Mr Battle retired as an Assistant Chief Constable with West Yorkshire Police. He has over 30 years experience of working within the public sector and over 20 years of being in a leadership role. 

His roles have given him substantial experience in performance management, change management, project and performance management as well as people development. Mr Battle has acted as chair of discipline tribunals and led on diversity and inclusion.

Having now retired Mr Battle is keen to put his experience to good use in a voluntary capacity and we are sure he can achieve this as a Governor within the Maltby Learning Trust.

Mrs Chetwynd wants every child to achieve their full potential in a high quality, stimulating learning environment. In her role as a Governor, she wants to provide the Academy with challenge so that all pupils have a fair chance to reach their full potential and of equal importance enjoy and fully engage with their learning experience.

She has extensive experience as an Operations Manager within the financial services sector but for the last 14 years has been a director of her own company dealing with property searches for conveyancing professionals. In addition, she has been a Governor within the primary school phase.

Sir Thomas Wharton Academy, with the support of the parents, can achieve its vision and goals and she feels privileged to be part of the governing body. She is committed to support the school to ensure that it will continue to provide a high quality education for all students.

Miss Stonier has over 20 years of experience working in Post 16 and 11-16 provision and has successfully set up and established new sixth forms and various forms of specialist provision in Further Education Colleges and Technical environments. Working in education as a senior leader for over 15 years, Miss Stonier has effectively supported school improvement and concentrated on creating cultures which build strong, positive and supportive relationships based on moral values and character education. Her Executive responsibilities at Trust level have included safeguarding, SEN, health, well-being, careers and governance. Miss Stonier’s current position is as an Executive Director in a Specialist 16-25 Autism and SEN College.

Mr Swann joined the Local Governance Committee of Sir Thomas Wharton Academy in 2020. Mr Swann has an extensive range of educational experience gained during 15 years of working in secondary education.

He has an affinity with the local area, having grown up and lived close to the Academy. He attended Swinton Comprehensive school and has a passion for the life chances of all students from the area. Mr Swann is passionate about a fair education for all and has worked hard to ensure underperforming groups, such as pupil premium students, receive an education that allows them to achieve at least as well as others.

Mr Swann has a deep routed link to Maltby Learning Trust. As an NQT Mr Swann started his teaching career at Maltby Academy and was part of Maltby Learning Trust during its inauguration. Mr Swann firmly believes in the vision of the trust and particularly aligns to, being proud of our community, ambitious for all, and Enriching lives by developing character.

During his career Mr Swann has had a host of positions developing a rich experience of leadership and education. At Maltby Academy Mr Swann was a Leading Learner for Teaching and Learning and KS4 Coordinator for Science. He also worked at Sheffield Springs Academy for 5 years as Head of Science faculty gaining a deep understanding of driving curriculum. The next five years of his experience were at Kingswood Academy in Hull. In this time Kingswood Academy moved from OFSTED inadequate to Good, and from the lowest performing secondary school in Hull to the Highest. With a progress score of +1.17 the academy is now in the top one percent

of schools nationally and has been ranked as second-best performing school in a contextualised measure from the University of Bath. Moving from director of Science to Deputy Headteacher, Mr Swann has played a huge part in the school’s rise. Mr Swann is currently in position as Vice Principle at Wath Academy and leads on Curriculum and Attainment, putting in a great position to challenge advise and support leaders at Sir Thomas Wharton.

As a leader he believes communication, clarity and accountability are the basis of high-level performance. By listening to people and creating a dynamic culture within an establishment greatness can be achieved. He always leads by example and ensures the vision remains integral to all actions and initiatives. It is his commitment to work collaboratively with all stakeholders by offering support and challenge. The Academy must be a safe environment for young people serving the needs of its wider community, raising aspirations and enabling students to fulfil their dreams.

Mrs Guttridge joined the Local Governance Committee as a Parent Governor in March 2021. Mrs Guttridge is a former pupil at Edlington Comprehensive and has three children at Sir Thomas Wharton Academy.

She has over 25 years experience working in the Insurance Industry and brings a wealth of business experience to aid the Governing Body. She completed her MBA in 2003 whilst remaining in full time employment. 

Mrs Guttridge is looking forward to working with the school and the Governors to achieve the best for its pupils.

Ms Leech has worked within the secondary and further education sectors for 20 years, with 8 years' experience as a Senior Leader. Her leadership responsibilities include safeguarding, SEND, student experience, wellbeing, widening participation, behaviour, careers and enterprise. In her current position as Assistant Principal at Barnsley College, she had led on achieving Ofsted outstanding for behaviour and attitudes and personal development, led nationally recognised AoC Beacon Award winning provision for mental health and wellbeing, and sits on a number of regional and national steering groups linked to her areas of leadership and expertise.

Mrs Lunn is a Parent Governor. She has two children who attend the Academy. Alongside being a parent of a child with a diagnosis of Autism, she has extensive experience working within the education sector, working in mainstream, pupil referral units and Social, Emotional and Mental Health special school setting as head of school and Special Educational Needs Coordinator. She currently works within the NHS supporting young people and families with a diagnosis of learning disability, Autism and mental health who are at risk of inpatient admission. Mrs Lunn is passionate about working with staff and children to understand needs and develop support to help meet these effectively. Her role on the Governance Committee is to act as a Link Governor for SEND.

Mr McDonald joined Maltby Learning Trust in 2019 as Senior Vice Principal at Sir Thomas Wharton Academy holding responsibility for curriculum and progress, teaching and learning and more recently behaviour and standards. He was appointed as Principal at Sir Thomas Wharton Academy in March 2022; during Mr McDonalds time at the Academy it has received an Ofsted 'Good' judgement and has made year on year improvements to outcomes. 

Mr McDonald worked in Doncaster based schools in Middle and Senior leadership positions until 2013 when he was appointed as a Director of Education to lead teaching and learning across 13 secondary schools for a large Multi Academy Trust. During this time, he developed capacity within the trust school leadership teams and departments to drive improvements and standards, and was responsible for leading trust schools through multiple Ofsted inspections, helping to take a number of them from inadequate to good over a five-year period.

In addition to the above school leadership experience, Mr McDonald has had articles published in the TES and worked with external education agencies such as iRIS Connect, delivering keynote speeches at national and internal education conferences on his experiences relating to reflective practice.

Mr Wild is currently a Governor at Edlington Victoria Academy where he has two children, one in Y2 and one in Y6 with the view to moving to Sir Thomas Wharton Academy in September 2024. Mr Wild is keen to be a part of education within his community and where his children attend school. After visiting Sir Thomas Wharton Academy, Mr Wild was impressed with how well the Academy was run and expressed an interest to be a part of this and to pass on his knowledge and skills. Mr Wild has attended numerous training sessions as a Governor and has strong knowledge of data protection and GDPR. 

Mr Taylor has worked at Sir Thomas Wharton Academy for 14 years. He is deeply committed to the success of the Academy and the community. As a Science teacher and now an experienced Director of Science, Mr Taylor has shaped the Science department, managing curriculum development, staff CPD and student achievement. Mr Taylor has fostered an environment where innovation and best practices thrive and where high-quality education is tailored to the Academies diverse student body. Working collaboratively across departments, Mr Taylor has developed strong relationships with staff across the Academy. Mr Taylor is passionate about the continued success of the Academy and its students, and as Staff Governor, Mr Taylor would bring his passion for education, strategic thinking and a deep understanding of school policies to key Governance decisions. Mr Taylor is dedicated to ensuring that staff perspectives are included in shaping the future of the Academy and looks forward to the opportunity to contribute to the Academy’s vision and values.