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:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
- Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the effective and efficient performance management of staff
- Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent.
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, Chris Swan.
Further Trust and Governance Information
Riverside Governors 2019-2020
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Parent Governors (elected by parent vote) |
Community Governors (appointed by the Governing Body) |
Staff Governors (elected by staff vote) |
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Christine Swan - Chair Community Worker January 2015 – January 2019 |
Hannah Bolsteridge Staff September 2017 - 2021 |
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Nicol Nightingale-Spear Teaching Assistant November 2019 - November 2023 |
Tricia Owen October 2015 –October 2019 |
Staff Governors (Governors due to role within the college / Trust) |
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Mo Cox September 2017 – September 2021 |
Chelsea Williams September 2016 –August 2020 |
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Karen O’Neill March 2019 – March 2023 |
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Elizabeth Green March 2016 – February 2024 |
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Dimple Mistry November 2019 – November 2023 |
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Previous Governors 2018 - 2019
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Parent Governors (elected by parent vote) |
Community Governors (appointed by the Governing Body) |
Staff Governors (elected by staff vote) |
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Jennifer Mc Greal September 2015 – July 2019 |
Lorraine Orrinda March 2019 – September 2019 |
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Elizabeth Green March 2016 – February 2020 |
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Key Responsibilities
| Chair | Chris Swan |
| Vice-Chair | Mo Cox |
| Finance | Karen O'Neill |
| Safeguarding | Chris Swan |
| Pupil Premium | Karen O’Neill |
| SEND / LAC | Tricia Owen |
| British Values | Mohbeen Cox |
| Parent Voice | Nicol Nightingale-Spear Liz Green |
| Anti-Bullying | Nicol Nightingale-Spear |
| Business | Chris Swan |
| Community | Chris Swan |
| Education & Data | Tricia Owen / Liz Green |
| Pupil Voice | Tricia Owen |
| Staff Voice | Hannah Bolsteridge |
| Wellbeing – pupils & staff | Dimple Mistry |
| EYFS | Karen O’Neill |
Trust Organisation
Scheme of Delegation
The Trust operates under a Scheme of Delegation agreed by the Trust Board.
Trust Governance across all layers
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Trust Board Vision and ethos | Strategic Direction | Risks and Opportunities | Overall Responsibility |
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Hub Governing Bodies (HGB) Finance | HR | Estates | IT | Education | Marketing & Business |
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| North Hub | South & Central Hub |
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Cedars Academy: 11-19 Hallam Fields Primary: 4-11 Highcliffe Primary: 4-11 Humphrey Perkins: 11-16 Martin High: 11-16 Riverside Primary: 4-11 |
Beauchamp College: 11-19 Judgemeadow College: 11-16 Sir Jonathan North College 11-16 Beauchamp City Sixth Form 16-19 (2020-21) |
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Local Governing Bodies (LGB) Teaching & Learning | Pupil & Parent & Staff Experience | Safeguarding | Business & Community links |
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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.
Hub Governing Bodies
The schools are grouped into geographical governance hubs, which hold the schools to account and take a strategic lead on the back room services, which support the schools within their cluster. They also consider the marketing strategies of the group of schools and plan for developing effective partnerships with local businesses.
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
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LGB meetings
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| Holding the school to account for standards: | Pupil, Parent & Community | Compliance | Ambassadors & Vision |
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Stakeholder voice:
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Risk:
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Ambassadors:
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