governance
- Setting the Academy’s vision and strategic aims, agreeing plans and policies, and making creative use of resources.
- Monitoring and evaluating performance and to support and challenge the Headteacher in managing the Academy.
- Ensuring that the Academy is accountable to the children and parents/carers it serves, to its local community, to those who fund and maintain it, as well as to the staff it employs.
The George Abbot School Governing Body comprises 7 Community Governors, 6 Parent Governors and 6 Staff Governors (including the Headteacher who is ex-officio).
The Term of Office for any Governor is 4 years, although a Governor may choose to resign prior to the end of their term. The Governing Body appoint Community Governors, however an election is held for the positions of Parent and Staff Governors.
Governors are able to resign from their position by providing written notice to the Chair of Governors and/or the Clerk to Governors. The Governing Body also have the right to remove Governors if there is persistent absence (without the permission of the Governing Body) from all meetings within a period of 6 months, and the Governing Body resolve that the position is to be vacated.
The Committee Cycle runs termly, starting with a Local Governing Body Meeting, followed by each Committee (Curriculum & Outcomes, Pay Committee (Autumn term only) and Finance & Resources). The term ends with a further Local Governing Body Meeting. There are also evenings set aside for training and planning. Please click on the following to review the duties undertaken by each committee:
Terms of Reference - under review
Governors at George Abbot School are as follows:
Parent Governors
Appointed by self-nomination and parent vote (where necessary):
Julie Dickson* - Office Ends - 27.11.18
*Vice Chair of Finance & Resources
Jeremy Hoar - Office Ends - 27.11.18
Nicola Mead* - Office Ends - 16.12.19
*Vice Chair of Curriculum & Outcomes
Douglas Spinks* - Office Ends - 30.11.20
*Chair of Curriculum & Outcomes
Jackie Thompson - Office Ends - 30.11.20
Community Governors
Appointed by the Local Governing Body:
Richard Hubbard* - Office Ends - 04.12.21
*Chair of Finance & Resources
Vivienne Johnson* - Office Ends - 13.01.21
*Vice Chair of Governors
Jeremy Pattison* Office Ends - 05.02.21
*Chair of Governors
Gabrielle Holgate - Office Ends - 30.04.19
Staff Governors
Appointed by staff self nomination and vote (where necessary):
Kate Carriett* - Office Ends - Ex-officio
*Headteacher
John Hardy - Office Ends - 05.10.20
Mike Lewis - Office Ends - 05.02.18
Ola Scott-Boyle - Office Ends - 05.02.18
Angela Barker-Lewis - Office Ends - 15.01.21
key documents
Governors' Impact Statement 2016 -17
Constitution of the Local Governing Body
Guildford Education Partnership (GEP Academies) overview document
For information on the governance of the trust (members/trustees) please click HERE.
For each trustee and local governor who has served at any point over the last 12 months please click HERE
For further information on governance at the school, please contact Miss Lauren Hughes, via email: clerktogovs@georgeabbot.surrey.sch.uk
If you wish to contact the Chair of Governors, Jeremy Pattison, please contact the school office on 01483 888000 or email: office@georgeabbot.surrey.sch.uk in the first instance for them to redirect your query.
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