Governance
The Local Governing Committee
Mrs Vicki Blundell, is the Chair of Governors designate at Garden Village Primary Academy. Mrs Blundell is a highly experienced governor, having served as a Chair of an outstanding school and as a Trustee.
Mrs Blundell can be contacted via the main school office: office@gardenvillage.fierte.org
The Local Governing Committee (LGC) are the strategic leaders of our school and have a vital role to play in making sure every child gets the best possible education.
Their purpose, reflected in the law, is to ‘conduct the school with a view to promoting high standards of educational achievement at the school’.
They have a strong focus on three core strategic functions:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
- Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff; and
- Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.
We are fortunate to have a strong Local Governing Committee who are committed and work with staff to ensure that all learners achieve and fulfil their potential. The LGC meet on a termly basis. In addition, the Governors meet as a Curriculum & Standards Committee every term as well as fulfilling their role as a Link Governor, holding school to account.
Governor Diversity
Fierté Multi Academy Trust is committed to promoting and prioritising diversity and inclusion. We encourage our academy Local Governing Committees (LGC’s) to recognise the benefits of diversity and appoint governors from a variety of backgrounds.
Most of the governors are from a white British demographic, with an approximate 38% being female. However, the trust understands that more needs to be done to increase representation on LGC’s, and we are working with them to grow the networks we engage with to further this aim.
Getting people from diverse backgrounds onto our LGCs is an important step. The Trust supports LGC’s throughout the process of recruiting new governors, with strategies they can put in place to ensure all governors feel included, which leads to improved retention. This is an ongoing process which we will need to keep reflecting on as to how we achieve this.
Here are some useful questions and answers about governing bodies and a link to their national online support network: www.governornet.co.uk
Name |
Category |
Date of Appointment |
Term of Office |
Sonia Burke |
Headteacher |
N/A |
N/A |
Vicki Blundell |
Co-opted |
01.09.2024 |
01.09.2028 |
Millie Matthews |
Co-opted |
01.09.2024 |
01.09.2028 |
Matt Newman |
Parent |
01.09.2024 |
01.09.2028 |
Eleftheria Louca |
Co-opted |
01.09.2024 |
01.09.2028 |
Shivani Hayer |
Parent |
01.09.2024 |
01.09.2028 |
Catherine Blewitt |
Co-opted |
06. 12.2024 |
06.12.2028 |
Stefani Kriebich |
Co-opted |
01.09.2024 |
01.09.2028 |
Register of Business Interests: Garden Village Primary Academy 2024-2025 |
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Name |
Relevant business interests (name of organisation and nature of interest) |
Link to other educational establishments (name of school and nature of link) |
Personal relationships (name of staff member/governor and nature of relationship) |
Declaration of Pecuniary Interests |
Sonia Burke |
Headteacher |
None |
None |
None |
Vicki Blundell |
Chair of Governors |
None |
None |
None |
Millie Matthews |
Class teacher |
None |
None |
None |
Matt Newman |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Eleftheria Louca |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Shivani Hayer |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Catherine Blewitt |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Stefani Kriebich |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Attendance 2024-2025 |
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Name |
Training Autumn Term |
LGC AutumnTerm |
Training Spring Term |
LGC Spring Term |
Training Summer Term |
LGC Summer Term |
Sonia Burke |
P |
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Vicki Blundell |
P |
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Millie Matthews |
P |
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Matt Newman |
P |
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Eleftheria Louca |
P |
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Shivani Hayer |
P |
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Catherine Blewitt |
N/A |
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Stefani Kriebich |
P |
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