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:

• 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 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
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