The Governing Body

The Role of Governor

Within England there are over 300,000 School/Academy Governors who form the largest volunteer force in the country.

The roles of individual Governors, and subsequently members of a Governing Body, work collectively to perform a strategic role and carry out key functions such as:

• Discuss and set the aims and objectives for the Academy.
• Set the required policies for achieving those aims and objectives.
• Set the required targets for achieving those aims and objectives.
• Monitor and evaluate the progress that the Academy is making towards its set aims and objectives. Finally the role of the Academy Governor is to be a source of challenge and support to the Principal, i.e. a 'critical friend.'

As part of Venturers Trust, the Local Governing Body (LGB) operates under a Scheme of Delegation from the Board of Trustees. Two Governors act as representatives of the parent body, the staff are represented by one elected Staff Governor, with co-opted appointments being made by our sponsors based on skills and experience.

For more information about the role of Parent Governor, please click here:-

The Role of a Parent Governor

 

The Governors are committed to ensuring that children at the Academy achieve their potential and are well-equipped for life after school. We believe that every child can be successful, and as staff work hard to make sure this happens, we expect our students to do the same.

The Governors’ primary role is to support the Principal and staff; to work with the Academy Leadership Team to agree the short and long term strategy for the Academy; to assist in ensuring they have the necessary resources and review the progress of the Academy towards achieving its aim.

The Academy is a member of the Venturers Trust, a multi-academy trust. Ultimate responsibility for the Academy rests with the Board of Trustees of the of the Trust and governance details and scheme of delegation can be found on the Venturers Trust website but much of the work of the Trust Board is delegated to the Local Governing Body (the Governors of the Academy). The details of the Governors at The Kingfisher School are shown below and their biographical profiles can be viewed here. 

The Chair of Governors (Melanie Casey), can be contacted in writing via the Academy office in a sealed envelope marked "Chair of Governors - Private and Confidential"
 

Updated March 23

Name	Date of Appointment	Term of Office	Appointed as	Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests	Meetings attended 2021/2022
Melanie Casey	09/10/18 Reappointed 9/10/2022 Appointed as Chair 24/01/2023	4 Years	Chair of Governors Finance Link Governor Early Year Link Governor	Employee - Society of Merchant Venturers Board Trusted of Wessex Learning Trust
Claire Barker	21/11/17 Reappointed 25/01/22	4 Years	Staff Governor	None	5/5
Christine Hunter	10/07/18 Reappointed 2/10/2022	4 Years	Parent Governor Sports Premium Link Governor	None	4/5
Chris Larke-Phillips	26/01/2021	4 Years	Parent Governor from January 2021 Health & Safety Link Governor Curriculum Link Governor	Governor by Trustee of St Michael and St George Federation	3/5
Eva Dodding	25/01/2022	4 Years	Co-opted Governor Data Link Governor	Employee - University of Bristol Undergraduate Recruitment Team	3/5
Camilla Chandler-Mant	26/01/21	4 Years	Co-opted Governor Pupil Premium Link Governor SEND Link Governor	Governor responsible for Pupil Premium and SEND	2/5

Further information about Venturers Trust Governance can be found on the Venturers Trust website