Governance & Scheme of Delegation (Academies)

The roles of individual Governors, and subsequently members of a Governing Body, work collectively to perform a strategic role and carry out key functions such as:

• Discuss and set the aims and objectives for the Academy.
• Set the required policies for achieving those aims and objectives.
• Set the required targets for achieving those aims and objectives.
• Monitor and evaluate the progress that the Academy is making towards its set aims and objectives.

Finally the role of role of the Academy Governor is to be a source of challenge and support to the Executive Principal, i.e. a 'critical friend.'

The Governors are committed to ensuring that students achieve their potential and are well-equipped for life after school. We believe that every child can do well, and as staff work hard to make sure this happens, we expect our students to do the same.

The Governors’ primary role is to support the Executive Principal and staff; to work with the Executive team to agree the short and long term strategy for the Academy; to assist in ensuring they have the necessary resources and review the progress of the Academy towards achieving its aim.

The Academy is a member of the Harris Federation. Ultimate responsibility for the Academy rests with the Board of Trustees of the Federation (Federation governance details and scheme of delegation can be found in the page document below) but much of the work of the Board is delegated to the Local Governing Body (the Governors of the Academy).

Some Governors are appointed by the Federation whilst others are elected by parents or guardians of students at the Academy or by staff.

The current details of the Governors are shown below. Contact details for the Governing Body, including the Chair can be found by clicking here.

The Governing Body:

Name	Date of Appointment	Term of office	Appointed as	Business and pecuniary interests	Meetings attended 2021/22
Ross Maloney	19 April 2021	4 years	Chair of Governing Body Sponsor Governor	None	Will be completed at end of year
James Handscombe	19 April 2022	Ex-officio	Executive Principal	None	Will be completed at end of year
Sarah Heuston	19 April 2022	Ex-officio	Head of School	None	Will be completed at end of year
Jane Walshe	19 April 2021	4 years	Sponsor Governor	None	Will be completed at end of year
Emily Gill	1 July 2021	4 years	Sponsor Governor	None	Will be completed at end of year
Scott Bailey	1 September 2021	4 years	Sponsor Governor	None	Will be completed at end of year
Jamie Henderson	1 July 2021	4 years	Sponsor Governor	To be confirmed	Will be completed at end of year
Sir Dan Moynihan	19 April 2021	4 years	Sponsor Governor	CEO of Harris Federation	Will be completed at end of year
Rebecca Hickey	1 April 2022	4 years	Sponsor Governor	New Harris Federation Director of Secondary Education	Will be completed at end of year
Rita Sankoh	1 March 2022	4 years	Parent Governor	None	Will be completed at end of year
Tom Ridpath	12 October 2021	4 years	Staff Governor	None	Will be completed at end of year

Resigned in last 12 months:

Carolyn English	19 April 2021 - 31 March 2022	4 years	Sponsor Governor	Harris Federation Director of Secondary Education    Sister - Harris Federation Principal of School Improvement   Son - Chair of Governors at HASN	Will be completed at end of year
Sam Hainey	1 Sept 2020 - 18 April 2022	Ex-officio	Executive Principal	None	Will be completed at end of year