Governing Body

Thornden Local Governing Body

(including Thornden External Governing Body)

Chair of Local Governing Body: Mrs Elizabeth Challand
Email:

c/o Thornden School, Winchester Road, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, Hampshire SO53 5AN

Mr Aiman Alzetani
Mrs Jacqui Beckingham
Mrs Tracey Bevan
Mrs Julie Crouch
Mr David Francis
Mrs Louise Peaston
Mrs Julie Pinnock
Mrs Philippa Roberts
Mr Graham Yates

Remit of the Local Governing Body

Extract from Articles of Association of the HISP MAT

OBJECTS

The Academy Trust’s objects (“the Objects”) are specifically restricted to the following:

to advance for the public benefit education in the United Kingdom, in particular but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, by establishing, maintaining, carrying on, managing and developing schools offering a broad and balanced curriculum (“the mainstream Academies”) or educational institutions which are principally concerned with providing full-time or part-time education for children of compulsory school age who, by reason of illness, exclusion from school or otherwise, may not for any period receive suitable education unless alternative provision is made for them (“the alternative provision Academies”) or 16 to 19 Academies offering a curriculum appropriate to the needs of its students (“the 16 to 19 Academies”) or schools specially organised to make special educational provision for pupils with Special Educational Needs (“the Special Academies”)
to promote for the benefit of individuals living in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Southampton and Portsmouth or any county or unitary authority in which an Academy is located who have need by reason of their age, infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances or for the public at large the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time activities in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving the condition of life of the said individuals

Information below is for the Governing Body of Thornden School for 2018-2019

Members

Name	Appointment	Stepping down	Pecuniary/business interests
Mr Derek Boden	14 Mar 2011		See table below
Mrs Sue Allen	14 Mar 2011	31 August 2019	See table below
Miss Su Whelan	14 Mar 2011		See table below
Mr Tim Ricketts	14 Mar 2011		See table below
Dr Veronica Radford	1 Sept 2016		See table below

Governing Body

	Appointment	Term of Office (years)	Stepping down	appointed by	personal relationships	pecuniary/business interests with links to other establishments
Mrs Susan Allen	20 Jun 2017	4	31 Aug 2019	Governors	None	None
Mr Alman Alzetani	21 Jan 2017	4		Parent	None	Director of Hampshire Health & Education Enterprises Ltd User of School Pacilites - Scout Group Leader
Mrs. Jacqueline Beckingham	24 october 2018	4		Staff	None	Employee of the school
Mrs Tracey Bevan	24 Jun 2019	4		Staff	Member of staff C Bevan, husband	Employee of the school
Mr Richard Derek Boden	1 Sept 2016	4		Governor	Member of staff K Rood, daughter	Company Secretary South Hants Roofing Ltd
Mr Steven Bowyer	8 Nov 2016	4	4 Sept 2019	Parent	None	Chair of Governors Scantabout Primary School, Employee Hampshire Collegiate
Mrs Elizabeth Challand	26 Nov 2018	4		Parent	None	None
Mrs Julie Crouch	19 Oct 2017	4		Parent	None	Owner Julie Crouch Website Design
Mr David Francis	1 Sept 2017	4		Governors	None	Teacher Peter Symonds College Wife member of staff St Swithuns School, Winchester
Mrs Amanda Hunter	19 Oct 2017	4		Parent	None	None
Mr Andrew Parr	25 Jan 2018	4		Parent	None	Director Realm Consulting Solutions Limited
Mrs Louise Peaston	14 Oct 2017	4		Staff	None	Employee of the school
Mrs Julie Pinnock	19 Oct 2017	4		Parent	None	None
Dr Veronica Radford	1 Sept 2016	4		Governors	None	Director JC Radford Site Engineering & Land Surveys Ltd
Mr Timothy Ricketts	29 Nov 2017	4		Governors	None	Director - Alibi Productions (Dead) Ltd, Alibi Films International Limited, Alibi Productions (Sir Gadabout) Limited, Alibi Productions (Safe House) Limited, Alibi Productions (Sir Gads 2) Limited, Beast Quest Limited, Beast Quest Acquisitions Limited, Clangers Series 1 (2013) Limited, Coolabi Productions Clangers III Limited, Coolabi Productions Clangers II Limited, Coolabi Productions Clangers I Limited, Coolabi Productions PC II Limited, Coolabi Group Limited, Coolabi Publishing Limited, Coolabi Productions Scream Street I Limited, Coolabi Productions Limited, Coolabi Licensing Limited, Coolabi Limited, Indie Kids Limited, Licinsing by Design Limited, Poppy Cat Series II Limited, PRNA Limited, Purple Enterprises Limited,, Scream Street Series I Limited, The Green house Literary Agency Limited, Thornden School Services Limited, Thornden School, Working Partners Holdings Ltd, Working Partners Limited, WP Acquisitions Limited
Mrs Philippa Roberts	14 Oct 2017	4		Staff	None	Employee of the school
Mr Philip Sampson	23 Mar 2016	4		Governors	None	Director Age Concern Southampton, Director PNS Finance Limited
Miss Suzanne Whelan	1 Sept 2016	-		Governors	Non	Headteacher of the school, Board member Prospect Trust
Mr Graham Yates	7 Feb 2019	4		Parent	None	Deputy Headteacher, St Swithuns School, Winchester

