Academy Council (Governing Body)

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Notton House Academy Link Councillor Roles
Role	Name
Chair	Trystan Williams
Vice Chair	Vacancy
Finance Councillor	Vacancy
Health & Safety Councillor	Martyn Watkins
MAT Trustee	N/A
Parent Representative	Clare Sampson
	Annette Foster
Pupil Premium Councillor	Trystan Williams
Residential Care Councillor	Trystan Williams
Safeguarding, Children in Care / Young Carers Councillor	Trystan Williams
Special Educational Needs & Disability Councillor	Vacancy
Support Staff Representative	Tom Linacre
Teaching Staff Representative	Martyn Watkins

MEET THE ACADEMY COUNCIL

To contact the Clerk to the Governing Body, Elizabeth Jahn, please email;

[email protected]

To contact the Chair of the Academy Council, Trystan Williams, please email [email protected]

If you are interested in joining the Academy Council, please contact Louise Shepherd, Clerk to the Board of Trustees, 0117 456 6513 or 07458 102 618 or by email using Louise,[email protected]

Michelle Reysenn, Headteacher, Notton House Academy

Michelle trained as an English teacher in 2001 at Oxford Brookes University, after completing a degree in English Literature at University College Worcester. She has worked in 3 schools previous to Notton House, both mainstream and special education, leading year groups as a pastoral head, and also, being a subject/ department leader. Michelle has experience as Advanced Skills Teacher and a Special Leader of Education,

Michelle has a Post Graduate Diploma in education from the University of Gloucestershire, and has completed a senior leadership qualification (NPQSL)..

Trystan Williams, Chair of Notton House Academy Council

Executive Lead, Venturers Trust, Principal, Venturers’ Academy

Trystan Williams is a collegiate leader working at all levels in the educational sector, from the primary and secondary phases to university level.

Trystan held his first position as Principal in Wiltshire for ten years, moving into an Executive Headteacher role and then Chief Executive Officer in Surrey, before returning to the South West to open a Specialist Free School for children and young people with a primary diagnosis of autism, in September 2016. He is also the Executive Lead for Venturers Trust, overseeing 5 Primary Schools and Academy Improvement across his Trust.

A graduate of Cardiff Metropolitan University, Trystan won Best School Professional UK in 2008. Four years later, under his leadership, his Academy won the TES Outstanding Special School Award and Overall Outstanding School of the Year.

Trystan has chaired national conferences, led on many ground breaking initiatives such as “The Extreme Classroom”, the subject of numerous documentaries filmed and aired by the BBC, both nationally and globally and achieved recognition at government level for his commitment to the highest standards of care and education for vulnerable young people.

Jen Southall

Chief Executive Officer

Jen is extremely proud to have joined the trust in August 2021. Her vision is that across our academies we provide high quality learning opportunities and individualised therapeutic provision for children and young people who have been identified as having social, emotional, mental health (SEMH), social, language and communication needs (SLCN) and autistic spectrum condition (ASC). By doing so, provide our children and young people with the best possible education and to secure for them a positive and fulfilled future.

Lisa Cox

Notton House Academy Councillor

Experienced Practitioner and Manager at Wiltshire College with 12 years experience working within Foundation Learning in a variety of different roles. Currently, as Deputy Head of Access to Landbased Studies based at Lackham, this involves working with and developing curriculum for learners many with SEND and SEMH.

Lisa has a Certificate in Education with QTLS and continues to develop her CPD relevant to her current role, including LANDEX Management training starting in September 2020.

Martyn Watkins, Teaching Staff Representative

Martyn completed his degree in Sport and Exercise Science at The University of Brighton in 1995 and has a Post Graduate Certificate of Education from Oxford Brookes University. Martyn has worked within Sixth Form College, independent school, mainstream and special education, holding positions including Department Leader and Director of Sport.

Martyn is currently the Welfare Curriculum Lead for Notton House Academy.