Freemantle
Church of England Community Academy Trust
Directors
The Board of Directors
The number of directors varies according to the size of the school or academy. Freemantle's directors are made up of:
- Staff directors ,
- Foundation directors (members appointed by the Church),
- Community directors
- Parent directors (normally parents or carers of children currently attending the school).
- In addition the executive head is a director
There are director vacancies at present. We are looking for directors who have specific skills in the finance sector to strengthen the board.
In addition to the appointment of senior staff, the roles of the directors centre around monitoring the standards children attain, the progress they make and the curriculum they are taught, the health and safety of pupils, staff and visitors and ensuring that the academy's finances are spent wisely and for the benefit of the children's education.
To ensure these areas are fully explored, the directors have established a number of committees and working groups and these meet regularly during the year. The full board of directors meets twice each term, receiving reports from the various groups, looking closely and specific areas, such as SATs results, and discussing a headteacher's statement at each meeting. The board of directors also tries to maintain close links with parents or carers and welcomes comments and questions from any parent or carer of children at the school.
Curriculum and Standards
Chair: Mrs Janet Parker
Mrs V Caldwell,
Ms Emma Hindley (invited guest)
Finance/Audit Committee
Chair: Mr Jack Powell
Mrs Val Caldwell, Mr Jeremy Moulton,
Mr Kevin Barnett (invited guest)
Directors Link Curriculum Areas
| English | Mrs Janet Parker |
| Mathematics | Mrs Janet Parker |
| Science/ Eco | Mr Jeremy Moulton |
Humanities (Geography, History, MFL) /ICT | Mrs Val Caldwell |
| RE/CW/SMCT/British Values | TBC |
| PE | Mr Jack Powell |
| SEN- (Link) | Miss Emma Hindley |
| Safeguarding |
Mrs Val Caldwell
|
Governance Professional - Mrs Tracy O'Connor
Contact - tracy.oconnor@freemantleschool.co.uk
Responsible Officer- Mrs Carole Young
Members
Mr Grant Strange- (chair) appointed 26 Sept 2019 PI- Employed by Nexus education- provide some resources to the academy PI- Director of Tenax Vult Ltd- no connections with the academy |
Mrs Val Caldwell - (Trustee) appointed 01 April 2011 PI- Employed by TA South- apprentices supplied to academy PI- Trustee of Southampton Cooperative Learning Trust- Partner trust to Freemantle |
Mr Mike Denness appointed 26 Sept 2019 PI- Councillor for Southampton City Council |
Mr Kevin Barnett- (Executive Headteacher) (guest) appointed 01 April 2011 PI- Employed by FCA- daughter works for FCA PI- Trustee of Southampton Cooperative Learning Trust- Partner trust to Freemantle |
Mr David DeKretser appointed 12 October 2021 |
Mrs Caroline Hallett appointed 26 Sept 2019 PI- Children attend FCA- Works for SCC resigned 31st August 2021 |
Mr Alan Ediss appointed 26 Sept 2019 PI- N/A resigned 6th July 2021 |
The first members meeting will take place on Tuesday 12th October 2021. Future meetings- Tuesday 8th March 2022 Tuesday 5th July 2022 |
Meet our directors
The information on governance included here supplements that described in the governors' Report and in the Statement of governors' responsibilities. The board of directors has formally met twice during this year. Attendance during the year at meetings of the board of directors was as follows:
| 2021/22 | Meetings attended | Out of a Possible
|
K Barnett (EH) | 4 | 4 appt 21/04/03 |
V J Caldwell (Chair) | 3 | 4 appt 12/11/20 |
K Staszczyk | 4 | 4 appt 24/05/18 |
J Moulton | 2 | 4 appt 01/04/20 |
| J Powell | 4 | 4 appt 23/03/18 |
J Parker | 4 | 4 appt 21/09/18 |
N Myszkowski- (staff) | 4 | 4 appt 21/11/19 |
|
Agreed Board of Directors meetings for 2021/22
Autumn 1- 23rd September 2021
Autumn 2 – 18th November 2021
Spring 1 – 27th January 2022
Spring 2 – 17th March 2022
Summer 1 – 12th May 2022
Summer 2 – 30th June 2022
Agreed Curriculum and Standards meetings 2021/22
Autumn 1- 14th September 2021
Autumn 2- 9th November 2021
Spring 1- 18th January 2022
Spring 2- 8th March 2022
Summer 1- 3rd May 2022
Summer 2- 21st June 2022
Agreed Finance Committee meetings 2021/22
Autumn 1- 16th September 2021
Autumn 2- 11th November 2021
Spring 1- 20th January 2022
Spring 2- 10th March 2022
Summer 1- 5th May 2022
Summer 2- 23rd June 2022
| 2020-21 | Meetings attended | Out of a Possible
|
K Barnett (CD) | 6 | 6 |
V J Caldwell (Chair) | 6 | 6 |
K Staszczyk | 6 | 6 |
J Moulton | 2 | 6 |
J Parker | 6 | 6 |
N Myszkowski- (staff) | 6 | 6 |
J Powell | 6 | 6 |
K Grove | 1 | 1- resigned 31st Oct 2020 |
Agreed Board of Directors meetings for 2020/21
Autumn 1- 24th September 2020
Autumn 2 – 19th November 2020
Spring 1 – 28th January 2021
Spring 2 – 18th March 2021
Summer 1 – 6th May 2021
Summer 2 – 1st July 2021
Agreed Curriculum and Standards meetings 2020/21
Autumn 1- 15th September 2020
Autumn 2- 12th November 2020
Spring 1- 14th January 2021
Spring 2- 4th March 2021
Summer 1- 22nd April 2021
Summer 2- 17th June 2021
Agreed Finance Committee meetings 2020/21
Autumn 1- 17th September 2020
Autumn 2- 12th November 2020
Spring 1- 22nd January 2021
Spring 2- 11th March 2021
Summer 1- 29th April 2021
Summer 2- 24th June 2021
Pecuniary Interests
Mr Kevin Barnett - Daughter Employed by Freemantle Academy
- Trustee for Southampton Cooperative Learning Trust
Mr Jeremy Moulton - Deputy Leader of Southampton City Council
Mrs Val Caldwell - TA South, Company that supplies Modern Apprenticeships
- Trustee for Southampton Cooperative Learning Trust
Mrs Janet Parker - NA
Miss Nina Myszkowski - Staff member at Freemantle Academy
Mrs Karolina Staszczyk - Staff member at Freemantle Academy
Mr J Powell - Daughter employed by Freemantle Academy
Goodbye and Thank You Dr Bradshaw!!
