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Governors

Welcome to the Governors’ web page!

The Toddington St George Church of England Academy governing body are highly ambitious for the school and lead by example.

The Academy Trust

The duties and functions of Governors are defined in the instrument and articles of government for schools.

The Governing Body are appointed by the Academy Trust and are responsible for the executive management of the school. The process for Governor elections is set out in the Academy articles of association and agreed between the Academy Trust and the Secretary of State. The Governing Body meet once each term and a copy of the agenda and minutes of the their meetings are available by request, for parents to read.

An Academy Trust is a registered charitable company responsible for the running of the academy and has control over the land and other assets. It has a strategic role in running the academy, but delegates management of the school to the governors.

Governor Vacancies

The Governing Board are currently looking for one Parent Governor, two Foundation Governors and two Co-opted Governors to join the board.

They are particularly keen to recruit people with Business, HR, Law and/or Accounting experience.

If you are interested please email the Co-Chair of Governors Clare Murphy-Snape and Henry Cross. c.murphysnape@toddstg.co.uk or h.cross@toddstg.co.uk.

The National Governors Association have put together this short film about the role of Governor. There are over 250,000 volunteers governing in schools in England. By joining them, you can make a valuable contribution to school leadership.

The role of school governors and trustees – YouTube

Request for Information

All statutory information about the Governing Board and the Academy will be published on the Governance pages of the website. If you would like a paper copy or if you would like to see previous minutes of board meetings please contact the Clerk of Governors at clerk@toddstg.co.uk. Further information about obtaining school publications can be found in our Freedom of Information Publication Scheme document here.

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