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The Governing Body
Within England there are over 300,000 School/Academy Governors who form the largest volunteer force in the country.
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:
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Discuss and set the aims and objectives for the Academy.
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Set the required policies for achieving those aims and objectives.
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Set the required targets for achieving those aims and objectives.
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Monitor and evaluate the progress that the Academy is making towards its set aims and objectives. Finally the role of the Academy Governor is to be a source of challenge and support to the Principal, i.e. a 'critical friend.'
As part of Venturers Trust, the Local Governing Body (LGB) operates under a Scheme of Delegation from the Board of Trustees. Two Governors act as representatives of the parent body, the staff are represented by one elected Staff Governor, with co-opted appointments being made by our sponsors based on skills and experience.
The Governors are committed to ensuring that children at the Academy achieve their potential and are well-equipped for life after school. We believe that every child can be successful, 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 Principal and staff; to work with the Academy Leadership 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 Venturers Trust, a multi-academy trust. Ultimate responsibility for the Academy rests with the Board of Trustees of the Trust - both governance details and scheme of delegation can be found on the Venturers Trust website - but much of the work of the Trust Board is delegated to the Local Governing Body (the Governors of the Academy). The details of the Governors at Montpelier High School are shown below and their biographical profiles can be viewed here.
The Chair of Governors (Tracey Killen), can be contacted in writing via the Academy office in a sealed envelope marked "Chair of Governors - Private and Confidential".
The Chair of Governors can also be contacted by email (tracey.killen@venturerstrust.org)
Updated September 2022
Name | Date of Appointment | Term of Office | Term End | Appointed as/Appointing Body | Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests | Meetings attended 20/21 |
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Debbie England | 31/01/19 | 4 years | 30/01/23 | Co-opted Governor & SEND Link | Chair of Trustees of Music Space Non legal member of the South West Employment Tribunal | 10/13 |
Alan Hayes | 05/12/19 | 4 Years | 04/12/23 | Co-opted Governor | Employee of Bath University | 11/13 |
Joseph Gould | 25/09/18 | 4 Years | 24/09/22 | Staff Governor (elected) | Nil | 13/13 |
Kathryn Vaughan | 30/01/19 | 4 Years | 29/01/23 | Parent Governor | Nil | 11/11 |
Mohammed Saddiq | 14/10/21 | 4 Years | 13/10/25 | Vice Chair Sponsor Governor (Society of Merchant Venturers) | Nil | 11/13 |
Antonia Lythgoe | 08/10/20 | 4 years | 07/10/24 | Sponsor Governor (University of Bristol) | Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol, School of Education Member Cathedral Schools Trust | 3/3 |
Tony Cox | 14/12/20 | 4 years | 13/12/24 | Parent Governor (elected) | Nil | 2/2 |
Reuben Chatterjee | 12/05/22 | 4 years | 13/05/26 | Co-opted | TBA | |
Kirsti Kavanagh | 14/10/21 | 4 years | 13/10/25 | Co-opted | TBA | 1/1 |
Tracey Killen | 20/09/22 | 4 years | 19/09/26 | Co-opted Chair of Governors | TBA | |
Historic (left within the last 12 months) | ||||||
Angela Marsden | 14/10/21 | 4 years | 02/12/21 | Co-opted | - | - |
Jacqueline Cornish | 18/05/20 | 4 years | July 22 | Sponsor Governor (Society of Merchant Venturers) | ||
Chris Patterson | 06/12/19 | 4 years | Sep 22 | Chair of Governors | ||
Shiva Nokhasteh | 05/12/19 | 4 years | Oct 22 | Co-opted Governor |