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Governance & Finance

Governors

  • Chair: Anne Brennan

Parent Governors

  • Vacancy
  • Toby McKechnie

Staff Governors

  • Craig Thompson
  • Harjeet Rayat

Co-Opted Governors

  • Dhiran Vagdia
  • Douglas Howat
  • Laura Ridley
  • Rebecca Mack
  • Peter Round

Meetings attended - September 2023 to DATE

Chris Bishop 3/3
Jeremy Knowles 3/3
Dhiran Vagdia 2/3
Douglas Howat 3/3
Laura Ridley 2/3
Toby McKechnie 3/3
Craig Thompson 2/3
Harjeet Rayat 2/3
Anne Brennan 2/3
Rebecca Mack 2/3

Meetings attended - September 2022 to July 2023

Richard Carribine 5/6
Jeremy Knowles 6/6
Bridget Williams 5/6
Chris Bishop 6/6
Matt Potts 2/6
Dhiran Vagdia 5/6
Matt Amos 6/6
Douglas Howat 6/6
Laura Ridley 4/6
Mandy Gilmore 4/6

Governors roles, responsibilities and interests

Name Status Appointed Date of Resignation Responsibility/Committee Area Interest (Pecuniary, Business, Governance Roles)
Ms Anne Brennan Chair of Governors 24/01/2024       Chair of Caludon Castle LGB, Coventry
Ms Laura Ridley Vice Chair of Governors

18/03/2015

(Acting Chair from 01/09/2023 - 24/01/2024)

  Safeguarding and Pupil Premium (& SEND) Education / Teaching Deputy Headteacher - Tudor Grange Academy, Kingshurst
Mr Matthew Amos Staff Governor 26/09/2016 06/11/2023 Staff Governor Education / Teaching / PE & School Sport / Competition None
Mr Richard Carribine Staff Governor 24/09/2019 30/06/2023 Staff Governor Education  
Mr Dhiran Vagdia Co-opted Governor 18/03/2015   Health and Safety, Site Development (& SEND) Business / Resources / Architect Director Vagdia
Holmes Ltd (100%).
Director 1280 Ltd (50%).
Charity Director of Carers Trust Heart of England (0%).
Trustee of Emmaus Coventry and Warwickshire (0%).
Trustee of Coventry Sea Cadets.
Coventry Three Spires Round Table.
Governor of St Anne's Primary School.
Mr Douglas Howat Co-opted Governor 23/02/2016   Careers provision, Post-16 (& SEND) Higher Education Trustee for Grapevine.
Coventry University employee.
UHCW NHS Trust - Associate Non-executive director
Mr Chris Bishop Headteacher 15/10/2017   Headteacher Governor Finham Park School Governor at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School.
Board Member of Romero MAC, Coventry
Ms Jenny Mclean Chair of Governors 01/05/2019 31/12/2022   Primary Education None
Ms Mandy Gilmore Chair of Governors 01/01/2023 31/08/2023      
Mr Jeremy Knowles Parent Governor 01/11/2021 13/03/2024   Corporate Finance  
Ms Bridget Williams Parent Governor 29/09/2021 11/09/2023   Higher Education / Training  
Mr Matt Potts Parent Governor 29/09/2021 25/01/2023   Primary Education Vice-chair of LGB at Manor Park School
Ms Rebecca Mack Co-opted Governor 24/01/2024   Personal Development, Behaviour & Attitudes (& SEND)    
Mr Peter Round Co-opted Governor 24/01/2024   Quality of Education and SEND    
Mr Toby McKechnie Parent Governor 05/07/2023   Curriculum (& SEND)   OCR Examination Board employee
Mr Craig Thompson Associate Staff governor 06/11/2023        
Ms Harjeet Rayat Teacher Governor 06/11/2023   Pupil, Staff and Parent Voice (& SEND)    
 

Financial Statements - link below: