Governance

For details of the Members and Directors of the The Howard Academy Trust please

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

Governors:

Head of School: Jane Wright

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
David Bignell – School Principal	01/01/2013 No longer Principal 31.08.20	100%
Declaration of Business Interest Self Employed Mindfulness in Schools Project

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 - Staff	08/11/2016	100%
Declaration of Business Interest - Nil

Accounting Officer: Paul Morris - CEO / Accounting Officer 16/11/2015

Board

Finance, Personal & Estates Committee

National College: employee (contracted) from 2006

The Howard School: former employee from 01/09/07 to 16/11/2015

Declaration of Business Interest: Account Holder:

Barclays Bank from 1975

Nationwide Building Society from 1975

Nat West from 2015

Skipton Building Society

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

All correspondence should be directed to Mr David Giles,

Chair of Governors, c/o Deanwood Primary School.