Our Governors

The Hope Sentamu Learning Trust is a Company limited by guarantee and a Charitable Trust. Responsibility for the academies that make up the Trust and for the funds granted by the Parliament for providing education in those academies is entrusted to the Board of Trustees.

The detail of the Members of the Company and of the Board of Trustees can be found here.

Newland St Johns’ CE Academy Local Governing Committee (LGC)

Fred Owen – Chair
Foundation Governor

Date of Appointment: 15/09/2023
Appointed by: Trust
End of Term: 14/09/2027 (Four years)
Attendance at Meetings 2024/25: 1/1
Attendance at Meetings 2023/24: 2/3
Link: No link role assigned
Business and/or Pecuniary Interest:
Chief Executive of the RSPCA Hull & East Riding CIO
Commandant of Humberside & South Yorkshire ACF
Trustee of AGE UK Hull & East Yorkshire

Bio:
Fred is the Chief Executive Officer of the RSPCA Hull & East Riding Branch with an extensive
background in strategic and operational leadership in the third sector both locally in our city
and nationally across England.

He has experience in Justice Education in his previous role as Head of Learning responsible
for leading education, providing quality assurance, and managing public sector contracts.
He has spent over 15 years as a leader in St John Ambulance, starting as the Business
Manager in the Humber region. He became the Regional Manager for the north of England
and was part of the charity transformation team. He moved into the commercial ambulance
directorate as the Sector Operations Manager for the North of England responsible for
delivering ambulance care to CQC standards. As a senior leader for the charity Fred was also
apprentice mentor for new managers and a leadership coach for both commercial staff and
volunteers in St John Ambulance.

In his spare time, he volunteers as a senior youth leader with the ACF developing young
people across Yorkshire. In 2008 Fred was recognised the HM the Queen and admitted into
the Order of St John for his work with volunteers. He was also recognised by HM Lord-
Lieutenant of East Riding for services to the community of East Yorkshire.

Contact:
Newland St John’s CE Academy
Beresford Avenue
Hull
HU6 7LS
hello@nsj.hslt.academy

Bethan Jones
Parent Governor

Date of Appointment: 09/07/2021 (Re-elected)
Appointed by: Trust Appointed
End of Term: 08/07/2025 (Four years)
Attendance at Meetings 2024/25: 1/1
Attendance at Meetings 2023/24: 3/3
Link: Safeguarding
Business and/or Pecuniary Interest: Parent of child at Newland St John’s CE Academy

Emily Rack
Staff Governor

Date of Appointment: 21/03/2023
Appointed by: Staff Election
End of Term: 20/03/2027 (Four years)
Attendance at Meetings 2024/25: 1/1
Attendance at Meetings 2023/24: 3/3
Link: Behaviour and Attendance, Personal Development
Business and/or Pecuniary Interest: Teacher at Newland St John’s CE Academy

Tom Lumley
Foundation Governor

Date of Appointment: 21/09/2023
Appointed by: Trust
End of Term: 20/09/2027 (Four years)
Attendance at Meetings 2024/25: 1/1
Attendance at Meetings 2023/24: 2/3
Area of Responsibility: Standards
Business and/or Pecuniary Interest:
NCETM/Maths Hubs (September 2017)
Sister-in-law is Principal at Newland St John’s CE Academy

Lisa Brett
In Attendance

Attendance at Meetings 2024/25: 1/1
Attendance at Meetings 2023/24: 3/3
Declared Business and/or Pecuniary Interest:
Principal at Newland St John’s CE Academy
St John’s Church

Neil Kenningham
In Attendance

Attendance at Meetings 2024/25: 1/1
Declared Business and/or Pecuniary Interest:
Deputy Headteacher at Newland St John’s CE Academy

Governor attendances are updated once a term

To become a Governor, please contact the school – hello@nsj.hslt.academy or apply here

Clerk / Trust Governance Support – Georgina.Holman@york.gov.uk

For further information, including Governance documents, please visit our Trust website