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The purpose of governance is to provide confident and strong strategic leadership which leads to robust accountability, oversight and assurance for educational and financial performance. Governance has three core functions:
Within a multi-academy trust such as Lionheart, governance is led by the Trust Board, with some responsibilities delegated to both the Local Governing Body of the school and Hub Governing bodies across a cluster of schools.
Riverside Primary School has a Local Governing Body. Contact the Governing Body via the Chair of Governors, Mo Cox.
Further Trust and Governance Information
Riverside Governors 2020-2021
Name | Governor Type |
Date of Appointment (for 4 years) |
Key Responsibilities | Skills |
Skills Attendance at LGB Meetings 2019 - 20 |
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Chris Swan | Ex-Officio | 16.09.20 | LAT Governance Professional |
Education Governance Strategy |
N/A |
Mo Cox | Parent | 01.09.2017 |
Chair SMSC & British Values |
HR | 3/4 |
Liz Green | Community | 05.11.2019 |
Parent Voice Education & Data |
Education | 3/4 |
Tricia Owen | Community | 22.09.2017 |
Pupil Voice SEND & LAC Education & Data |
Education | 4/4 |
Nicole Nightingale | Parent | 05.11.2019 |
Parent Voice Anti-bullying |
Business Management Charity Governance |
2/2 |
Hannah Bolstridge | Staff | 01.09.2017 | Staff Voice | Primary Education | 2/4 |
Chelsea Williams | Ex-Officio | 01.09.2016 | Headteacher | Headteacher | 4/4 |
Karen O’Neill | Community | 19.03.2019 |
Pupil Premium Finance |
IT Special needs |
4/4 |
Dimple Mistry | Community | 05.11.2019 | Wellbeing |
Project development IT |
2/2 |
Previous Governors 2019 - 2020
Previous Governors 2019 – 2020 |
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Name |
Governor Type |
Appointment Date |
Resignation Date |
Attendance at LGB Meetings 2019 - 20 |
Lorraine Orinda |
Community |
24.05.2019 |
27.09.2020 |
0/1 |
Chris Swan |
Community |
19.06.2020 |
31.08.2020 |
4/4 |
Trust Organisation
Scheme of Delegation
The Trust operates under a Scheme of Delegation agreed by the Trust Board.
Trust Governance across all layers
Trust Board |
Vision and ethos | Strategic direction | Risks and Opportunities Finance | Overall responsibility |
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Operations Governing Body (OGB) |
HR | Estates | IT | Marketing & Communications | Enterprise | Operations | Business |
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Local Governing Bodies (LGB) | Teaching & Learning | Pupil & Parent & Staff experience Safeguarding | Business & Community links | Each school |
Trust Board
The Trust Board has overall responsibility for all governance in the trust and carries the final accountability for this. The focus of the Board is on the big picture, working with the trust Executive Team to set the overall vision for the trust, lead strategically and identify and respond to risks and opportunities.
Operations Governing Body
The Operations Governing Body is made up of trustees, governors and community governors with specific skills, experience and insights linked to the operations work of the trust.
Local Governing Bodies
Each school has a Local Governing Body, which holds the school to account for the quality of teaching and learning, the experience of pupils, parents and staff, the processes to ensure safeguarding, and informal links with the local community and businesses. LGBs ensure that school leaders are mindful of the school’s context and work within the overall vision of Lionheart Academies Trust.
Members
The Members of a trust are not involved in the practical running of the organisation and do not take part in governing body or Board meetings, except as occasional observers. Their role is to ensure that the Board keeps its core priorities at the centre of its work – providing education for children and young people – and retains its stated ethos and values.
Members appoint some of the trustees and, in exceptional circumstances, can remove trustees who they have appointed.
Local Governing Body: Roles and Responsibilities of LGB Governors
Membership | Meetings | Key roles | Attending |
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LGB meetings
Trust Finance meetings 3 per year, attended by Finance Governor, Head and finance lead, CEO and CFO (or their representative). |
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Performance Management & Pay | |||
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Holding the school to account for standards: | Pupil, Parent & Community | Compliance | Ambassadors & Vision |
Receive reports on:
First hand knowledge:
Ofsted:
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Stakeholder voice:
Pupil Experience:
Parents as co-educators – hold school to account for:
Complaints:
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Risk:
Compliance – hold school to account for:
Exclusions:
Local Policies:
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Ambassadors:
Vision & Ethos:
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Governors Contact