Governance is the process by which any organisation or group organises in order to be able to make decisions. In schools, this includes the governing body, who are responsible for scrutiny of decisions made in school and for driving improvement, and the processes and policies which allows the school to work effectively and appropriately.
As a member school within a multi-academy trust, responsibility for the governance of John Port Spencer Academy ultimately derives to the Board of Trustees appointed to the Spencer Academies Trust. In common with all Spencer schools, John Port Spencer Academy has a Local Governing Body (LGB), which is technically defined as a committee of the Trust Board.
The powers defining the legal relationship between John Port Spencer Academy and The Spencer Academies Trust, together with the delegation of general powers within the trust, are set out in a document called the Scheme of Delegation.
- The Scheme of Delegation used at John Port Spencer Academy can be found here.
- The Trust governor handbook can be found here.
- A copy of other Trust governance documents are available here.
The governors can be contacted by emailing: clerktogovernors@johnport.derbyshire.sch.uk.
Local Governing Body
Attendance for 2019/2020 was affected by COVID-19
| Name | Roles | Appointed | End of Term | Pecuniary Interests | Attendance 2019-20 |
| Rob Tice | Chair | May 2018 | April 2022 | None | 100% |
| Anne Finnocchio | Vice-Chair
Post 16 Governor |
May 2018 | April 2022 | None | 50% |
| Emma Twigg | Safeguarding Governor | May 2018 | April 2022 | None | 50% |
| Danny Parker | Parent Governor
Link Subject – Social Sciences |
May 2018 | April 2022 | None | 50% |
| Jonathan Watson | Parent Governor
Link Subject – Science |
May 2018 | April 2022 | None | 100% |
| Rachel Merrick | Parent Governor
Link Subject – Maths |
May 2018 | April 2022 | None | 100% |
| Amanda Harper | Parent Governor
Link Subject – English |
May 2018 | April 2022 | None | 50% |
| Karen Squire | Principal | May 2018 | None | 100% | |
| Alison Vann | Vice Principal
Staff Governor |
May 2018 | None | 50% | |
| Marie Walker-Endsor | Staff Governor | October 2018 | None | 100% | |
| Tracey Bradbury | Clerk to Governors | May 2018 | 100% | ||
Meeting Dates
| 2019-20 | ||
| Full LGB | 26th September 2019 | 4:00pm – 5:30pm |
| H&S Committee Meeting | 16th January 2020 | 4:00pm – 5:30pm |
| Full LGB | 30th January 2020 | 4:00pm – 5:30pm |
| H&S Committee Meeting | 7th May 2020 | 4:00pm – 5:30pm |
| Full LGB | 21st May 2020 | 4:00pm – 5:30pm |
| 2020-21 | ||
| Full LGB | 24th September 2020 | 4:00pm – 5:30pm |
| H&S Committee Meeting | TBC | 4:00pm – 5:30pm |
| Full LGB | 21st January 2021 | 4:00pm – 5:30pm |
| H&S Committee Meeting | TBC | 4:00pm – 5:30pm |
| Full LGB | 20th May 2021 | 4:00pm – 5:30pm |