Governance
The school is part of the Diocese of Coventry Multi Academy Trust and the Academy Governance Committee (AGC) is part of the governance structure of the Trust which is responsible for overseeing strategic decisions of the school. The governance structure for the trust as a whole is outlined in the governance structure documents here. As an Academy Governance Committee we work in close partnership with the Headteacher and senior leadership team to ensure the best quality education is provided to every child. It is our responsibility to support, challenge, ask questions and ultimately represent the school community. The Academy Governance Committee acts as a ‘critical friend’ to the senior leadership team, questioning and challenging decisions in a constructive and professional way.
Academy Governance Committees have key roles in relation to: providing support, monitoring and challenge around educational experience and performance; church, community and stakeholder engagement and supporting alignment with Trust strategy, approach, ethos and values. The AGC Members meet regularly, visit the school when possible and during special events. As a team, we are able to support the school to function well and strive to provide a high standard of education.
As a Church of England Academy (part of the Diocese of Coventry Multi-Academy Trust) all the AGC Members support the school in being a place of inclusive welcome and education for everyone.
Meet the Governors
AGC Meeting Dates 2024-25 | ||
Autum 1 Term - | 25 September 2024 | |
Autum 2 Term - | 20 November 2024 | |
Spring 1 Term - | 22 January 2025 | |
Spring 2 Term - | 12 March 2025 | |
Summer 1 Term - | 30 April 2025 | |
Summer 2 Term - | 02 July 2025 |
AGC Membership and Attendance
St Nicolas | CofE AGC Membership 2024-25 | ||||||||||
Category | Title | First Name | Last Name | Position | SDP responsibilities | Linked responsibilities | Start Date | Re-appointment | End Date | Appointed By | Attendance 2023/24 |
Community | Rev. | Eg. John | Eg. Smith | Vice-Chair | Attendance | Safeguarding Lead | 09.09.2021 | 08.09.2025 | Trust Board | 4 | |
Foundation | Rev'd | Christopher | Routledge | ex-officio | 04.10.2022 | Ex-officio | DBE | 5/6 | |||
Foundation | Mrs | Nicola | Hoare | 23.05.2018 | 23.05.2022 22.01.2024 | 21.01.2028 | DBE | 6/6 | |||
Foundation | Vacancy | DBE | |||||||||
Foundation | Ms | Dawn | Beasley | Chair | 01.05.2006 | 05.04.2018 11.01.2022 | 30.04.2026 | DBE | 6/6 | ||
Foundation | Ms | Helen | Allred | vice chair | 01.03.2000 | 22.05.2018 29.05.2022 22/01/2024 | 21.01.2028 | 3/6 | |||
Parent | Mrs | Ekta | Porter | 24.01.2025 | 23.01.2028 | DBE | N/a | ||||
Parent | Mrs | Sapna | Dave | 06.09.23 | 05.09.27 | Elected by Parents | 5/5 | ||||
Staff | Mr | Ian | Meikle | Ex-officio (Headteacher) | 01.09.2024 | Ex-officio | Elected by Staff | N/a | |||
Staff | Mrs | Clare | Holland-Turner | 14.05.2024 | 13.05.2028 | Elected by Staff | 5/5 | ||||
Governors who have retired in the last 12 months | |||||||||||
Category | Title | First Name | Last Name | Position | SDP responsibilities | Linked responsibilities | Start Date | Re-appointment | End Date | Appointed By | Attendance 2023/24 |
Staff | Mrs | Angela | Parsons | 24.02.2020 | 23.02.2024 | Elected by Staff | 2/3 | ||||
Staff | Sharon | Thorpe | Head Teacher | 16/04/2018 | 07.04.2024 | Elected by Staff | 3/3 | ||||
Foundation | Mr | Dean | Moore | 01.03.2022 | 30.08.2024 | DBE | 0/6 | ||||
Staff | Mr | Martyn | Yeo | 08.04.2024 | 31.08.2024 | Elected by Staff | 6/6 | ||||
Foundation | Mrs | Jeanette | Wilkie | 15/05/2017 | 25.11.2020 &22/01/2024 | 31.08.2024 | DBE | 5/6 | |||
Parent | Mrs | Victoria | Boote | 09.10.20 | 08.10.24 | Elected by Parents | 2/6 | ||||
Parent | Mrs | Sandeep | Sekhon | 09.10.20 | 08.10.24 | Elected by Parents | 4/6 |
AGC Register of Interests
St Nicolas CofE Academy | |||||||||
Register of Interests 2024-25 | |||||||||
DATE OF DECLARATION | NAME | Date of Appointment | Term of Office | Appointed By | BUSINESS / PECUNIARY INTERESTS | START DATE OF INTEREST | EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS | START DATE OF INTEREST | RELATIONSHIPS |
25/09/2024 | Christopher Routledge | 04/10/2022 | N/a Ex-Officio | • St Nicolas Church PCC and affiliated trusts; • St James church PCC and affiliated trusts; • George Eliot hospital Chaplaincy; | • 8 September 2022; • 8 September 2022; • July 2024 | ||||
25/09/2024 | Ian Meikle | 01/09/2024 | N/a Ex-Officio | Nil Return | |||||
01/10/2024 | Sapna Dave | 06/09/2023 | 1 | Elected by Parents | Co-opted Governor at Milby Primary | 01.10.2022 | Co-opted Governor at Milby Primary | 01.10.2022 | N/A |
03/10/2024 | Nicola Hoare | 30/05/2018 | 3 | DBE | Nil Return | ||||
16/10/2024 | Dawn Beasley | 01/05/2026 | 3 | DBE | Teacher local secondary school I am involved in year 6 open evening | 01.09.2003 | Teacher at Etone College a local secondary school | 01/09/2003 | |
23/10/2024 | Suzanne Ellis | N/a ABP | Nil Return | ||||||
01/10/2024 | Helen Allred | None | St Nicolas CofE Academy | • Governor at St Nicolas Academy ; • Governor at Queens Academy | • March 2000; • September 2013 | My husband, Paul Allred, is Chair of Governors at Queens Academy. | |||
Clare | Holland-Turner | ||||||||
AGC Members who have left in the last 12 months | |||||||||
DATE OF DECLARATION | NAME | Date of Appointment | Term of Office | Appointed By | BUSINESS / PECUNIARY INTERESTS | START DATE OF INTEREST | EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS | START DATE OF INTEREST | RELATIONSHIPS |
Harjeet Kaur Garcha | 30/06/2023 | 1 - ceased 29/06/2024 | AGC | ||||||
Angela Parsons | 24/02/2020 | 1 - ceased 23/02/2024 | Elected by Staff | Nil Return | |||||
Sharon Thorpe | 16/04/2018 | 1 - ceased 07/04/2024 | Ex -Officio | Nil Return | |||||
Dean Moore | 01/03/2022 | 1 - ceased 30/08/2024 | DBE | Nil Return | |||||
22/05/2024 | Martyn Yeo | 08/04/2024 | 1 - ceased 08/10/2024 | Elected by Staff | Nil Return | ||||
09/10/2023 | Jeanette Wilkie | 15/05/2017 | 3 - ceased 08/10/2024 | DBE | Nil Return | ||||
Victoria Boote | 09/10/2020 | 1- ceased 08/(10/2024 | Elected by Parents | Nil Return | |||||
10/10/2024 | Sandeep Sekhon | 09/10/2020 | 1- ceased 08/(10/2024 | Elected by Parents | Nil Return |