The Local Governing Body of Longwick CE Combined Academy School
ODBST (Oxford Diocese Bucks Schools Trust) is governed by a Board of Trustees who is responsible for overseeing the management and administration of ODBST and all the academies run by it including Longwick. The Trustees are accountable to external government agencies including the Charity Commission and the Department for Education for the quality of education they provide. They are required to have systems in place through which they can assure themselves of quality, safety and good practice. As Longwick is a Church of England school the Trustees are also accountable for ensuring that the academy provides an education of the highest quality within the context of Christian belief and practice. In order to discharge these responsibilities the Trustees appoint people who are locally based to serve on a local governing body which has been established to ensure the good governance of the school.
The strategic functions of the governing body are ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction: holding the Head Teacher to account for the educational performance of the school, its pupils and the performance management of the staff: overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.
The governing body is made up of 12 members: the Head Teacher; the Rector of St Mary’s Princes Risborough (ex officio); 2 Foundation governors appointed by the Diocese; 4 trust governors drawn from the local area, selected because of their skills and interests; 1 staff governor elected by staff members and 3 elected parent governors. With the exception of the Head Teacher governors all hold office for a period of four years.
On conversion to an academy within the ODBST on 1st July 2018 all governors’ terms of office came to an end. All were reappointed as members of the Local governing body at that time and it was agreed that the expiry date of the original term of office would be observed to facilitate orderly succession planning.
Governor appointments and terms of office
| Mrs Diane Kerwood |
Foundation Governor Appointed 18 Jun 2016 |
Expires 17 Jun 2020 |
| Mrs Deborah Cadwallader |
Trust Governor Appointed 16 Jun 2019 |
Expires 15 Jun 2023 |
| Mrs Claire Randall |
Trust Governor Appointed 14 Mar 2017 |
Expires 12 Mar 2021 |
| Miss Clare Smith |
Trust Governor Appointed 17 May 2016 |
Expires 16 May 2020 |
| Mrs Valerie Stattersfield |
Foundation Governor Appointed 04 Nov 2017 |
Expires 3 Nov 2021 |
| Mrs Sophie Marshall |
Trust Governor Appointed 30 Nov 2017 |
Expires 29 Nov 2021 |
| Mrs Amanda Andrews |
Parent Governor Appointed 17 Jan 2019 |
Expires 16 Jan 2023 |
| Mrs Lucy Hendley |
Parent Governor Appointed 17 Jan 2019 |
Expires 16 Jan 2023 |
| Mrs Zoe Williams |
Trust Governor Appointed 4 Nov 2017 |
Resigned 24 May 2019 |
| Rev David Williams | Ex Officio | n/a |
| Mr Simon Humphreys |
Staff Governor Appointed 24 Nov 2015 |
Resigned 24 July 2019 |
| Miss Sophie Elkins |
Staff Governor Appointed 5 Nov 2019 |
Expires 4 Nov 2023 |
| Mr David Liddle | Ex-Headteacher | Resigned 31 Dec 2019 |
Governor Roles and Responsibilities
| Mrs Diane Kerwood | Chair; School Development Plan; SEN |
| Mrs Deborah Cadwallader |
Vice Chair; Development Governor; Performance Management; School Development Plan |
| Mrs Claire Randall |
Vice Chair; School Development Plan |
| Miss Clare Smith | Chair Finance and General Purposes Committee |
| Mrs Sophie Marshall |
Chair Education Committee; Safeguarding; School Development Plan |
| Mrs Valerie Stattersfield |
Performance Management; School Development Plan |
| Miss Sophie Elkins | School Development Plan |
| Mrs Carole Green | Clerk to Full Governing Body |
| Mr Jim Cadwallader |
Clerk to Finance and General Purposes Committee Clerk to Education Committee |
Contacting the governors
Governors welcome suggestions, feedback and ideas from parents. Please contact the Chair of Governors, Diane Kerwood through the school office or by email to governors@longwick.bucks.sch.uk