Governors

Governors Constitute the Academy Stakeholder Committee (from April 2023)

the principal duty of which is to support the Trust Board and the school in developing and maintaining effective links within the school’s communities, communicating openly and frequently as appropriate and ensuring the school meets its responsibilities to its stakeholders.

Ensuring membership of the ASC includes parent and staff governors, and members of the local community, as per the composition of the Committee.

Supporting the Executive Headteacher in implementing and monitoring arrangements to ensure:

that pupils are listened to, feel safe in the school and are successful learners
that parents and carers are kept informed about their child’s progress and that any concerns they have are listened and responded to
that effective arrangements are in place for staff wellbeing
that there is regular communication with parents and the wider community
that examples of the activities of the school and the ASC are provided to the Trust for its termly newsletter to all stakeholders

Their role also encompasses:

Representing the School and the Trust at parents’ evenings, presentation events and other school activities.
Receiving and reviewing the results of staff well-being surveys, and the analysis of pupil voice and parent voice questionnaires and surveys.
Providing a point of contact for parents, carers and other members of the local community and directing queries to those in the school or trust with responsibility for dealing with them.
Developing and maintaining effective links with the local community
Promoting collaboration with the other schools in the Trust, actively seeking opportunities for the schools to work together with the aim of identifying and implementing best practice in stakeholder engagement across all schools.
Giving advice and feedback to the Trustees, reporting on all matters for which the ASC is responsible and seeking responses from the Trustees to any matters the ASC draws to their attention.
Submitting an annual report to the Trust Board and thereafter for publication on the school website.

For contributions and/or communications with the Academy Stakeholder Committee, or to contact any Governor, please email the clerk on redwards@unityeducationtrust.uk

Mrs Michelle Farnan

Headteacher

Mrs Victoria Norris

Community Governor

Miss Alex Dolby

Staff Governor

Laura Reeve

Parent Govenor

Elizabeth Bailey

Parent Govenor

Rachael Edwards – school clerk email: redwards@unityeducationtrust.uk

Governor Profiles

Name	Profile
Alan Jones	Alan has been a school governor since 2007, serving on the Governing Body of Northgate High School as Chair (2008-13 and 2016-2017) and Vice-Chair (2013-2015), and as co-opted governor of Beeston Primary School (2017). He regards his role as a school governor as the opportunity to give back something to the education system that helped him and his family. Prior to his retirement in 2003 he was a senior university manager at the University of East Anglia and he continues as a part-time administrative consultant to a research institute affiliated to the University. His voluntary work includes serving as a Director and Trustee of Kickstart Norfolk which is the largest moped “wheels to work” charity in the country.
Michelle Farnan	Michelle started Teaching at our school in 1999 , became Acting Head when the then current Headteacher was seconded and then became our Headteacher in 2004. Michelle has served on our governing body since she started at the school. In 2017 when we became part of the UET multi academy trust - Michelle shared her time between us and Beeston School - as Executive Headteacher. She is now back to being full time as a teaching Headteacher at Garvestone.. Michelle’s two children attended the school. Her voluntary work includes serving as a trustee for the Garvestone & Thuxton Village Hall, the Thuxton Poors’ charity and supporting the Friends of Garvestone School charity.

Name

Profile

Alan Jones

Alan has been a school governor since 2007, serving on the Governing Body of Northgate High School as Chair (2008-13 and 2016-2017) and Vice-Chair (2013-2015), and as co-opted governor of Beeston Primary School (2017). He regards his role as a school governor as the opportunity to give back something to the education system that helped him and his family. Prior to his retirement in 2003 he was a senior university manager at the University of East Anglia and he continues as a part-time administrative consultant to a research institute affiliated to the University. His voluntary work includes serving as a Director and Trustee of Kickstart Norfolk which is the largest moped “wheels to work” charity in the country.

Michelle Farnan

Michelle started Teaching at our school in 1999 , became Acting Head when the then current Headteacher was seconded and then became our Headteacher in 2004. Michelle has served on our governing body since she started at the school. In 2017 when we became part of the UET multi academy trust - Michelle shared her time between us and Beeston School - as Executive Headteacher. She is now back to being full time as a teaching Headteacher at Garvestone.. Michelle’s two children attended the school. Her voluntary work includes serving as a trustee for the Garvestone & Thuxton Village Hall, the Thuxton Poors’ charity and supporting the Friends of Garvestone School charity.

Governors Interests and Terms of Office

Annual Governance Statement

Memorandum of Association of Unity Education Trust

Annual Report and Financial Statements 2024-25

Annual Report and Financial Statements 2023-24

UET Master funding agreement

Garvestone Funding Agreement

Governor Attendance 2024-2025

Scheme of delegation

Articles of Association 2024

Structure and Remit of the UET Governance