GOVERNORS/BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The governing body of the academy is made up of representatives of the Church, the local communities, staff representatives and elected parent governors from both schools.

Their duty is the oversight of the general conduct and development of the schools. The daily functioning of the schools is mainly the responsibility of the Headteacher and members of staff who report to the governors concerning the school curriculum, the schools' resources and activities and the general management of the schools. The governors support the staff in committee meetings and are encouraged to get to know the schools through visits during the school day.

The governors’ role is to ensure that the curriculum is broad and balanced, and meets the requirements of the National Curriculum. They co-operate with the Headteacher to formulate and approve all school policies and consider the school improvement plan annually. The governors have an important role in determining, with the senior management team, the future development of the schools.

Governors of the schools are also directors of the Academy and have a responsibility to determine the schools' budgets each year, considering the general running costs of the schools such as staffing, equipment, heating and cleaning. They also must approve any major projects, such as the building of new facilities. They must ensure that an annual return is made each year to Companies House and report annual to the Trustees of the Academy. Copies of the minutes from Governing Body Meetings are available on request.

Please contact Mr Alan Euinton, Chair of Governors, through Greenfield C of E School, Pulloxhill Road, Greenfield, Bedfordshire MK45 5ES

Tel. 01525 713150

Clerk: clerk@gpacademy.org.uk

Name	Committee/Responsibility	Appointment/Resignation Date
Debbie Drawbridge	Head Teacher / All Committees	N/A
Rev David Payne	Incumbent	Resigned 22 November 2021
Naomi Cowen	Finance Committee	11 November 2019
Liam Doherty	Chair Premises Committee	11 November 2019
Hannah Edwards-Vogt	SEND Link Governor	5 May 2021
Alan Euinton	Chair / Finance & Personnel Committee / Class link / International / Safeguarding Governor	27 February 2013
Emma Druce Non Teaching Staff Governor	Premises Committee	1 September 2021
Sue Smy	Personnel & Chair Curriculum Committees / Class Link	26 September 2011
Alison Wolfe Teaching Staff Governor	Curriculum Committee	1 January 2020
Wendy Shuttle	Clerk	N/A

Trustee attendance records for governing body meetings can be found in the Final Accounts of each academic year.

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Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees are responsible for appointing some of the governors who sit on the Governing Body/Board of Directors. They also oversee the financial management of the academy and the adherence to the academy educational objectives.

David Motion (Chair) (appointed 17/8/2011)

Archdeacon David Middlebrook (appointed 1/9/2019)

Gareth Ellis (appointed 17/8/2011)

Alan Euniton Chair of Governors

Julia Burket (appointed 10/1/2018)

The Annual General Meeting takes place in January of each year. The minutes of the previous meetings can be seen below: