Academy Council (Governing Body)

Governance

The Meridian Trust is governed by a board of trustees made up of business people and educational specialists. Full details of the Board of Trustees can be found here via the Trust website including the Policy and Scrutiny Committee.

Details of the Trust financial records can be found here: Finance Documents and Funding Agreements – Meridian Trust.

Sharnbrook Academy – Academy Council

Each academy within the Meridian Trust family retains their own Academy Council (formally local Governing Body), identity and individuality.

While the Trust is the employer of all staff, it has delegated powers to the Academy Councils to exercise governance arrangements for the Academy within the Trust.

The Academy Council is focused upon the individual school context, monitoring standards and achievement, and their local community needs and aspirations.

• Setting strategic priorities and plans
• Monitoring standards and achievement within the school
• Ensuring Trust policies are implemented
• Engaging with all stakeholders to improve outcomes
• Supporting and positively challenging practices within the Academy, through the School Leadership Team.

Each Academy Councillor takes on the role of ‘Champion’ for a particular area, in which he/she holds the Academy leadership to account by providing challenge from their local knowledge and support from their own wider experiences.  The Champions link with the Trust leadership and directors to represent the interests of the Academy.  The Academy Council meets as a full body six times in the year.  There are no committees.

Key information about Meridian Trust, including governance structure, the scheme of delegation and key legal and financial documents can be found here

Please contact governance@meridiantrust.co.uk if you would like access to approved minutes of the Academy Council or the trust board or for more information.

Academy Council Members

Robin Auld

Jenny Kavanagh

Jas Toor

Angela Smith

Su Bernard (Chair)

Mark Hair

Interim Principal – Clare Keating-Roberts

Executive Principal – Richard Spencer

You can find out more about our Academy Council members here: