Underley Garden School is operated by Acorn Care and Education Ltd.
Underley Garden School is owned by Underley Schools Limited and is a fully owned subsidiary of Acorn Care and Education, which is part of Outcomes First Group, a provider of children’s services in the UK.
Underley Garden School has its own dedicated management team, under the leadership of David Glaves, Head of Service. Oversight of school management is provided by the Regional Director for Options Autism responsible to the Managing Director, Emma Sanderson and UK Chief Operating Officer, Richard Power.
Richard Power also acts as the registered Proprietor Chairperson for Acorn Care and Education.
The management team is complemented by Group support functions covering Quality and Compliance, Admissions and Marketing, Human Resources, Finance and IT. Key decisions are referred to Outcomes First Group’s Board of Directors, consisting of Outcomes First Group CEO, David Leatherbarrow and CFO, Jean-Luc Janet, together with an independent Chairman and three Non-Executive Directors.
In addition, the Group continues its robust governance through local governing committees, a national education performance board, chaired by the Operations Director and an independent Safeguarding and Quality Committee with three independent members. These governance groups meet every term.
Chair of Proprietorial Body: Richard Power
Registered Office: Atria, Spa Road, Bolton, BL1 4AG
Telephone number: 01204 956899
Registered Number: 909/6044
Chair of Governors, Regional Director: Ann Henderson ann.henderson@ofgl.co.uk
Head of Service: David Glaves david.glaves@underleygarden.co.uk