Our Governing Body
Governors Constitute the Academy Stakeholder Committee (from March 2023)
the principal duty of which is to support the Trust Board and the school in developing and maintaining effective links within the school’s communities, communicating openly and frequently as appropriate and ensuring the school meets its responsibilities to its stakeholders.
Ensuring membership of the ASC includes parent and staff governors, and members of the local community, as per the composition of the Committee.
Supporting the Executive Headteacher in implementing and monitoring arrangements to ensure:
- that pupils are listened to, feel safe in the school and are successful learners
- that parents and carers are kept informed about their child’s progress and that any concerns they have are listened and responded to
- that effective arrangements are in place for staff wellbeing
- that there is regular communication with parents and the wider community
- that examples of the activities of the school and the ASC are provided to the Trust for its termly newsletter to all stakeholders
Representing the School and the Trust at parents’ evenings, presentation events and other school activities.
Receiving and reviewing the results of staff well-being surveys, and the analysis of pupil voice and parent voice questionnaires and surveys.
Providing a point of contact for parents, carers and other members of the local community and directing queries to those in the school or trust with responsibility for dealing with them.
Developing and maintaining effective links with the local community
Promoting collaboration with the other schools in the Trust, actively seeking opportunities for the schools to work together with the aim of identifying and implementing best practice in stakeholder engagement across all schools.
Giving advice and feedback to the Trustees, reporting on all matters for which the ASC is responsible and seeking responses from the Trustees to any matters the ASC draws to their attention.
Submitting an annual report to the Trust Board and thereafter for publication on the school website.
For contributions and/or communications with the Academy Stakeholder Committee; please contact the clerk on dprice@unityeducationtrust.uk
Chair of Governors, Mrs Laura Steward. If you wish to contact the governors, please email the Clerk to the Governors, Daphne Price dprice@unityeducationtrust.uk
Name | Governor Type | Appointed by | Term | Role | Attendance at Meetings 2022-2023 |
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Mrs Natalie Arnold | Co-opted Governor | UET Trustees | 14/12/2021-13/12/2025 | 4/5 | |
Mrs Mandy Hall | Co-Opted Governor | UET Trustees | 18/07/2023-17/07/2027 | N/A | |
Louise Snell | Staff Governor | UET Trustees | 28/03/2023-27/03/2024-10/12/2022 | 3/4 | |
Alice Wiseman | Parent Governor | UET Trustees | 23 Mar 2021 - 22 Mar 2025 | 4/5 | |
Laura Steward(Chair) | Parent Governor | UET Trustees | 23 Mar 2021 - 22 Mar 2025 | Chair | 5/5 |
Mark Cuenca-Farrow | Acting Executive Head - ex-officio | UET | Jan 2024 - | ||
Sarah Willgress | Parent | Trust Board | 31 Dec 2023 - 30 Dec 2027 | ||
Mrs Sarah Charman | Ex-officio - Executive Head Resigned 31.12.2023 | Sept 2021-31/12/2023 | 5/5 | ||
Mrs Claire Keron | Co-opted governor - resigned 30/01/2023 | UET Trustees | 23 Mar 2021-30/1/2023 | 2/2 | |
Mrs Anne Maskell | Co-opted governor Resigned 30.01.2023 | UET Trustees | 04/06/2019-30/01/2023 | 0/1 | |
Michael Rose | Trustee | UET Trustees | Resigned 22/03/23 | Link Trustee | 0/2 |