The local governing body consists of:

Other members of the Senior Leadership Team attend governing body meetings as appropriate.

The Local Governing Body meets at least once every half term to support the school in moving forward.

The Co-Chair of Governors are Greg Duffield and Alan Shawcross and they can be contacted via the school or at [email protected]/[email protected]

Current Governance Information

Role	Name	Appointed by	Date Appointed	Term
Co-Chair of Governors	Alan Shawcross	Appointed by Trust	16/07/2018	4 years
Co-Chair of Governors	Greg Duffield	Appointed by Trust	11/02/2019	4 years
Parent Governor	Maria Adcock	Appointed by Trust	07/01/2020	4 years
Parent Governor	Naomi Looker	Appointed by Trust	21/01/2020	4 years
Staff Governor	Carolyn Daniels	Appointed by Trust	17/10/2019	4 years
Local Governor	Kathy Moyse	Appointed by Trust	16/12/2021	4 years
Local Governor	David Tyler	Appointed by Trust	16/12/2021	4 years
Local Governor	Madaline Chapman	Appointed by Trust	16/12/2021	4 years

Historic Governance Information – Last 12 months

Role	Name	Appointed by	Date Appointed	Term ended
Parent Governor	Gary Wilks	Appointed by Trust	11/09/2019	07/2021
Parent Governor	Sally Richards	Appointed by Trust	18/12/2017	07/2021
Co-Opted Governor	Laura Bowater	Appointed by Trust	10/01/2018	07/2021
Co-Opted Governor	Sean Morgan	Appointed by Trust	27/09/2020	07/2021

Role and Structure of the Local Governing Body

The Local Governing Body (LGB) shall establish a strategic framework for the Academy by:

• setting the ethos, aims and objectives for the school;
• review and set statutory policies for achieving those aims and objectives;
• setting targets for achieving those aims and objectives.
• maintaining an overview of the Academy Improvement Plan

Governors’ core functions:

• Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
• Holding the Principal to account for the educational performance of the Academy and its pupils, and the performance management of staff; and
• Overseeing the financial performance of the Academy and making sure its money is well spent.

The LGB shall monitor and evaluate progress in the Academy towards achievement of the aims and objectives set and regularly review the strategic framework for the Academy in the light of that progress. In exercising the functions above, the governing body shall:

• ensure the Academy meets all statutory requirements
• (subject to any other statutory provision) comply with any Trust deed relating to the school; and
• consider any advice given by the principal/headteacher.

The LGB shall act to support and challenge the principal in the performance of his or her functions and give him or her constructive criticism.

The LGB composition can vary between schools, but the intention is to have each LGB comprising 7 members, although by exception the Trust Board may appoint further LGB members if required.

For an LGB with 7 members, the composition will be as follows:

• 2 elected parent governors, governors who are parents/carers can only fill the 2 elected parent governor positions
• 1 staff governor & 1 Head-teacher, staff members can only fill these positions
• Trust Board appointed governors which may be recommended by the LGB (appointed for the skills they can bring contribute to the effective governance and success of the academy), these should not be either staff members or parents/carers

The Trust Board will, after consulting the LGB appoint one of the Governors to act as the LGB Chair. The CEO and other members of the MAT’s management team will be entitled to attend and speak at LGB meetings. Local Governing Bodies will meet up to twice per term.

The Trust’s Whistleblowing policy is available using the following: https://www.enrich-learning.org/docs/PDFs/Legal_Info/whistleblowing_policy.pdf

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