The Governing Body currently operates a ‘Circle Model’ which means it works as a ‘whole team’ meeting without separate committees.  An agenda for each meeting will include all the tasks which the governing body is required to consider and the governing body will ‘commission’ assignments or activities arising from the business of the meeting, which will be recorded in the minutes.  In addition to commissioning activities or actions on their behalf, the governing body delegates monitoring activities to ‘monitoring pairs’ or ‘individuals’.  This could apply to statutory functions, and/or the priorities of the School Plan.  In each case where a function has been delegated there is a statutory duty to report any action or decision to the governing body at the next meeting.

Information about the structure and remit of the members, trustees and committees can be found on the Orchard Academy Trust website. This can be accessed via the link on the home page.

Governors 2017-18

Name of Governor

Category of Governor

Appointed by:

Date of Appointment

Term of Office

(Years)

Date stepped down

Roles and Responsibilities

Attendance Record

2017-18

Mrs Anne Mailing

Co-opted

Trust Board

1 July 2016

4

Chair of Governors

Year 1

SEN

Safeguarding

Training & Development Governor

Dr Nigel Smetham

Co-opted

Trust Board

1 July 2016

4

July 2017

Year 3

Health and Safety

Mrs Carolyn Howson

Head of School

Trust Board

1 July 2016

ongoing

Head of School

6/6

Mrs Hazel Crittal

Parent Governor

Vice Chair

Parent election

1 July 2016

4

Year 4 

Assessment

Exit Interviews

5/6

Mr Alan Hemmings

Parent Governor

Staff election

1 July 2016

4

Year R   

Health and Safety

3/6

Mr Darren Jumnoodoo

Parent Governor

Trust Board

1 July 2016

4

Year 6  

Finance and Premises Committee

1/6

Mrs Julia Hayes

Co-opted

Trust Board

1 July 2016

4

Year 2 

English, Maths and Science

Pay and Personnel Committee

6/6

Mrs Julia Sargeant

Staff governor

Trust Board

1 July 2016

 4

Member of staff

6/6

Year 3

Wellbeing

2/6

Mrs Henu

Cummins

22 November

2017

Year 5

Wellbeing 

Name of Clerk

(No voting rights)

Category of Governor

Appointed by:

Date of Appointment

Term of Office

Date stepped down

Roles and Responsibilities

Attendance Record

2017-2018

Stephanie Thurkle

Clerk to the Governors

Governing Body

12 January 2016

1 year

n/a

Provide advice on governance, constitutional and procedural matters; provide administrative support; manage information.