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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 Headteacher (Miss N Myszkowski) and the Executive Officer (Mr K Barnett) are directors but have no voting rights.


Roles of Directors

Directors are the strategic leaders of our schools and have a vital role to play in making sure every child gets the best possible education. The purpose of the Board of Directors is to conduct the academy with a view to promoting high standards of educational achievement. In addition to the appointment of leadership roles, the roles of the directors monitor and challenge progress and attainment, the effectiveness of the curriculum, the health and safety of pupils, staff and visitors, and ensuring 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.

Vacancies:

The Board of Directors (Governing Body) are not currently looking for new Directors to join their team. To register your interest should a vacancy arise in the future, please contact our Chair Of Directors, Val Caldwell, via email on the following address: val.caldwell@freemantleschool.co.uk. You must be 18 or over to apply and all Directors must have Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks. Thank you.

Director Committees:

Curriculum and Standards

Chair: Mrs Janet Parker

Mrs V Caldwell

Mrs Kathryn Bevan-Mackie (Invited guest)

 

Finance/Audit Committee

Chair: Mrs Val Caldwell  

Mr Jeremy Moulton  

Mrs Sarah Grozewski

Mr Kevin Barnett (Invited guest)

Miss Nina Myszkowski (Invited guest)

Directors Link Curriculum Areas

 

EnglishMrs Janet Parker
MathematicsMrs Janet Parker
Science/ EcoMrs Val Caldwell

Humanities (Geography, History, MFL)

/ICT

Mrs Val Caldwell
RE/CW/SMSC/British ValuesMrs Janet Parker
PEMr Jeremy Moulton
SEN (Link)

Mrs Janet Parker

Safeguarding/Equal Opportunities                                          

       

Mrs Val Caldwell

 

 

Governance Clerk: Mrs Tracy O'Connor

Contact: tracy.oconnor@freemantleschool.co.uk  

Responsible Officer: Mrs Carole Young

Meet our directors

The directors have consulted on the academy’s admissions policy for 2023/24. The policy is available on the academy website (see Admissions). If you would like to make any comments about the policy, please e-mail them to the academy’s admissions consultant, Mrs Jo Glenton, at jo.glenton@googlemail.com or put your comments in writing, marked for the attention of Mrs Jo Glenton to the school office.

The information on governance included here supplements that described in the Directors' Report and in the Statement of Directors responsibilities.

 

As part of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities report, the following information is provided: Percentage of Race and Ethnic backgrounds- 100% White British.

 

The Directors will formally meet six times across this academic year. Attendance at full Board of Director meetings is recorded below and updated after each meeting:

 

 

26.9.23

23.11.23

25.1.24

14.3.24

9.5.24

27.6.24

V Caldwell (Chair)

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J Parker

ü

 

 

 

 

 

J Moulton

X

 

 

 

 

 

S Groszewski

ü

 

 

 

 

 

K Linington

ü

 

 

 

 

 

Z Leigh

ü

 

 

 

 

 

K Bevan-Mackie

ü

 

 

 

 

 

K Barnett

ü

 

 

 

 

 

N Myszkowski

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S Groszewski appointed 26.9.23

K Linington appointed 26.9.23

 

The Board of Directors formally met six times during last academic year. Attendance during the year 2022-2023 was as follows:

 

 

Meetings Held

Meetings Attended

 

K Barnett

6

6

100%

K Bevan-Mackie

2

2

100%

V J Caldwell (Chair)

6

6

100%

M Denness

5

2

40%

E Hindley

1

1

100%

Z Leigh

5

5

100%

J Moulton

6

3

50%

J Parker

6

6

100%

N Myszkowski (HT)

6

6

100%

J Powell

6

6

100%

 

 

22 Sept

24 Nov

26 Jan

16 March

11 May

29 June

 

K Barnett

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

K Bevan-Mackie

 

 

 

 

ü

ü

V J Caldwell (Chair)

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

M Denness

ü

x

X

ü

x

 

E Hindley

ü

 

 

 

 

 

Z Leigh

 

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

J Moulton

ü

x

x

ü

x

ü

J Parker

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

N Myszkowski (HT)

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

J Powell

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

 

