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
Our new governing body met for the first time on 15th May 2018. During this meeting, the roles of Chair, Vice Chair and Safeguarding Governor were filled, but all other roles are yet to be allocated. The new governing body will meet again on 4th October 2018. Following this meeting, roles and responsibilities will be updated.
| Name | Roles | Appointed | End of Term | Pecuniary Interests | Attendance 2018-19 |
| Rob Tice | Chair | May 2018 | April 2022 | None | |
| Anne Finnocchio | Vice-Chair
Post 16 Governor |
May 2018 | April 2022 | None | |
| Emma Twigg | Safeguarding Governor | May 2018 | April 2022 | None | |
| Sandra Fletcher | Pupil Premium Governor | May 2018 | April 2022 | None | |
| Danny Parker | Parent Governor
Link Subject – Social Sciences |
May 2018 | April 2022 | None | |
| Jonathan Watson | Parent Governor
Link Subject – Science |
May 2018 | April 2022 | None | |
| Rachel Merrick | Parent Governor
Link Subject – Maths |
May 2018 | April 2022 | None | |
| Amanda Harper | Parent Governor
Link Subject – English |
May 2018 | April 2022 | None | |
| Helen Simpkin | Community Governor
SEN Link Governor Link Subject – Social Sciences & Business |
June 2018 | May 2022 | None | |
| Karen Squire | Principal | May 2018 | None | ||
| Alison Vann | Vice Principal
Staff Governor |
May 2018 | None | ||
| Marie Walker-Endsor | Staff Governor
Health & Safety Governor |
October 2018 | None | ||
| Tracey Bradbury | Clerk to Governors | May 2018 |
Meeting Dates
| 2018-19 | ||
| Full LGB | 4th October 2018 | 4.00-5.30pm |
| Progress Committee | 5th December 2018 | 4.00-5.00pm |
| H&S Committee (to include Safeguarding) | 12th December 2018 | 4.00-5.00pm |
| Full LGB | 31st January 2019 | 4.00-5.30pm |
| Progress Committee | 2nd April 2019 | 4.00-5.00pm |
| Full LGB | 23rd May 2019 | 4.00-5.30pm |
| Progress Committee | 20th June 2019 | 4.00-5.00pm |