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 ,
• Local Authority directors,
• Parent  directors (normally parents or carers of children currently attending the school).
• In addition the centre director 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,

Finance/Audit Committee

Chair: Mr Jack Powell

Mrs Val Caldwell,  Mr Jeremy Moulton,  

Mr Kevin Barnett (invited guest)

Directors Link Curriculum Areas

Clerk to the Directors - Mrs Tracy O'Connor

Contact - tracy.oconnor@freemantleschool.co.uk

Members

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:

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 2019/20

Autumn 1-

Autumn 2- 14th November 2019

Spring 1- 16th January 2020

Spring 2- 5th March 2020

Summer 1- 23rd April 2020

Summer 2- 18th June 2020

Agreed Finance Committee meetings 2019/20

Autumn 1- 

Autumn 2- 14th November 2019

Spring 1- 23rd January 2020

Spring 2-1 2th March 2020

Summer 1- 30th April 2020

Summer 2- 18th June 2020

A Saunders                                              1                           2- (resigned Jan 20)

N McCartney                                            1                           6- (resigned Oct 20)

Pecuniary Interests

Mr Kevin Barnett - Daughter Employed by Freemantle Church of England Community Academy

Mr Jeremy Moulton - N/A

Mrs Val Caldwell - TA South, Company that supplies Modern Apprenticeships

Mrs Janet Parker - NA

Miss Nina Myszkowski- Staff at Freemantle Church of England Community Academy

Mrs Karolina Staszczyk- Staff at Freemantle Academy

Mr J Powell- Daughter employed by Freemantle Church of England Academy

Mrs Karen Grove- Staff at Freemantle Academy- resigned 31st Oct 2020