Directors of the Academy Trust
Mr Richard Pearse
Mr Bob Spokes
Mr Francis Umukoro
Mr Alan Fawzy
Mrs Steph Greggan
Mrs Theresa Robinson
Mr Simon Fields
Mr Godfried Nyamekyeh
Members of the Academy Trust
Mr Reggie Samuel
Ms Fiona Walker
Mr Richard Pearse
Mr Bob Spokes
All statutory policies can be found in the 'about us' tab under 'policies'.
Any policies under review and will be reviewed by the governors at a scheduled full governing body meeting.
Statutory policies are reviewed at the beginning of each main term.
The Governing body has received two official written complaints in the academic year 2019/2020.
Governor attendance 2019/20
| FGB | FGB | Finance | FGB | FGB | finance | ||
| Name | 25.9.2019 | 04.12.2019 | 9.7.2020 | 15.07.2020 | |||
| Bob Spokes | a | a | a | a | Bob Spokes | 3 out of 3 | 1 out of 1 |
| Carolyn Baines | a | a | n/a | a | Carolyn Baines | 3 out of 3 | n/a |
| Peter West | a | a | n/a | a | Peter West | 3 out of 3 | 1 out of 1 |
| Richard Pearse | a | a | a | a | Richard Pearse | 3 out of 3 | 1 out of 1 |
| Louise Abrantes | a | a | a | a | Louise Abrantes | 3 out of 3 | 1 out of 1 |
| Elizabeth James | a | a | n/a | n/a | Elizabeth James | 2 out of 2 | n/a |
| Francis Umukoro | n/a | n/a | n/a | a | Francis Umukoro | 1 out of 1 | n/a |
| Alan Fawzy | n/a | n/a | n/a | a | Alan Fawzy | 1 out of 1 | n/a |
Governor attendance at meetings 2018/19 academic year
| FGB | Curric. | Finance | FGB | Curric. | Finance | FGB | Curric | Finance | FGB | FGB | finance | curriculum | ||
| Name | 26-Sep-18 | 14-Nov-18 | 29-Nov-18 | 05-Dec-18 | 27-Feb-19 | 21-Mar-19 | 24-Apr-19 | 12-Jun-19 | 04-Jul-19 | 17-Jul-19 | ||||
| Bob Spokes | a | n/a | a | a | n/a | a | a | n/a | a | a | Bob Spokes | 4 out of 4 | 3 out of 3 | n/a |
| Carolyn Baines | a | a | n/a | a | a | n/a | a | a | n/a | a | Carolyn Baines | 4 out of 4 | n/a | 3 out of 3 |
| Peter West | a | a | n/a | a | a | n/a | a | a | n/a | a | Peter West | 4 out of 4 | n/a | 3 out of 3 |
| Fiona Walker | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Fiona Walker | 0/4 | n/a | 0/3 |
| Reggie Samuel | a | n/a | a | a | n/a | a | a | n/a | X | a | Reggie Samuel | 4 out of 4 | 2 out of 3 | n/a |
| Richard Pearse | a | a | a | a | a | a | a | a | a | a | Richard Pearse | 4 out of 4 | 3 out of 3 | 3 out of 3 |
| Louise Abrantes | a | a | a | a | a | a | a | a | a | a | Louise Abrantes | 4 out of 4 | 3 out of 3 | 3 out of 3 |
| Elizabeth James | n/a | a | n/a | a | a | n/a | a | X | n/a | a | Elizabeth James | 3 out of 3 | n/a | 2 out of 3 |
| Name | Date of appt | Date of leaving | Other interests |
| Bob Spokes | Mar-00 | No | |
| Carolyn Baines | Oct-01 | Yes | |
| Peter West | Sep-04 | Yes | |
| Fiona Walker | Oct-15 | 25.09.2019 | No |
| Reggie Samuel | Oct-15 | 25.09.2019 | No |
| Michael Gavin | Oct-15 | Sept 18 | No |
| Richard Pearse | 01/07/2016 | Yes | |
| Louise Abrantes | 07/04/2017 | No | |
| Elizabeth James | 23/05/2018 | 15.01.2020 | No |
Governors term of office
Bob Spokes is appointed chair from September 2020 to 2021.
Francis Umukoro is appointed as vice chair from September 2020 to 2021.
Both positions were voted for by the FGB.
All other governors are appointed for a 4 year term.
Louise Abrantes was appointed in April 2017 until 2021 and was voted for by the school parents.
Richard Pearse will remain a governor whilst he is Headteacher.
Alan Fawzy was voted for by parents and was appointed in February 2020.
Francis Umukoro was appointed by the FGB in December 2019.
Steph Greggan is teaching staff Governor and was voted for by staff members She was appointed in October 2020.
Simon Fields was appointed on 19th April 2021 as parent governor.
Theresa Robinson and Godfried Nyamekyeh were co-opted by the FGB and appointed as of 29th April 2021.
Register of Interests
Mr Pearse: Relationship with another staff member.
Structure and responsibilities
The full governing body have two committees which they delegate responsibilities to:
Finance, Audit, Premises and Personnel committee
Responsible for- Financial Management and policies, External Audit, Internal Audit, Premises, Personnel. This committee meets a minimum of three times per year.
Membership of this committee: 3 Governors, Headteacher, School Business Manager.
Alan Fawzy will chair this committee.
Management committee
Responsible for- Drafting policies for complaints, equal opportunities, Staff selection, Staff appraisal, Health and safety. Staff pay and conditions. Headteachers performance management,Pupil welfare, Pupil records, Redundancy.
Membership of this committee: 2 Governors,Headteacher, School Business Manager.
Bob Spokes will chair this committee, Alan Fawzy is the other Governor member.
All other responsibilities are dealt with by the FGB.