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Kempston Academy

Governance

Local Governing Body 

 

Our governors provide an exceptional level of challenge and support to each school on a voluntary basis with the sole ambition of raising standards and achievement.

The role the Local Governing Body is to:

  • implement and administer the Trust’s policies at local level and report termly to the Board of Trustees

  • monitor and be accountable for the performance and standards of the school to Ofsted

  • govern exclusions in accordance with appropriate regulations

  • consider budget monitoring information and proposals

  • act as a critical friend to the Headteacher

  • represent the views of the community

 

LGB Position Name  Connections to Staff (Yes or No) If Yes (who and how) Governor/Trusts Posts held (Name of Educational/other establishment) Employment, office, trade, profession or vocation interests declared (Yes or No – if yes, please state)
Chair  Terri Conway No N/A Mayor of Kempston Town Council
Community Governor James Valentine  No N/A N/A 
Community Governor Stephen Conway No N/A

Chair and Trustee of Men in Sheds Bedford

 

Member of Kempston Town Council

Community Governor / Safeguarding Governor  Andrew Smith  No  N/A  N/A 
Parent Governor Rachel Dell  No N/A N/A
Co-opted Governor Joanna Distin  No
Staff Governor Sarajuddin Riaz N/A N/A N/A
Headteacher Paul House  N/A N/A
Parent Governor Melanie Purves  N/A N/A N/A

 

squarta@kempstonacademy.co.uk  Tel: 01234 290900

                                                                                                        

Attendance Key: P = present, Ap = apologies received and accepted, ApN = apologies received but not accepted, A = absent

Name

 Category

Term Expires

14 10 21

01 12 21

09 02 22

23 03 22

11 05 22

6 07 22

Alison Crook (ALC) [Chair] [SEND Gov]

Appointed

01 10 24

P

P

P

P

P

P

Steve Conway (SC) [H&S Gov]

Community

01 12 25

-

P

P

P

Ap

P

Terri Conway (TC) [Behaviour Gov]

Community

01 12 25

-

P

P

P

Ap

P

Melanie Purves (MP) [T&L Gov]

Parent

01 12 25

-

P

P

P

P

Ap

Sebastian Sagnia (SS) [Staff Gov]

Staff Gov

23 03 26

-

-

-

P

P

P

 
The pay committee, which convenes in the first week of November each year,  comprises the CoG , Trust CEO and any other 2 governors alongside the Headteacher
and their nominated representative for Performance Management.
Steve Conway and Terri Conway hold offices as Local Councillors within Kempston with Terri holding the office of Mayor.

 CLT Scheme of Delegation