Governance

Swindon Academy is part of the United Learning Multi-Academy Trust, whose Trustees hold the ultimate legal responsibility for the governance of each United Learning school.

Further information about the governance of United Learning, including its Trustees, can be found at http://unitedlearning.org.uk/about-us/governance

The Trustees of United Learning delegate certain responsibilities to a Local Governing Body (LGB) for each school. The main purpose of the LGB is to provide support and challenge to the Academy on behalf of United Learning, drawing on local knowledge of the school and the communities it serves.

Information about which responsibilities are retained by Trustees and which are delegated to the LGB are described in the scheme of delegation.

Click here to view the Scheme of Delegation

The LGB acts as a critical friend to the leadership team at Swindon Academy. It is the governors’ job to ask difficult questions, examine attainment and learning outcomes, and offer constructive challenge to help ensure that all pupils receive an excellent education and are able to succeed in life. Governors also support the behaviour for learning policy (taking part in hearings and appeals for exclusions), helping with the recruitment of senior roles, and hearing escalated complaints.

All governors are volunteers and largely drawn from the local community in and around Swindon.

Membership of the LGB

Mr James Scragg (Chair)
Mr Kevin Logan (Deputy Chair)

Mr Matt Lodge

Mr Simon Halls
Ms Nicola Croke

Mr Phil Johnson

Ms Caroline Kafka-Markey

Ms Samantha Probets

LGB Committees

The LGB has two Committees which enable a deeper scrutiny of primary and secondary education across the cluster. The Committees meet in advance of each LGB meeting. Committee members are as follows:

LGB nominated governors

In addition, the LGB has a number of nominated governors. Nominated governors work closely with school leaders and support staff to provide additional support and challenge in certain areas and have additional responsibilities on behalf of United Learning. Our nominated governors are:

Safeguarding and child protection: Mr Simon Halls
Special Education Needs: Ms Caroline Kafka-Markey
Early and Foundation Years: Mr Simon Halls

Name	Roles	Meetings Attended/Possible
Name	Roles	This Year	Last Year

Members who have stepped down

Name	Roles	Meetings Attended/Possible
Name	Roles	This Year	Last Year

Join us:

Would you like to become a governor at Swindon Academy? We are always interested in hearing from people who would like to help make a difference to the lives of our pupils. If you’d like to find out more about what being a governor entails and the rewards it offers please contact Anna Tarrant, the Clerk to Governors at anna.tarrant@swindon-academy.org

Contact us:

You can contact the Chair of the LGB by email or in writing. Email correspondence (addressed to Mr James Scragg and marked as confidential) should be sent to the Clerk of Governors at anna.tarrant@swindon-academy.org

Letters should be addressed to Mr James Scragg, care of the Clerk of Governors, Swindon Academy, Beech Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1JR.

Company Accounts can be accessed here: United Learning > Financial Accountability