Governance
"Working together to achieve academic excellence and personal potential."
The Governing body's role is to support and challenge the senior leadership of Orchards Academy. The Governing body ensures that the school is continually reflecting on and improving its practice in order to create a learning environment in which all pupils can achieve the best possible outcomes.
At Orchards Academy, the Governing body is made up of:
1 Headteacher (Ex Officio)
2 Staff Governors
2 Parent Governors
7 Appointed Governors (currently 3 vacancies)
The Governing body derives its oversight responsibilities from the TKAT Scheme of Delegation. We operate a link Governor model where Governors with specific interests and skills can apply these through special oversight roles such as Pupil Premium and ACE.
Chair of Governors: Dick Brown
Vice Chair of Governors: Georgia Chapple
Local Governing Body 2023-24
| Name | Type | Term of Office | Responsibility | Declaration of Interest including transactions to 31 August 2023 | Attendance 22-23 |
|
Dick Brown |
Chair of Governors |
Start date: 01/09/22 Current term: 01/09/22 - 31/08/26 |
|
Chair of Governors at KTC since 01/09/22 | 100% |
| Andy Lazenby | Ex-Officio Headteacher |
Headteacher Start date: 01/09/21 |
|
Nil return | 100% |
| Phil Cooper | Appointed |
Start date: 01/09/08 Current term: 01/09/20 - 31/08/24 |
|
Governor at Horizons since June 2023 | 83% |
| Carlos Hood | Appointed |
Start date: 01/09/10 Current term: 31/08/22 - 31/08/26 |
|
Nil return | 100% |
| Mark Walden | Appointed |
Start date: 30/11/14 Current term: 17/11/22 - 16/11/26 |
|
Nil return | 83% |
| David Moss | Appointed |
Start date: 29/04/21 Current term: 31/08/22 - 31/08/26 |
|
Nil return | 50% |
| Georgia Chapple |
Appointed Vice Chair of Governors |
Start date: 22/09/22
Current term: 22/09/22 - 21/09/26 |
|
Nil return | 67% |
| Holly Maxwell | Appointed |
Start date: 12/01/23 Current term: 12/01/23 - 11/01/27 |
|
Nil return | 50% |
| Hannah Weeden | Staff Governor - Orchards |
Start date: 03/02/23 Current term: 03/02/23 - 02/02/27 |
Employed by Orchards since July 2016 | 100% | |
| Jacquie Heaver | Staff Governor - Orchards |
Start date: 09/05/23 Current term: 09/05/23 - 08/05/27 |
|
Employed by Orchards since January 2017 | 50% |
| Louise Walsh | Appointed |
Start date: 18/09/23 Current term: 18/09/23 - 17/09/27 |
|
Director of Total Facilities Recruitment Ltd since November 2014 | N/A |
| Kelle Akala | Parent Governor |
Start date: 04/03/24 Current term: 04/03/24 - 03/03/28 |
Declaration pending | ||
| Layla Richards | Parent Governor |
Start date: 04/03/24 Current term: 04/03/24 - 03/03/28 |
Declaration pending | ||
| Carol Thomas | Clerk to the Governors | Start date: February 2016 | I have a close relation (child) also employed by TKAT | 100% |
If you wish to contact Governors, please do so via the Headteacher's PA/ School Secretary by emailing enquiries@orchards-tkat.org.
|
Responsibilities |
Governors |
| Finance |
Louise Walsh |
| SEN | Holly Maxwell |
| Mental Health, Attendance, Wellbeing and Safeguarding | Georgia Chapple and Jacquie Heaver |
| Health and Safety | Louise Walsh and Mark Walden |
| Pupil Premium/ ACE | Phil Cooper and Carlos Hood |
| Behaviour, Reading, Teaching and Learning | Mark Walden, Dick Brown and David Moss |
| Extra Curricular | Phil Cooper and Carlos Hood |
| Estates and Capital Projects | Dick Brown |
Mission Statement
Orchards Academy provides a learning environment that opens up a world of opportunities and takes pupils on a journey to discover and challenge their thinking.
As a governing body, we aspire to ignite a passion for lifelong learning; we do this through:
- Developing great thinkers who embrace challenges
- Promoting curiosity, enthusiasm and independence
- Providing opportunities for all pupils to develop skills, knowledge and an understanding of how they can become life-long learners
- Challenging and pursuing excellence through a creative and inclusive curriculum
- Providing a learning environment where all can grow, achieve and aspire within a safe and caring atmosphere of teamwork, support and cooperation
- Value everyone as an individual and encourage respect for others
- Create confident, independent individuals who take responsibility for their actions and understand their role in our community and the world they share with everybody
- Supporting the leadership of the school in providing a safe, stimulating and caring environment where all students can realise their full potential
The Governing body recognises and will harness the strengths and talents of all pupils to enable them to reach their full potential as rounded individuals. We will work with staff, parents, families and the local and broader community to ignite children's curiosity and encourage a love for learning.
Governors with an end of term of office/ leavers in academic year 2022-23
| Name | Type | Term of Office | Responsibility | Declaration of Interest including transactions to 31 August 2022 | Attendance 22-23 |
| Michael Parker | Appointed |
Start date: 30/11/14 Term: 30/11/18 - 30/11/22 Resignation date: 17/11/22 |
Nil return | 50% | |
| Fiona Jakes | Staff Governor - Orchards |
Start date: 01/07/15 Term: 23/04/19 - 23/04/23 Resignation date: 17/11/22 |
Nil return | 100% | |
| Tikhoze Banda | Appointed |
Start date: 17/11/22 Term: 17/11/22 - 16/11/26 Resignation date: 09/01/23 |
Declaration pending | 100% | |
| Ray Harris |
Appointed Vice Chair |
Start date: 21/03/19 Chair of Governors: 29/04/21 - 31/08/22 Term: 21/03/19 - 21/03/23 End date: 20/03/23 |
Nil return | 75% | |
| Jacquie Heaver | Staff Governor - Orchards | Start date: 23/04/19
Term: 23/04/19 - 23/04/23 End date: 22/04/23 |
|
Nil return | 50% |
| Timothy Westwood |
Appointed Vice Chair |
Start date: 01/09/20 Current term: 01/09/20 - 31/08/24 Resignation date: 04/07/23 |
|
Nil return | 100% |
TKAT Documents (including Articles of Association and Accounts)