Governance
The UnitySP Trust Board, through the Articles of Association, has committed to Local Governing Bodies to work in partnership with the Executive and Leadership Teams to fulfill the three core responsibilities of Governance.
These are:
- Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils;
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
- Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.
We have married these to our Governance Charter and our Scheme of Delegation. These documents, together with the USP Handbook for Local Governance, clearly set out the role and responsibilities of our Local Governing Bodies (LGBs).
Our Local Governing Body
The Governors are responsible for policy and strategy and the Headteacher is responsible for the day-to- day running of the school and ensuring that the policy and strategy agreed by the Governors is implemented. The Governing Body has a large number of legal responsibilities and amongst these are ensuring that the National Curriculum is properly delivered, arranging for religious education to be carried out, deciding how to spend the delegated budget and approving the many different school policies, such as those referring to discipline and behaviour and health and safety. In this section of the website you can find out who the governors of our school are.
If you would like to contact the governors, please do so by either telephoning or emailing the school.
Our Governors
Table of LGB
Name | First Appointed | Term of Office Start | Term of Office End |
Mrs Georgina Ellis | 30 June 2016 | 02 July 2024 | 01 July 2028 |
Dr Alison McMorn | 17 January 2022 | 17 January 2022 | 16 January 2026 |
Mrs Becky Poynter (Chair of Governors from 29th April 2024) | 29 February 2024 | 29 February 2024 | 28 February 2028 |
Mrs Anji Wilson | 28 April 2016 | 28 April 2020 | 27 April 2028 |
Ms Carly Moody (Headteacher) | 01 September 2023 | ||
Mr Peter Nicholson | 3rd July 2024 | 3rd July 2024 | 2nd July 2026 |
Mrs Lauren Cone | 9th September 2024 | 9th September 2024 | 8th September 2028 |
Mr Joachim Nwezeobi | 9th September 2024 | 9th September 2024 | 8th September 2028 |
Mr Michael Claridge | 22nd April 2025 | 22nd April 2025 | 23rd April 2029 |