Governing Body
Mrs Chris Fone
Co-Opted Governor Chair of Governors I was born in Widnes and was educated in the town at Farnworth Infants, Simms Cross Juniors, and Fairfield High Schools. I have also lived and worked in the local community for most of my life. I trained as a...
Mrs Sarah Dowd
Co-Opted Governor Vice Chair of Governors I attended school in Widnes and have lived here for most of my adult life. I am married with two children and three step-children. I was previously a solicitor and partner in a law firm and have an...
Mr Simon Corner
Principal Following the completion of my Degree and Masters of Mathematics at the University of Liverpool, I embarked on a graduate accountancy programme with PriceWaterHouseCoopers. Very quickly I realised that my passion lay within education. I...
Mr Matthew Deeney
Head of School Following the completion of my degree in Sports Studies and Education at Liverpool Hope University and with aspirations of becoming a PE teacher, I joined Wade Deacon in 2008 as a PE technician. I completed my teaching qualification...
Mr Andy Brothers J.P
Co-opted Governor I am married with three grown up children who all attended Wade Deacon High School. I grew up in Liverpool but have lived in Widnes for over 30 years and work in the telecommunications industry as a Learning & Development Officer...
Dr Alan Thomson
Co-Opted Governor After sixteen years teaching in Merseyside secondary schools, I made the move to work in Higher Education. Since 2007, I have been a Senior Lecturer in three different universities working with prospective teachers and undertaking...
Mr John Clarke
Staff Governor A Staff Governor, educated through the Trust at Halewood Academy between 2003 and 2008. I completed my B.A Honours Degree in History at the University of Liverpool in 2013 and started my career in education working as a Teaching...
Mr Kurt Tutty
I take great pride in working at Wade Deacon and value our community greatly. As a local resident, I myself used to attend Wade Deacon between the year 2000-2005 and I feel privileged to now be able to say that I am a member of the Art team here. I...
Mrs Nevina Cross
Associate Governor I have worked in secondary education for over 21 years and have been a Senior Leader in pastoral care, safeguarding and (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) SEND for over 13 years . I am passionate about helping young...
Mr Ged Sheridan
Co-opted Governor I am a senior officer within Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service and joined in 1996. I have worked at fire stations across all of Merseyside and I have managed operational training for a number of years through my roles at Service...
Name | Start date of office | End date of office |
Chris Fone Chair of Governors Co-Opted Governor | 28/02/2025 | 28/02/2029 |
Sarah Dowd Vice-Chair of Governors Co-Opted Governor | 11/07/2021 | 10/07/2025 |
Andy Brothers Co-Opted Governor | 28/02/2025 | 28/02/2029 |
Simon Corner Principal | 31/10/2016 | (n/a – Principal) |
Nevina Cross Associate Governor | 10/05/2022 | 09/05/2026 |
Matthew Deeney Head of School | 01/09/2023 | (n/a Head of School) |
Ged Sheridan Co-Opted Governor | 09/05/2022 | 08/05/2026 |
John Clarke Staff Governor | 01/05/2022 | 30/04/2026 |
Kurt Tutty Staff Governor | 01/05/2022 | 30/04/2026 |
Alan Thomson Co-Opted Governor | 01/03/2025 | 01/03/2029 |
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Leavers (past 12 months)
Name | Start date of office | End date of office |
Pam Jones Co - Opted Governor | 28/02/2021 | 27/04/2023 |
Sharon Mullen Parent Governor | 01/04/2022 | 31/12/2023 |
Kevin Haigh Parent Governor | 01/03/2021 | 11/01/2024 |
Downloads:
If you would like to discuss becoming a Governor of our school, please click the link below to visit the Wade Deacon Trust website and complete the online form.
Wade Deacon Trust
Key governance information, including statutory documents and reports that multi-academy trusts must publish, can be found here on the Wade Deacon Trust website.
