Parent Governor Election 2021

3rd November 2021

Dear Parents/Carer,

 

PARENT GOVERNOR ELECTION - INVITE TO STAND FOR ELECTION AS PARENT GOVERNOR.

 

In our Academy we have provision for parent governors and there is currently one vacancy.

 

The Local Governing Committee and the Headteacher, have overall responsibility for the running of the Academy along with the Board of Trustees for the Four Cs MAT.

 

No special qualifications are needed, and the most important thing is to have a keen interest in the Academy and be prepared to play an active part in the Local Governing Committee work.

 

Training is available free of charge for all governors and this Local Governing Committee has an expectation that those new to being a governor will attend induction training.

 

The enclosed sheet summaries the circumstances under which someone cannot serve as a governor. Please note that parent/ carers who have paid employment in the Academy of 500 or more hours per academic year, or who are elected members of the Local Authority are not eligible to stand in these elections. 

 

Nominations must be from parents or carers with children at the Academy on the first day of the elections 3rd November 2021.

 

If you would like to stand for election, please complete the nomination form on our website and return to office@discoveryprimary.com  no later than 24th November 2021. You may also include a short personal statement to support your nomination, which should be no longer than 400 words. The statement should cover the following:

 

• Evidence to extent to which you possess the skills and experience the Local Governing Committee desires (see above)
• Your commitment to undertake training and development to acquires or develop the skills to be an effective governor;
• If seeking re-election, details of your contribution to the work of the Local Governing Committee during your previous term of office; and
• How you plan to contribute to the future work of the Local Governing Committee.

 

If there are more nominations than vacancies the election will be by secret ballot. If that is necessary, voting papers will be sent to all parents together with details of the ballot procedure.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Ms. M Siequien

Headteacher 

 

 

 

 

 

Trustees

 

TRUSTEES AND MEMBERS - FOUR CS MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST (MAT)
For more information on Trustees, please see the Four Cs MAT website
First Name	Surname	Role
David	Briggs	Member
John	Dadge	Trustee
Gary	Dawkins	Trustee and Member
Andrew	Finding	Trustee
Paulina	Ford	Trustee
John	Holdich	Member
Sarah	Humble	Trustee
Mary	Kiernan	Trustee
Gilmour	McLaren	Trustee and Member
Poppy	Reynolds	Member
Jonathan	Theobalds	Trustee
David	Whiles	Trustee
Sarah	Cooper	Clerk to Governors
Debbie	Sanderson	Clerk to Governors

 

 List of the Local Governing Committee (LGC)

Category	Name	Term of Office Expiry/ Review Date	Link Governor Role	Details of Pecuniary Interest	Governance Role in other Educational Establishments
Headteacher	Michelle Siequien	01/09/2023	Staff	Headteacher, Discovery Primary Academy	None
Community/ Co-opted Governor	Kevin Abbott  Chair	15/10/2025	Health & Safety  Pupil Premium Governor	Assistant Principal at Ken Stimpson Community School which is looking to join the MAT	None
LA	Madeleine Roberts  Vice Chair	09/07/2023	Safeguarding and Prevent, CiC, SEND	Part time HSW for Age UK	None
Parent	Staci Cotton	19/05/2024	None	Account executive- e4education  The Company provides MAT's websites	None
Staff	Claire Freeman	01/09/2024	Staff	Husband Daniel Freeman- Site Officer at Hampton Vale Primary	None
Co-opted	Maria Crutchfield	01/01/2023	None	Waitrose	None
Co-opted	Charlotte Burrows	11/06/2023	Mental Health and Wellbeing/ EAL  Pupil Premium  Equality & Diversity	Teacher at Queen Katherine Academy	None
Deputy Head	Cathy Daniels	N/A	Staff member who attends meetings	Deputy Head, Discovery Primary Academy	None

A Parent Governor election process is currently underway. 

The Local Governing Committee shall consist of:

1 x Headteacher 

1 x Authority Governor 

1 x Staff Governor 

2 x Parent Governors

4 x Co-opted Governors 

Total number of Governors - 9 

Clerk to Governors - Caroline Curtis 

Reviewed and updated October 2021

Meet or Speak to a member of the LGC

If you wish to  speak to a member of the LGC please email the Academy office and they will pass your details on. The email for the office is: 

office@discoveryprimary.com

LGC Register of Interests 2020-2021

The LGC is under duty to publish their register of interests on the DPA website. It sets out the relevant business interests of governors and details of any other educational establishments they govern. It also sets out any relationships between governors and members of the academy staff including spouses, partners and relatives.

A Co-Opted Governor is a person appointed by the LGC and who, in the opinion of the LGC, has the skills required to contribute to the effective governance and success of the academy.