Governance
Wootton Academy Trust has two academies – Wootton Academy and Kimberley Sixth Form College.
Wootton Academy Trust’s board of trustees is the responsible body. The Trust has three strategic responsibilities – overall standards, strategy and financial management. The board has established a Finance Committee which includes the chairs of both LGBs which deals with staff matters such as remuneration. The Trust board also has a Curriculum and Standards Committee.
Wootton Academy and Kimberley Sixth Form College both have a Local Governing Board (LGB) to ensure a clear focus for that institution. The LGBs are committees of the board.
Our LGBs include appointed governors, including a small number of trustees and other specialists appointed due to their skill and expertise. Additionally, each LGB has parent governors – elected from within the parent body – and two staff governors. The Head of School is an ex officio governor and the Deputy Head(s) Associate Member(s).
Each LGB meets regularly and focuses on areas such as pastoral and pupil behaviour; SEND; curriculum standards; safeguarding, disadvantaged pupils [including Pupil Premium], Health and Safety.
Clerking for the WAT board and each of its committees is provided by an independent clerk appointed by the Board.
If you would like more information or, if you are interested in joining one of our LGBs and have a skill which you believe is useful to the WAT board, please contact the Executive Headteacher’s Executive Assistant.
Each LGB chair is appointed by the Board.
Wootton Academy’s LGB chair is Judy Chandler whilst the chair of Kimberley College Sixth Form LGB is Bob Bunting.
The Trustee with responsibility for safeguarding children is Jacqueline Henry.
