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
Our Governors are:
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Appointment in accordance with Articles |
Name |
Appointed |
Expires |
Business Interests |
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Incumbent |
Mrs Susan Cook (on behalf of the PCC) |
16/11/2020 |
15/11/ 2024 |
Nil |
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3 x Persons nominated by the Trustees
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Christopher Chorley
Susan McKay
Nicola Pushman |
22/09/2020
26/11/2018
10/03/2022 |
21/09/ 2024
25/11/ 2022
9/03/2026 |
Headteacher at St Vigor & St John Primary School, Chilcompton
Trustee & director of West of England Rural Network
Nil |
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2 x Persons nominated by the DBE |
Rosie Pool
Mary Usher-Clark |
10/03/2022
10/03/2022
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9/03/2026
9/03/2026 |
Owner - The Nursery at New Manor Farm Nil
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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)
Nicholas David George
Tom Attfield |
22/09/2020
18/07/2019
10/03/2022 |
21/09/ 2024
17/07/ 2023
9/03/2026 |
Director - Bestaward Director - Hello Performance
None |
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2 x Staff Governors through such process as they may determine |
Victoria Louise Hennessy
Suzanne Denise Lewis |
12/11/2021
12/11/2021 |
11/11/ 2025
11/11/ 2025 |
Siblings' businesses - Hennessy Fire and Security & Hennessy Installations
Employed by Chew Stoke Out of School Club |
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The Principal |
Benjamin Paul Hewett |
7/10/13 |
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Governor at Court de Wyck Church School |
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2 x Parents elected by parents of registered pupils at the Academy at the time of election |
Stephen Priday
Genevieve Whitby |
23/10/2020
14/02/2019 |
22/10/ 2024
13/02/ 2023 |
None
None |
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Membership of Committees 2021-22 |
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Premises & Finance Committee |
Marita Price Ben Hewett Genevieve Whitby (committee chair) Nicholas George Nicola Pushman 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 Early Years SEND Health & Safety Church School Distinctiveness Risk Register Monitoring Visits Pupil Premium |
Susan McKay Chris Chorley Nicholas George Genevieve Whitby Susan Cook
Nicola Pushman Rosie Pool Tom Attfield |
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Attendance at Meetings 2020 - 21
| Jill Baker | 19 out of 19 |
| Christopher Chorley | 8 out of 10 |
| Susan Cook | 9 out of 10 |
| Jen Dreux | 8 out of 11 |
| Nicholas George | 7 out of 10 |
| Vicki Hennessy | 8 out of 10 |
| Ben Hewett | 18 out of 19 |
| Carole Hope | 10 out of 10 |
| Sue Lewis | 9 out of 10 |
| Susan McKay | 9 out of 11 |
| Marita Price | 16 out of 16 |
| Steve Priday | 5 out of 10 |
| Rosie Walter | 9 out of 16 |
| Genevieve Whitby | 10 out of 16 |
The Clerk to the Governors is Elizabeth Anne Dagger.
The Governors and Clerk may be contacted through the School Office.
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