Junior School Academy Trust | |
| Ext Oct 19 | RESIGNED WEF 23 July-21 | ||||
| Associate | Tolga Martin | Staff member | |||
| Associate | David Patchell | Staff member | |||
| Associate | Ben Penfold | Staff member | |||
| Associate | Georgina Coe | Oct-15 | RESIGNED WEF 13/11/19 | ||
| Staff | Chloe Foster | Oct 19 | RESIGNED WEF 06/05/16 | Staff member | |
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% |