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Governors
Governors are representatives of the wider Academy community and include people drawn from the parents, the Academy staff, other members of the local community and/or people with special skills that could benefit the work of the governing body.
Governing bodies are expected to play three key roles:
Governing bodies are expected to play three key roles:
- They provide a strategic overview of the work of the Academy.
- They act as a critical friend to the Academy.
- They ensure accountability to the local community.
Committees
Curriculum & Standards Committee
The Committee has wide-ranging responsibilities - these include reviewing and monitoring all matters relating to the current and future curriculum, the agreement of priorities and targets, and reviewing the published data on pupil attainment and the standards achieved by the academy. Its overarching focus is to promote the quality of the overall student experience, and it does so by supporting the development and use of best practice in all matters.
The Committee has wide-ranging responsibilities - these include reviewing and monitoring all matters relating to the current and future curriculum, the agreement of priorities and targets, and reviewing the published data on pupil attainment and the standards achieved by the academy. Its overarching focus is to promote the quality of the overall student experience, and it does so by supporting the development and use of best practice in all matters.
Finance & General Purposes Committee
The Committee is responsible for monitoring and advising on the day to day financial operations and controls. It monitors the monthly management accounts, reviews and recommends the annual budget and account, and considers the adequacy of risk management and internal controls. It also focuses on all personnel, HR, premises and Health & Safety issues.
The Committee is responsible for monitoring and advising on the day to day financial operations and controls. It monitors the monthly management accounts, reviews and recommends the annual budget and account, and considers the adequacy of risk management and internal controls. It also focuses on all personnel, HR, premises and Health & Safety issues.
The committees undertake their work in conjunction with the Academy Improvement plan, which looks at all aspects of the Academy from standards and targets to issues governing leadership, personnel and physical resources.
Governors can be contacted through the Academy Office.
Click here to find out how to apply to become a Governor.
Click here to find OBA Prospectus
Governors can be contacted through the Academy Office.
Click here to find out how to apply to become a Governor.
Click here to find OBA Prospectus
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OAT LGB Terms of Reference 2018 | 292.1 KB | |
OAT Master Funding Agreement - FINAL | 2.4 MB | |
OAT Scheme of Delegation 2018 | 708.5 KB | |
OAT Supplemental Funding Agreement - FINAL | 741.2 KB | |
OBA Governor Attendance 2017-18 | 138.5 KB | |
Ormiston Bushfield LGB 2018-19 | 42.2 KB |
| Academy Governors | ||||
| Name | Appointed By | Responsibility | Committee | Details of Pecuniary interest |
| Richard Williams | Appointed by Foundation/Trust | Chair of Governors, Principal PM | Curriculum, Enrichment & Welfare, Finance & General Purposes, Strategic Progress Board | None |
| Jenny Farnham | Appointed by GB/Board | Vice Chair / SEND | Policies | None |
| Dennis Kirwan | Ex-officio by virtue of office as Headteacher/Principal | Curriculum & Standards / Finance & General Purposes / Strategic Progress Board | Jan Kirwan (Spouse) Art Tutor Atlantis House | |
| Iain Belson | Appointed by GB/Board | Health & Saftey | Finance & General Purposes / Strategic Progress Board | None |
| Karen Smith | Appointed by Academy Members | Curriculum, Finance & General Purpose | None | |
| Fran Sandal | Appointed by GB/Board | Curriculum Chair / Safeguarding | Curriculum, Enrichment & Welfare | None |
| Ian Mahoney | Appointed by GB/Board | SEN / ICT | Curriculum, Enrichment & Welfare | None |
| Kelly Swingler | Appointed by GB/Board | Science / HR | Finance & General Purposes / Strategic Progress Board | None |
| Christian Hogg | Appointed by GB/Board | Data | Finance & General Purposes | None |
| Laura Corcoran | Clerk to the Governors | Training | All Committees | None |
