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The Governing Body
The Role of Governor
Within England there are over 300,000 School/Academy Governors who form the largest volunteer force in the country.
The roles of individual Governors, and subsequently members of a Governing Body, work collectively to perform a strategic role and carry out key functions such as:
- Discuss and set the aims and objectives for the Academy.
- Set the required policies for achieving those aims and objectives.
- Set the required targets for achieving those aims and objectives.
- Monitor and evaluate the progress that the Academy is making towards it’s set aims and objectives. Finally the role of role of the Academy Governor is to be a source of challenge and support to the Principal, i.e. a 'critical friend.'
The Governors are committed to ensuring that children at the Academy achieve their potential and are well-equipped for life after school. We believe that every child can be successful, and as staff work hard to make sure this happens, we expect our students to do the same.
The Governors’ primary role is to support the Principal and staff; to work with the Academy Leadership Team to agree the short and long term strategy for the Academy; to assist in ensuring they have the necessary resources and review the progress of the Academy towards achieving its aim.
The Academy is a member of the Venturers Trust, a multi-academy trust. Ultimate responsibility for the Academy rests with the Board of Trustees of the of the Trust and governance details and scheme of delegation can be found on the Venturers Trust website but much of the work of the Trust Board is delegated to the Local Governing Body (the Governors of the Academy). The details of the Governors at Barton Hill Academy are shown below and their biographical profiles can be viewed here.
Last updated 15 March 2019
|
Name |
Date of Appointment |
Term of Office |
Appointed as |
Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests |
Meetings attended 2017/18 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Tovey | Principal | |||||
|
Fiona Westwood |
24/07/17 - 23/07/21 (trfd from BRCA LGB 23/11/17) | 4 Years |
Chair of Governors LINK - Finance, Pupil Premium and Sports Premium |
Partner - Smith & Williamson Director - Sustrans Member - ICAE |
4/4 | |
| Anas Abdelsalam | 12/12/16 | 4 Years |
Co-opted Governor LINK - RE and PSHE |
None
|
4/5 | |
| Simon Holmes | 28/11/16 | 4 Years |
Co-opted Governor LINK - EYFS |
HT at St Philips Marsh Nursery School |
3/5 | |
|
Rachel Hubbarde |
10/07/17 | 4 Years |
Staff Governor LINK - Aspire |
None | 5/5 | |
| Katie Menhinnitt | 01/09/16 | 4 Years |
Parent Governor Nominated SEND and LAC Governor |
None | 5/5 | |
| Hodan Shirwa | 17/11/17 | 4 Years |
Elected Parent Local Governor LINK - English |
None | 3/4 | |
|
Emeritus Professor Andrew Newby |
29/01/18 | 4 Years |
Trust appointed Governor LINK - Data |
None | 2/2 | |
|
Lauren Bourne |
29/01/18 (resigned 17/6/19) |
4 Years |
Trust appointed Governor LINK - Curriculum |
None | 2/2 | |
| Alex Driscoll | 08/10/2018 | 4 Years |
Trust appointed Governor LINK - Maths |
None | 5/5 | |
| John Christensen | 26/11/2018 | 4 Years |
Trust appointed Governor LINK - H&S and Safeguarding |
None | n/a |
