Governance - School Standards Board
Information about the governance structure at GLF Schools, can be found here
Click this link to view The Beacon School SSB register of interests and Attendance Record
Our School Standards Board (SSB) has the following core responsibilities:
- Strategic oversight of the education provision of the School
- Strategic oversight of compliance of the School with Trust Policies
- Supporting the Trust Board to ensure good governance across the Trust
The SSB is made up of individuals with a diverse set of skills and expertise which we effectively deploy in order to support the Executive Headteacher and Head of School in the formulation of strategic plans and policies for the short, medium and long term future of the school
As part of the GLF Schools multi-academy trust, The Beacon is able to benefit from the support and opportunities of that trust membership. Being part of a Trust allows us to work within a governance structure which is different from a traditional Governing Body model and from 2020 our local governance body is now called a School Standards Board. This Board will continue to include parent representatives, elected in the same way as parent governors were previously, and representatives from the local community, together with our Executive Head - Mr M Duffiield, Head of School - Mr J Grant Duff and representatives from the Trust’s central team.
The Beacon’s Schools Standards Board (SSB) meets once per half term and provides the local governance function for the schools which fits within the overall governance structure of GLF Schools.
SSB Members
The members of The Beacon School Standards Board are:
- Harvey Morris - SSB Chair, Community SSB Member, responsible for stakeholder voice.
- Caroline Christer - Vice Chair, Community SSB Member, responsible for safeguarding and behaviour.
- David Lach - Leadership Member
- Jennifer Guppy - Parent SSB Member, responsible for SEND and vulnerable pupils.
- Vacancy - Parent SSB Member, responsible for online safety and Health and Safety.
- Andrea Wright - Community SSB Member, responsible for Learning and Teaching; curriculum.
- Kam Purewal - Community SSB Member
- Stuart Walker - Community SSB Member
- James Grant Duff – Head of School
- Matt Duffield – Executive Headteacher
Tessa Jones - SSB Clerk
Contact Us
The SSB can be contacted through the Clerk to the SSB, Tessa Jones, via email:
ssbclerk@thebeaconschool.co.uk
To contact the Chair of our School Standards Board, Harvey Morris, please email:
ssbchair@thebeaconschool.co.uk