Governors and Trustees

As a non-maintained college we are required by the Department for Education to have a Governing Body.

The Governing Body of Ascent Specialist College works closely with the Trustees, Chief Executive Officer and the Senior Management Team to set the future direction for the college and decide how the budget should be spent.

Our governors make decisions, collectively, on matters such as performances targets, college policies and the college improvement plans.

Our Chair of Governors is Phil Round who can be contacted by post at the school address which is Wargrave House School & College, 449 Wargrave Road, Newton Le Willows, Merseyside, WA12 8RS.

Governors are committed volunteers who want to make a difference.

When do we meet?

The Governing Body meets once per term. Dates of the meetings for the current academic year are:

  • 07.10.24
  • 20.01.25
  • 31.03.25
  • 07.07.25

 

Our current governors are:

Phil Round - Community Governor/Chair

Phil Round

Liz Preston - Community Governor/Vice Chair

Liz Preston

Denise Wright - Governor

Denise Wright - Governor

Sharon Prendegast - Staff Governor

Sharon Prendegast

Tarran Faulkner - Student Governor
Will Elliot - Student Governor
Muir Miller - Trustee Governor

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