Governance & Scheme of Delegation (Academies)
The Role of Governor
Within England, there are over 300,000 School/Academy Governors, who form the largest volunteer force in the country.
The roles of individual Governors, and subsequently members of a Governing Body, work collectively to perform a strategic role and carry out key functions such as:
- Discuss and set the aims and objectives for the Academy.
- Set the required policies for achieving those aims and objectives.
- Set the required targets for achieving those aims and objectives.
- Monitor and evaluate the progress that the Academy is making towards it’s set aims and objectives.
Finally the role of role of the Academy Governor is to be a source of challenge and support to the Principal, i.e. a 'critical friend.'
The Academy is a member of the Harris Federation. Ultimate responsibility for the Academy rests with the Board of Trustees of the Federation, (Federation governance details and scheme of delegation can be found here), but much of the work of the Board is delegated to the Local Governing Body which is comprised of Governors of the Academy. Some Governors are appointed by the Federation whilst others are elected by parents/guardians of students at the Academy or by staff. The details of the Governors at Harris Primary Academy Beckenham are shown below:
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The Chair of the Academy Governing Body at Harris Primary Academy Beckenham is Mr Phillip Carr |
The Governing Body
(For ease of reading this table has been split into 2 parts)
Part 1
| Name | Date of Appointment | Term of Office |
Appointed As |
Appointed By |
| Ms Samantha French |
17/04/2017 renewed 25/03/2021 |
4 years | Ex-Officio | Ex-officio by virtue of office as executive headteacher/principal |
| Mrs Beth Rigby Drake |
17/04/2017 renewed 25/03/2021 |
4 years | Ex-Officio | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal |
| Ms Sabeena Hasan |
01/09/2014 renewed 01/09/2018 |
4 years | Sponsor Governor | The foundation body |
| Sir Daniel Moynihan |
01/09/2015 renewed 01/09/2019 |
4 years | Sponsor Governor | The foundation body |
| Mr Paul Rosen |
07/06/2017 renewed 07/06/2021 |
4 years |
Sponsor Governor (Behaviour, SEN and Pupil Premium)
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The foundation body |
| Mrs Sarah Shapcott |
05/09/2017 renewed 05/09/2021 |
4 years |
Sponsor Governor (Safeguarding and Curriculum foundation subjects) |
The foundation body |
| Mr Phillip Carr |
16/10/2017 renewed 16/10/2021 |
4 years |
Chair of Governors as of 01/03/2019 (Chair, Full Governing Body, temporary chair Finance and General Purposes) |
The foundation body |
| Mr Roger Marshall | 29/10/2018 | 4 years |
Sponsor Governor (GDPR and H&S) |
The foundation body |
| Ms Lydia Lewinson | 03/05/2022 | 4 years | Sponsor Governor | The foundation body |
| Claire Sanderson | 01/03/2020 | 4 years | Parent Governor | Elected by Parents |
| Clare Charles | 17/12/2021 | 4 years | Staff Governor | Elected by Staff |
| RESIGNED | ||||
| Mr Chisomo Kaferawanthu | 27/02/2018 | 4 years |
Sponsor Governor (EYFS) |
The foundation body |
| Mr Alistair Brown | 04/09/2018 | 4 years | Sponsor Governor (Curriculum core subjects) | The foundation body |
| Mr Jermaine Fregiste | 01/04/2019 | 4 years | Sponsor Governor | The foundation body |
| Sarah Pearce | 01/09/2017 | 4 years | Staff Governor | Elected by Staff |
Part 2
| Governor name | Business and Pecuniary Interests | Number of FGB meetings attended 2020-21 | Number of finance meetings attended 2020-21 | Number of Governor meetings attended 2021-2022 | Resigned |
| Ms Samantha French | Executive Principal of Academy | 3/3 | 3/3 | 3/3 | |
| Mrs Beth Rigby Drake | Principal of Academy | 3/3 | 3/3 | 3/3 | |
| Ms Sabeena Hasan | Director of Primary Education, Harris Federation | 0/3 | 0/3 | 0/3 | |
| Sir Daniel Moynihan | CEO Harris Federation | 0/3 | 0/3 | 0/3 | |
| Mr Paul Rosen | none | 3/3 | 3/3 | 2/3 | |
| Mrs Sarah Shapcott | none | 2/3 | 0/3 | 2/3 | |
| Mr Phillip Carr | none | 3/3 | 3/3 | 3/3 | |
| Mr Roger Marshall | none | 3/3 | 3/3 | 3/3 | |
| Ms Lydia Lewinson | none | 0/3 | 0/3 | 1/1 | |
| Claire Sanderson | none | 3/3 | 0/3 | 3/3 | |
| Clare Charles | none | 0/3 | 0/3 | 1/3 | |
| RESIGNED | |||||
| Mr Chisomo Kaferawanthu | none | 3/3 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 26/02/2022 |
| Mr Alistair Brown | none | 2/3 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 02/09/2021 |
| Mr Jermaine Fregiste | none | 1/3 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 30/09/2021 |
| Sarah Pearce | none | 1/3 | 0/3 | 1/1 | 31/08/2021 |
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