Interested in joining The Gordon Children's Academy?
Why not join us for one of our school tours on Thursday 9th and Friday 10th November.
These tours are limited in numbers so please email the school on office@gordonchildrensacademy.org.uk to secure your place and avoid disappointment.
We look forward to meeting you then.
Essentially, there are two elements to the governance of the TSAT academies – local governance which is delivered via the Academy Advisory Board (AAB) and regional governance, delivered via the Regional Governing Bodies (RGB).
There is an Academy Advisory Board for each school and each Regional Governing Body is linked to a Director or Education a covers a cluster of academies; The Board of Directors is the final decision making body which sits above the Regional Governing Bodies.
The AAB consists of a group of people made up of Parents, Staff and Community members, with a minimum or 6 and maximum of 9 in addition to the Headteacher. A member of each the AAB will be invited to sit on the Regional Governing Body.
The TSAT Board has established five key roles for the Academy Advisory Board:
The main purpose of these roles is enable AABs to be able to express and act on local views and issues – views of parents and the community etc.
The five roles translate specifically into the following tasks that the AAB undertakes:
SRole | Member |
---|---|
Headteacher | Nicola Youseman |
Chair/Parent Member | Simon Wright |
Parent Member | Iyadunni Adegoke-Falet |
Parent Member | Clare Waller |
Parent Member | Mary Adedoye |
Community Member | Peter Martin |
Staff Member | Colette Auer |
Staff Member | Firann McKinlay |
Parent Member | Arslan Chaudry |
The Strood Regional Governing Body governs The Gordon Children’s Academy, for information on the role of the RGB and members please follow the link here
For information on the role of the Board of Directors, members and minutes please follow the link here