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Governance

For details of the Members and Directors of the The Howard Academy Trust please  
Click Here 
Audited Account and Financial Reports Click Here 
 

Chair of Governors:  David Giles (contactable via the School Office)

Governors: 

 
Head of School:        Jane Wright
 
Staff Governor:        Oliver Slack
                                 
Co-opted Governor:  David Giles
                                 Barry Rhodes
                                 Sarah Bennett
                                 Sue Lamb
 
Parent Governor:    Natalie Francis 
                               Emma Gray
                                  
Clerk to Governors: Jayne Lambert
 
 

Each Governor is responsible for the monitoring of a key area of the school:

Finance - The Howard Academy Trust 

Safeguarding & Child Protection - David Giles 

Pupil Premium - Sue Lamb

Curriculum - Sarah Bennett

Special Educational Needs - Natalie Francis
 
School Council - Sarah Bennett
 
Whistleblowing - David Giles
 
Training - Barry Rhodes

 

Governing Body Composition:

The constitution for the Local Academy Board is:

Headteacher, Up to 2 parent governors, Up to 2 staff governor and up to 5 co-opted governors. 

The quorum shall be 3 governors or, where greater, any one-third (rounded up) of the total number of governors of the LAB.

Meets:

The Local Academy Board will meet at least 3 times a year and otherwise as required.

Members of the Local Academy Board will have at least seven clear days’ notice of the meeting and its agenda, except in the case of an emergency meeting.

The agenda and minutes will be produced by the Clerk to Governors and made available to all members of the Local Academy Board via Governor Hub.

A copy of the minutes, apart from confidential items, will be available in the school office for inspection by parent/carers and staff.

Name

Appointed

Attendance  2019 - 2020

Sarah Bennett Co-opted

30/03/18

100%

Declaration of Business Interest    -  Nil

Oliver Slack - Staff      

05.11.2020N/a

Declaration of Business Interest   - Nil


Natalie Francis - Parent

23/11/2017

0%

Declaration of Business Interest 

Employed Tecmaster (Kitchen Company)

David Giles 

Chair / Co-opted

26/08/2018

100%

Declaration of Business Interest

Barclays retired employee, Co-opted Governor @ Temple Mill & Medway UTC

Emma Gray -  Parent

19/11/2017

50%

Declaration of Business Interest  

Vice & Co-opted Chair Greenvale Infants

Susan Lamb – Co-opted

11/11/2017

100%

Declaration of Business Interest     

Consultant  Medway Early Years Ltd
Early Years Advisor – Medway Council

Barry Rhodes -  Co-opted

30/03/2018

50%

Declaration of Business Interest -   Nil

Jane Wright -  Head of School

08/11/2016

100%

Declaration of Business Interest - Nil

 
 
Accounting Officer: Owen McColgan - CEO / Accounting Officer  
                                    Declaration of Business Interest:    

                                       Inspiring Change MAT: Member from 12/12/2018

                                       Medway Performing Arts: Partner from 03/01/2020

                                       Featherby Infants & Junior School: Governor from 08/09/2020

 
  
Governors left in the last 12 months   
 
Rebecca Currier (Staff Governor) Resigned 23.10.19 
David Bignell (Principal) Moved to another Trust School 31.08.19 
 
  
  Please refer to the links below for further information
  • Terms of Reference for Local Academy Board
  • Scheme of Delegation (Non Sponsored Academies)
If you are interested in becoming a school governor and would like more
information our Chair of Governors, Mr D Giles can be contacted via
the school office. Alternatively any correspondence can be sent to
Mr Giles again c/o Deanwood Primary School again via the school office.
 
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