Management Committee | The Bridge Centre

Name	Role on Committee	Day Job/Role	Term End Date	Business Pecuniary Interests
Mr Neil Toplass	Co-opted Governor Chair	Headteacher at Shenstone Lodge.	26/01/2025	Governor of Phoenix Primary SEMH Academy Walsall
Mr James Morris	Headteacher	Headteacher	22/02/2022	None
Mr Steve Gabbitass	Staff Governor	Teacher	04/03/2023	None
Mrs Lynnette Abell	Associate Member (none voting member)	Business Manager	21/10/2022	Husband - Caretaker at Bridge Centre
Mrs Julia Hayburn	Co-opted Governor SEND/PP/ Sports Premium DIP Lead	Assistant Head – Chase Terrace Academy	24/2/2024	(Chase Terrace Academy) ASCL Professional Body. No interest as it does not influence decision making.
Mrs Lesley Gill	Local Authority Governor Safeguarding/ LAC/Prevent	Virtual Schools SCC	10/10/2022	Related to CEO of ATLP
Mr Steve Lewis	Parent Governor Vice Chair	Civil Servant	11/05/2022	None
Dr Cameron Shields	Co-opted Governor	CAMHS	03/10/2025	(CAMHS)
VACANCY	Co-opted Governor
VACANCY	Co-opted Governor

Attendance at Management Committee Meetings –The Bridge Short Stay School

Name	Role on Committee	5/3/19	7/5/19	22/10/19	25/2/20	12/5/20	6/10/20	27/1/21	16/6/21	29/9/21	26/04/22
Mr Chris Gaffiney	Chair (left 22/10/19)	Absent – Apologies accepted	Attended	Attended	n/a – left	n/a – left	n/a – left	n/a – left	n/a – left	n/a – left	n/a – left
Mr Nick Moseley	Chair (left Dec 20) (previously vice chair)	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	n/a – left	n/a – left	n/a – left	n/a – left
Mr Neil Toplass	Co-opted Governor Chair	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended
Mr Andrew Burton	Executive Head	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	n/a – left	n/a – left	n/a – left
Mr James Morris	Headteacher previously Associate Member (none voting)	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Not required to attend	Attended	Attended	Attended
Mr Steve Gabbitass	Staff Governor	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Absent - Apologies accepted
Mrs Lynnette Abell	Associate Member (none voting member)	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Absent -Apologies accepted	Attended	Not required to attend	Attended	Attended	Attended
Mrs Julia Hayburn	Co-opted Governor SEND/PP/ Sports Premium DIP Lead	Absent – Apologies accepted	Absent - Apologies accepted	Attended	Attended	Attended	Absent - Apologies accepted	Attended	Attended	Absent -Apologies accepted	Attended
Mrs Lesley Gill	Local Authority Governor Safeguarding/ LAC/Prevent	Attended	Attended	Attended	Absent – Apologies accepted	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Absent -Apologies accepted	Absent - Apologies accepted
Mr Steve Lewis	Parent Governor	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Absent -Apologies accepted	Absent -Apologies accepted	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended
Dr Cameron Shields	Co-opted Governor	Absent – Apologies accepted	Absent - Apologies accepted	Attended	Absent –apologies accepted	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Absent - Apologies accepted	Absent - Apologies accepted

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