Thought For the Week

If you really want to make a friend, go to someone's house and eat with him... the people who give you their food give you their heart. – Cesar Chavez

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Governors

As an autonomous learning community, the Governing Body recognises the additional responsibilities independence as a Converter Academy brings. Governors also acknowledge independence is important for innovation, improvement and the raising of standards. This empowers the Academy's leadership to make the right decisions for our students, staff and wider community, recognising that autonomy and accountability go hand in hand.

Accordingly, the Governing Body understands its role is to deal with the strategic direction of the Academy and to hold leadership and management to account. Therefore, it involves:

being accountable for the Academy's results, ensuring continuous improvement and knowing students and staff are safe and happy;

being a critical friend to the leadership, holding the operation of the Academy to account;

representing the Academy, instrumental in forming constructive relationships with the leadership, staff, students, parents and in the wider community to raise the Academy's profile and to promote community cohesion;

being committed, able to contribute a particular skill set, being prepared to undertake regular training to keep up-to-date with developments and avoiding conflicts of interest.

Members (permanent)

Mr Christopher Penter (Chair)

Mr Graham Scott (Vice-Chair)

Cllr Gaynor Sinar

The Principal (permanent)

Miss Julie Brandreth