Z Leigh appointed 24 Nov 2022

K Bevan-Mackie appointed 11 May 2023

E Hindley resigned 24 Nov 2022

M Denness resigned 11 May 2022

J Powell resigned 31st August 2023

 

Agreed Board of Directors meetings for 2023 - 2024

Autumn 1 - Tuesday 26th September 2023 at 5pm

Autumn 2 - Thursday 23rd November 2023 at 5pm

Spring 1 - Thursday 25th January 2024 at 5pm

Spring 2 - Thursday 14th March 2024 at 5pm

Summer 1 - Thursday 9th May 2024 at 5pm

Summer 2 - Thursday 27th June 2024 at 5pm

 

Agreed Curriculum and Standards meetings for 2023 - 2024

Autumn 1 - Tuesday 12th September 2023 at 9.30am

Autumn 2 - Tuesday 14th November 2023 at 9.30am

Spring 1 - Tuesday 16th January 2024 at 9.30am

Spring 2 - Tuesday 5th March 2024 at 9.30am

Summer 1 - Tuesday 30th April 2024 at 9.30am

Summer 2 - Tuesday 18th June 2024 at 9.30am

 

Agreed Finance, Audit and Risk Committee meetings for 2023 - 2024

Autumn 1 - Wednesday 13th September 2023

Autumn 2 - Wednesday 8th November 2023

Spring 1 - Wednesday 10th January 2024

Spring 2 - Wednesday 28th February 2024

Summer 1 - Wednesday 24th April 2024

Summer 2 - Wednesday 12th June 2024

Pecuniary Interests

 

Mrs Val Caldwell                   Trustee for Southampton Co-operative Learning Trust

Mr Zak Leigh                         Member of staff at Freemantle Academy

Mr Jeremy Moulton               Councillor Southampton City Council

Miss Nina Myszkowski          Member of staff at Freemantle Academy

                                              Trustee for Southampton Co-operative Learning Trust

Mrs Janet Parker                   Diocesan Rep- Christchurch Freemantle

Mr Kevin Barnett                   Daughter Employed by Freemantle Academy

                                              Trustee for Southampton Co-operative Learning Trust

                                              Chief Executive Officer for Freemantle Training Hub

Mrs Kathryn Bevan-Mackie   Member of staff at Freemantle Academy

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

PI- Director of ELS Europe Ltd- provide some resources to the academy (Sept 2022)

Mrs Val Caldwell - (Trustee)                                                                    appointed 01 April 2011

PI- Trustee of Southampton Cooperative Learning Trust- Partner trust to Freemantle

Mr David DeKretser                                                                                  appointed 12 Oct 2021

                                                                                                                  resigned 9 Nov 2023

Mr Mark Tolcher                                                                                        appointed 5 July 2022

Mr Kevin Barnett- (Executive Officer)                                            (Guest) appointed 01 April 2011

PI- Employed by FCA- Daughter works for FCA

PI- Trustee of Southampton Cooperative Learning Trust- Partner trust to Freemantle

PI- Chief Executive Officer Freemantle Leaning Hub

Mr Mike Denness                                                                                       appointed 26 Sept 2019

PI- Councillor for Southampton City Council                                                   resigned 4 July 2022

The last Members meeting took place on Tuesday 4th July 2023.

Future meetings for this academic year 2023-24:

Tuesday 14th November 2023

Tuesday 19th March 2024

Tuesday 2nd July 2024

 

Agreed Members meetings 2023-24

14th November 2023

19th March 2024

2nd July 2024

 

Agreed Members meetings 2023-2024

Member                                  Attended                         Possible attendance

Grant Strange                           0                                                0

Val Caldwell                              0                                                0

Mark Tolcher                             0                                                0

Kevin Barnett (invited)              0                                                0

 

Agreed Members meetings 2022-23

11th October 2022

7th March 2023

4th July 2023

 

Agreed Members meetings 2022-2023

Member                                  Attended                         Possible attendance

Grant Strange                           3                                                3

Val Caldwell                              3                                                3

David Dekretser                        2                                                3

Mark Tolcher                             3                                                3

Kevin Barnett (invited)              3                                                3

 

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