Governance

The St Mary’s CE Academy Trust has four Trust Members who are responsible for appointing the Trustees (or Governors) of the Academy. The current Members are:

• The Venerable Janet Mackenzie, Archdeacon of Hertford
• tbc, the Incumbent from the Parish
• Mr David Morton, representative from the Diocese Board of Education
• Mr Paul Daniel, Chair of Governors

The Trustees make up the Governing Body of St Mary’s, which has fourteen members and is responsible for the strategic leadership of the School. Note: At St Mary’s our Trustees are known as Governors.

The Governing Body consists of:

• Two parent/carer governors
• One LA governor
• Three staff governors (one of whom is the Head Teacher)
• Eight foundation governors (of whom at least four will be eligible for appointment as parent/carer governors)

Of these, the foundation governors consist of:

• One ex officio governor (usually the vicar/clergy member)
• Two appointments by the Diocesan Board of Education
• At least two appointments by St Mary’s Parochial Church Council (PCC)
• The remaining three appointments are drawn from St Mary’s PCC, Christ Church PCC and/or the Dewhurst Foundation

All Governors are responsible for protecting the Christian ethos of the School and making sure that the School is promoting our distinctiveness as a Church School and St Mary’s Christian values in all aspects of the School’s work.

Parents/Carers who are interested in being a governor at St Mary’s should contact the Clerk to discuss opportunities to join and/or support the Governing Body.

The Clerk to the Governing Body is Mrs Judith Bundock who can be contacted at the school on 01992 629124.