Meet the Governors
The Governing Body of the Waterways Partnership
(Waterways Partnership is a federation of Poolsbrook Primary Academy and Hollingwood Primary School)
Welcome to our Governors’ section
Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.
The Governing Body
All Governors sign up for a term of four years, they can then choose to renew this term or resign from the governing body. We currently have vacancies.
|
Name of Governor |
Start Date |
End Date |
Category |
Appointing Body |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Chris Stewart |
01.09.2023 |
N/A |
Head Teacher |
|
|
Daryl Yeates (Chair) |
28.11.2025 |
28.11.2028 |
Appointed |
Trust Board |
|
Richard Cope (Co Vice-Chair) |
11.07.2026 | 10.07.2030 | Parent | Parent Nomination/Election |
|
Emma Chapman (Co Vice-Chair) |
15.03.2025 | 14.03.2028 | Parent | Parent Nomination/Election |
| Louise Yeates | 31.03.2025 | 31.03.2029 | Appointed | Trust Board |
|
Emma Nye |
15.09.2025 |
14.09.2029 |
Parent |
Parent Nomination/Election |
| Sky Malia | 15.09.2025 | 14.09.2029 | Staff | Staff Governor |
| Simon Parker | 12.05.2026 | 11.05.2030 | Appointed | Trust Board |
| Kevin Hill | 12.05.2026 | 11.05.2030 | Appointed | Trust Board |
| Lauren Hill | 15.06.2026 | 14.06.2030 | Staff | Staff Governor |
| Ben Chalkley | 21.06.2026 | 21.06.2030 | Associate Member | N/A |
Last updated: September 2026
The Meetings
The Full Governing Body of the Waterways Partnership (Federation of Hollingwood Primary School and Poolsbrook Primary Academy) meets three times per year to review and develop the school's strategic and financial direction.
The terms of reference for each of these committees are available through the school office.
Register of pecuniary and personal interest
Governors have a legal duty to act only in the interests of the school. Where a situation arises in which they cannot do this due to a personal interest they have, steps should be taken to identify, prevent and record the conflict. This ensures that governors are acting in the best interests of the school. Governors complete a declaration on an annual basis and should not participate in discussions which may result in a personal or pecuniary interest.
|
Name |
Position |
Name of Organisation |
Nature of interest |
Date interest registered |
Date interest ceased |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Stewart | Headteacher | Hollingwood & Poolsbrook Primary School | Member of staff | 01.09.2026 | Trustee at Sheffield Wednesday Football Club Community Programme | |
| Daryl Yeates | Appointed Governor (Chair) | Hollingwood & Poolsbrook Primary School | Wife is also a Governor of the same two schools. | 01.09.2025 | ||
|
Richard Cope |
Appointed Governor (Co Vice-Chair) |
Hollingwood & Poolsbrook Primary School | Parent of a child in school | 15.09.2025 | ||
| Emma Chapman | Parent Governor (Co Vice-Chair) | Hollingwood & Poolsbrook Primary School | Parent of a child in school and works for another Trust | 17.09.2026 | Works for The Two Counties Trust | |
| Emma Nye | Parent Governor | Hollingwood & Poolsbrook Primary School | Parent of a child in school | 07.03.2026 | ||
| Ben Chalkley | Associate Member | Hollingwood & Poolsbrook Primary School | Member of staff | 18.09.2026 | ||
| Lauren Robinson | Associate Member | Hollingwood & Poolsbrook Primary School | Member of staff | 11.09.2025 | ||
| Sky Malia |
Staff Governor |
Hollingwood & Poolsbrook Primary School | Member of staff | 25.01.2026 | ||
| Kevin Hill | Appointed Governor | Hollingwood & Poolsbrook Primary School | None | |||
| Simon Parker | Appointed Governor | Hollingwood & Poolsbrook Primary School | None | 05.09.2026 | ||
| Lauren Hill | Staff Governor | Hollingwood & Poolsbrook Primary School | Member of staff | 18.06.2026 |
Meeting Minutes
If you would like to request copies of our Governor's meeting minutes, please contact the school office.