Whitefriars Church of England Primary Academy

We are looking for new Governors!

The Diocese of Norwich Multi Academy Trusts (DNEAT and St Benet’s MAT) have exciting volunteer opportunities for new governors from the local community.

Being a local governor for an academy in our Multi Academy Trusts is a valuable and fulfilling role.

As a governor you will be able to:

use your own experience of education and life beyond school to inform conversations
develop and utilise your skills in a board-level environment
make a valuable contribution to education and your community
support and challenge the school so that it improves for pupils and staff
bring your unique experiences, perspectives and insights to decision-making in the interests of the school community

We welcome applications from individuals of all faiths and none, of all ages and levels of experience and from all backgrounds. Knowledge of education and the education system or board experience are not necessary - your skills, attitude and commitment are more valuable. Our governors are asked to uphold the Christian ethos of the Multi Academy Trust.

More details can be found online here Volunteer Governor Opportunities - The Diocese of Norwich Multi Academy Trusts - DNEAT

We attach a link to our Governance Recruitment Pack. You will find the application form within the Recruitment Pack.

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Please return all completed application forms to Hannah Monk, Head of Governance at hannah.monk@donesc.org

Governors

What the Local Governing Body does:

The three core functions for governance in all academies are :

• Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;

• Holding the Executive Leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the performance management of staff; and

• Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure it's money is well spent.

Primary responsibility for these functions is held by the DNEAT Board of Trustees, but it delegates responsibilities to the Local Governing Body (LGB) of each academy via a document called a Scheme of Delegation.

Our Local Governing Body consists of up to 10 Trust Appointed Governors, 2 Parent Governors, 1 Staff Governor and the Headteacher.

The full LGB meets twice each term to discuss Resources for the school and Standards and the Curriculum whilst a smaller group meets once each term to discuss matters relating to the Ethos and Community agenda (covering RE, Christian distinctiveness, Collective Worship, engagement with staff, pupils, parents and community)

School Governors	Appointment Type	Business Interests	Term of office
Jill Hemmings	Trust Appointed Chair of Governors	None	2022-26
Rev. Canon Mark Dimond	Incumbent Ex Officio	None	N/A
Vacancy	Parent Governor
Fiona Munn	Trust Appointed Governor	None	2023-27
Mark Stewart	Trust Appointed Governor Vice Chair	None	2022-26
Mathew Tuckwood	Head Teacher	None	N/A
Kirstie Taylor	Staff Governor	None	2020-24
Melissa Morgan	Trust Appointed Governor	None	2023-27
Alix Baldwin	Parent Governor	None	2022-26
John Ward	Clerk to the Governors - accountable to Governance Professional Service	None	N/A