Governance

The Beacon School is part of GLF Schools, a Multi Academy Trust (MAT) of 43 Primary and Secondary schools.  The governance structure of the Trust had been developed to support both the culture of GLF Schools and the effective management of a large organisation. GLF Schools recognises the individuality of each school and that each school has its own distinct character and culture that is respectful of its community and context.

The Trust Board has overall responsibility for the school and has delegated the responsibility to implement and review the school's strategic plans to the School Standards Board (SSB) for The Beacon School.

The 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

 

SSB members

 

Name	Role	Appointed	Expires	Appointed by
James Grant Duff	Headteacher	1/09/22	Ex officio	GLF Board
Harvey Morris	SSB Chair, Community SSB Member responsible for Stakeholder Voice	13/12/23	12/12/27	Appointed by SSB
Caroline Christer	Vice Chair, Community SSB Member, responsible for safeguarding and behaviour	27/03/24	26/03/28	Appointed by SSB
Helen Farrow	Community SSB Member	12/02/26	11/02/2030	Appointed by SSB
Jennifer Guppy	Parent SSB Member, responsible for SEND	09/02/24	08/02/28	Elected by parents/carers
Martin Roughley	Parent SSB Member, responsible for Student Experience; Pupil Premium.	26/02/25	25/02/29	Elected by parents/carers
Andrea Wright	Community SSB Member, responsible for Learning and Teaching; Curriculum	09/05/23	08/05/27	Appointed by Trust Board, confirmed by SSB
Tessa Jones	SSB Governance Professional	1/09/16

 

 

Recruitment

We are always interested to hear from people who wish to join our community.  If you would like to be considered for a role on the The Beacon School’ SSB, please contact governance@glfschools.org with your CV and completed application form.

Links to additional information

Click here to view the The Beacon School SSB’s Register of Interests and Attendance record.

Click here to view the governance arrangements for GLF Schools.  This includes links to the Trust’s constitutional documents and details of the trustees and members of GLF Schools.

Contact details

To contact the Governance Professional for the SSB, please email clerk@thebeaconschool.co.uk.  This includes requests for meeting minutes.

To contact the Chair of the SSB, please email chair@thebeaconschool.co.uk 

A hard copy letter can also be submitted to the school office marked for the attention of the Governance Professional or the Chair as appropriate.