Kepier
Academy converter secondary school in Houghton le Spring (Sunderland).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
(Chair of the Kepier Local Governing Body, Chair of Discipline and Complaints Committee, Chair of Personnel and Salaries Committee and Chair of Headteacher's Appraisal Panel.) Mr Atkinson was a Governor for 6 years (at Heaton Manor in Newcastle) prior to joining Kepiers team in October 2020.
He serves as Chair of the Trust/Local Governing Body and is Chair of the Discipline and Complaints Committee, Personnel and Salaries Committee and Headteacher's Appraisal Panel. He is also Link Governor for Inclusion and MFL. He has a BA (Hons) First Class in Leadership and Management, an MSc in Leadership (ongoing) and is a Lead Auditor.
Mr Atkinson serves as an Army Officer in HM Forces. Accumulating a vast amount of experience in leadership, coaching and mentoring along with strategic planning and change implementation, Mr Atkinson feels he can support the school as we look to develop and improve school leaders, teachers, support staff and learners.
He also feels that his experience in organisational auditing can help identify areas for improvement allowing the School Leadership Team to be proactive rather than reactive.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Rewards
- Extra Curricular Activities
- Behaviour for Learning
- Hegarty Maths
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
Key facts
- URN
- 137262
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Constituency
- Houghton and Sunderland South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (8 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark Atkinson | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Georgina Fuller | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Neil Houghton | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Andrew Slassor | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Christine Stobbart | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Mary Warburton | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Katherine Welch | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Colin Devlin | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Mr Steven Forsyth Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
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