Our School
Governance
Fir Vale Academy School Improvement Board
| Neil MacDonald | Chair |
| Christie Spurling | Member |
| Gary Aubin | Member |
| Jozef Balazs | Member |
| Holly Cookson | Member |
| Tina Ball | Member |
| Anne Quaile | Member |
Previous Members of the Fir Vale Academy LGB
| Name | Role | Date Stepped Down |
| Azhar Iqbal | SEND | 23/03/2026 |
| John Davies | Staff Governor | 23/03/2026 |
| Paul Highfield | Careers | 23/03/2026 |
| Rosemary Cisneros | Roma Engagement | 23/03/2026 |
| Taf Shabir | Health & Safety/Attendance | 23/03/2026 |
You can write to the Chair of Governors at the following address:
c/o Fir Vale Academy
Owler Lane
Sheffield
S4 8GB
Email: Clerk to Governors - goxley@firvale.com
Governance
Fir Vale Academy is a part of United Learning whose Trustees hold the ultimate responsibility for the governance of each United Learning school.
The Department for Education’s governance handbook 2020 identifies the essentials of effective governance as follows:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
- Holding the executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the effective and efficient performance management of staff; and
- Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent.
United Learning’s Trustees delegate certain key roles and responsibilities to the school’s Local Governing Body (LGB) and these are set out clearly in our Scheme of Delegation which can be seen on the United Learning website.
Click here to view the Scheme of Delegation