Committees

	Structure	Remit	Chair
Curriculum & Achievement	Governors plus Headteacher	To oversee the school's strategic progress regarding the key areas of importance: Student Achievement, Quality of Teaching, Behaviour and Safety of Students, Leadership and Management.	Dr Veronica Radford
Audit & Finance	Members of the Governing Body plus Headteacher and Business Manager	to assist the decision making of the Governing Body, by enabling more detailed consideration to be given to the best means of fulfilling the GB's responsibility to ensure sound management of the school's finances and resources, including proper planning, mo itoring and probity. To make recommendations to the GB whilst ensuring that major issues are referred to them to ratificaitons. The Audit aspect will maintain an oversight of the Academy's governance, risk management, internal control and value for money processes.	Mr Tim Ricketts
Staffing	4 Governors and Headteacher	To oversee the policy and practices concerned with staffing issues for all staff at the school.	Mr Derek Boden
Admissions	Chair of Governors plus 2 Governors	To oversee the current policies and procedures concerned with admission to the school	Mr Derek Boden
Complaints	Vice Chair plus 3 Governors	To follow the process detailed in the Complaints Procedure Policy when a formal complaint letter is received.	Mrs Elizabeth Challand
Pay	3 Governors responsible for the Headteacher's performance review. No member of staff can be included.	To administer the pay policy as it is applied to individual cases and the Senior Leadership Team. To oversee the process and ensure that the awarding of all performance related pay and all recruitment and retention awards are evidence based and appropriate by means of a report from the Headteacher	Mr Derek Boden
Pay Appeal	Not convened in at least 9 years		Dr Veronica Radford
Pupil Discipline	Chair of Governors plus 4 Governors	To examine the circumstances of all permanent exclusions and fixed term exclusions which involve interruptions to student examinations or exceed 5 days in any one term. To keep an overview of the position regarding exclusions.	Mr Derek Boden
Staff Appeal	Not convened in at least 9 years		Vacancy
Staff Dismissal	Not convened in at least 9 years		Mr Derek Boden

Attendance

2018-2019	Full Governing Body	Curriculum & Achievement	AudiT & Finance	Pay	Staffing	Pupil Discipline	Complaints	Admissions	Pay Appeal	Staff Appeal	Staff Dismissal
Number of Meetings	8	4	6	1	3	-	1	-	-	-	-
Mrs Susan Allen *	8		6	1			1
Mr Aiman Alzetani	5	2
Mrs Jacqueline Beckingham	4
Mrs Tracey Bevan	7				1
Mr Derek Boden	8			1	3
Mr Stephen Bowyer *	7	3
Mrs Elizabeth Challand	6	4			0		1
Mrs Julie Crouch	8		6
Mr David Francis	6
Mrs Amanda Hunter	6	4			2^
Mr Andrew Parr	8
Mrs Louise Peaston	8		5
Mrs Julie Pinnock	7	4
Dr Veronica Radford	7	4
Mr Timothy Ricketts	7		6	1			1
Mrs Philippa Roberts	8	3
Mr Philip Sampson	6	3	4				1
Miss Suzanne Whelan	8	4	6		3		1
Mr Graham Yates	3~

* Governor resigned	~ Elected part way through year						^Joined Committee late in year