01531 820550 admin@newent.gloucs.sch.uk Governors This information gives an overview of an academy governor’s responsibilities. Governors have a strong focus on three core strategic functions: Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction; Holding the Principal to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff; and Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent Governors are appointed to provide: strong links between the academy and the community we serve a wide experience of the outside world an independent view a focus on long term development and improvement accountability to the community for the use of resources and the standards of teaching and learning within the academy support for the Principal and staff Governors are expected to: attend meetings of the governing body work as a member of the governing body (not as an individual) in the best interests of the academy show an interest in academy activities become well-informed about education in general and about our academy in particular become familiar with the rules of academy governance keep up to date with changes in education legislation attend training courses, where appropriate Governors are involved in the following activities: senior staff appointments the financial management of the academy pupil discipline the curriculum community links Mrs Karen Elen (Chair) Governor READ MORE Mrs Candida Spedding (Co-Vice Chair) Parent READ MORE Mr Chris Germaine (Co-Vice Chair) Governor READ MORE Mr Mark Lake Parent Governor READ MORE Ms Nicola Gee Parent Governor READ MORE Mrs Katie Hancock Governor READ MORE Mr James Joyce Parent Governor READ MORE Mr Sanjeeva Karunaratne Staff READ MORE Mrs Ann Price Business Manager / Company Secretary READ MORE Mrs Jodie Gourlay Clerk to the Governors READ MORE Governance Structure 2021 / 2022 Membership 2021 / 2022 Declaration of Interests 2021 / 2022 Attendance 2020 / 2021 Members Members have a distinct but limited role, however, an incredibly important one. Members act as the ‘guardian’ for the effective operation of the Trust by ensuring through holding the Board to account that the organisation is well managed and governed. The principle rights and powers that Members have to achieve this are: appoint other Members; amend the Articles of Association; change the name of the Trust; appoint and remove one or more Trustees; approve the appointment of the Principal as a Trustee; approve the appointment of external auditors; receive the annual accounts and annual report from the Board; give directions by special resolution to the Board; and (if necessary) to wind up the Trust. Mr Lee Hampton-Whitehead Member Mr David Hogg Member Mr Graham Spaull Member Mr Chris Rayfield Member Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre Watery Lane Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1QF Telephone: 01531 820550 Community Enquries: 01531 828916 Sixth Form: 01531 828915 Email: admin@newent.gloucs.sch.uk Useful Links Parent Pay Report an Absence Ofsted Milk Office 365 GCC’s School Closure Latest News Another excellent year of results and progress for Year 11 students 5 September, 2019 Another successful year for our Year 13 students 5 September, 2019 Fantastic GCSE Examination Results 23 August, 2018 November 2021 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 « Sep Created by Colour Connection | www.colourconnection.co.uk