Governors
As an Academy, the school has a contract with the Department for Education which requires the school to perform effectively in return for which the school receives funding from central government. This contract requires the school to be a registered company with Directors (we call them Governors)
The Governing Body elects a Chair and a Vice-Chair of Governors at the beginning of each academic year. The Governing Body has a Clerk.
There are four main governor committees and these are: Learning & Achievement, Personnel & Pay, Finance & Premises, Admissions
There are agreed terms of reference for each committee. Each committee elects its own Chair at the first committee meeting in the academic year. Whilst each committee has specific areas of responsibility the support of other governors may need to be sought before decisions can be implemented. The committees usually meet once a term or as required.
Responsibilities of The Governing Body
The primary role of the Governors is to carry out the day to day running of the Academy Trust in accordance with its Articles of Association and with company law.
The governing body has specific responsibilities including:
- To ensure the quality of educational provision
- To ensure that the school sets challenging targets
- The responsibility for the conduct of the school
- Ensuring policies relating to the School’s operation are prepared and reviewed
- Providing information for parents
- Managing the Academy Trust’s finances and property
- Personnel matters including staff appointments
- Pupil discipline and behaviour
- Monitoring and evaluating the activities of the school
- Ensuring that the Academy Trust complies with both charity and company law
- Preparing for and responding to OfSTED and SIAMS inspections
As part of our continuing development as a governing board we have drawn up an Effective Governance Plan, which is available to read here:-
Effective Governance Plan
Our Governors are:
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Appointment in accordance with Articles |
Name |
Appointed |
Expires |
Business Interests |
|
Incumbent |
Mrs Susan Cook (on behalf of the PCC) |
16/11/2020 |
15/11/2024 |
Nil |
|
3 x Persons nominated by the Trustees |
Christopher Chorley |
22/09/2020 |
21/09/2024 |
Headteacher at St Vigor & St John Primary School, Chilcompton |
| Susan McKay | 26/11/2018 |
25/11/2022 |
Trustee & director of West of England Rural Network | |
| VACANCY | ||||
|
2 x Persons nominated by the DBE |
Rosie Pool |
10/03/2022 |
9/03/2026 |
Owner - The Nursery at New Manor Farm |
| Mary Usher-Clark | 10/03/2022 | 9/03/2026 | Nil | |
|
3 x Persons nominated by the Foundation Members who are parents of a registered pupil at the academy at the time of appointment |
Marita Mary Price (CHAIR) |
22/09/2020 |
21/09/2024 |
Director - Bestaward |
| Nicholas David George | 18/07/2019 | 17/07/2023 | Director - Hello Performance | |
| Tom Attfield | 10/03/2022 | 9/03/2026 | None | |
|
2 x Staff Governors through such process as they may determine |
Victoria Louise Hennessy |
12/11/2021 |
11/11/2025 |
Siblings' businesses - Hennessy Fire and Security & Hennessy Installations |
| Suzanne Denise Lewis | 12/11/2021 | 11/11/2025 | Employed by Chew Stoke Out of School Club | |
|
The Principal |
Benjamin Paul Hewett |
7/10/13 |
|
Governor at Court de Wyck Church School |
|
2 x Parents elected by parents of registered pupils at the Academy at the time of election |
Stephen Priday
|
23/10/2020
|
22/10/2024
|
None
|
| Genevieve Whitby | 14/02/2019 | 13/02/2023 | None | |
Membership of Committees 2021-22 |
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Premises & Finance Committee |
Marita Price Ben Hewett Genevieve Whitby (committee chair) Nicholas George Sally Connell (SBM) |
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Personnel & Pay Committee |
Susan McKay Marita Price Rosie Pool Ben Hewett |
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Learning and Achievement Committee |
Chris Chorley (committee chair) Ben Hewett Vicki Hennessy Steve Priday Marita Price Tom Attfield Mary Usher Clark |
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Admissions Committee |
Ben Hewett Sue Lewis Susan Cook Chris Chorley Marita Price Liz Dagger (Clerk) |
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Governors with Special Interests |
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| Safeguarding | Susan McKay | |||
| Early Years | Chris Chorley | |||
| SEND | Nicholas George | |||
| Health & Safety | Genevieve Whitby | |||
| Church School Distinctiveness | Susan Cook | |||
| Risk Register | VACANCY | |||
| Monitoring Visits | Rosie Pool | |||
| Pupil Premium | Tom Attfield | |||
Attendance at Meetings 2021 - 22
| Tom Attfield | 6 out of 6 |
| Jill Baker | 6 out of 7 |
| Christopher Chorley | 6 out of 9 |
| Susan Cook | 2 out of 8 |
| Nicholas George | 12 out of 13 |
| Vicki Hennessy | 9 out of 9 |
| Ben Hewett | 17 out of 17 |
| Sue Lewis | 8 out of 8 |
| Susan McKay | 8 out of 10 |
| Marita Price | 16 out of 17 |
| Steve Priday | 5 out of 9 |
| Nicola Pushman | 7 out of 8 |
| Rosie Roberts-Pool | 5 out of 6 |
| Mary Usher-Clark | 6 out of 7 |
| Genevieve Whitby | 13 out of 14 |
The Clerk to the Governors is Liz Dagger.
The Governors and Clerk may be contacted through the School Office.