Governance Information

Introduction

On 1st May 2024, Hatherley Infant and St James' Church of England Junior schools converted to academy status as part of the Diocese of Gloucester Academies Trust (DGAT).

For information about DGAT, including the Memorandum of Association, Articles of Association, Funding Agreement, Annual Accounts, Annual Report and Register of Interests of Trust Board members, please visit the DGAT website:

Diocese of Gloucester Academies Trust

The Hatherley St James' Local Governing Board

The DGAT Trust Board delegates local oversight of its schools to local governing boards. Local governing boards are committees of the Trust Board. Hatherley Infant and St James' CofE Junior schools have a single local governing board which is delegated responsibilities through a scheme of delegation (see atachement below).

The LGB ensures that Hatherley Infant School and St James’ C of E Junior School:

Serve the community of Hatherley Infant School by providing an education of the highest quality to enable children to develop and realise their skills and talents; to foster a sense of social responsibility and equal opportunity for all; and to ensure that all children develop a lifelong enjoyment of learning.

Recognising the foundation and preserving and developing the religious character in accordance with the principles of the Church of England and in partnership with the Church at Parish and Diocesan level, serve the community of St James’ C of E Junior school by providing an education of the highest quality within the context of Christian belief and practice. It encourages an understanding of the meaning and significance of faith and promotes Christian values through the experience it offers to all its pupils.

The LGB has the following members:

Type of governor	Number required	Appointed or elected
Foundation governor	1	Appointed by the Diocese Board of Education
Foundation Ex-officio governor	1	Automatic appointment of the local incumbent or their substitute for duration of time in role.
Parent governor	2	Elected by eligible members of each school’s parent community. Each school community will elect one parent local governor.
Staff governor	2	Elected by eligible members of the school staff body. Each school community will elect one staff local governor.
Co-opted governor	4	Appointed by the LGB
Headteacher ex-officio governor	1	Automatic appointment for duration of time in role.
Trust appointed governor	0	Appointed by DGAT
Total number of local governors	11

The current membership of the LGB is as follows:

Type of governor	Name of Governor	Date Term Started	Date Term Ends
Foundation governor	Shirley Graham	01/07/2024	30/06/2028
Substitute Foundation Ex-officio governor	Sukanmi Osunsanmi	30/07/2024	29/07/2028
Parent governors	Vacancy Vacancy
Staff governors	Elliott Prince Emma Faulkner	01/05/2024 01/05/2024	30/04/2028 30/04/2028
Co-opted governors	Eduardo Beasley (Vice Chair) Amanda Chong (Chair) Jenni Vincent Vacancy	01/05/2024 01/05/2024 01/05/2024	28/02/2026 28/02/2027 30/04/2028
Headteacher ex-officio governor	Simon Millington	01/05/2024	Ex-officio
Trust appointed governor	N/A
Clerk to Governors	Roger Slater	clerk@hatherley-inf.gloucs.sch.uk

Governors Whose Term Ended or Who Stepped Down in the last 12 Months

Name of Governor	Type of Governor	Date Term Started	Date Term Ended
Fazila Patel	Parent Governor	01/05/2024	31/08/2024
Shirley Graham	Parent Governor	01/05/2024	30/06/2024
Juliet Jensen	Foundation Ex-officio governor	01/05/2024	29/07/2024

Register of Business and Pecuniary Interests

Each year, members of the Trust Board as well as members of local governing boards are required to make declarations of their pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests. Please refer to the attachment below for a summary of the LGB's current declarations. A summary of the declarations of the DGAT members and Trustees is available on the DGAT website.

Governors' Attendance at Meetings during the last 12 Months

(See attachment below)