Meet the Trustees

Who are the Blue Bell Hill Academy Trustees?

 Current Trustees:

• Mrs Rebecca Edge – Headteacher
• Ms Jose Coles – (Chair of Trustees + Safeguarding Trustee & SEND)
• Mrs Vicki Unwin - Vice Chair of Trustees  
• Mrs Nicola Gilzeane-Dakin - Community
• Mr Mark Rowe - Community
• Miss Lucy Bird - Parent 

Members: 

• Ms Jose Coles – (Chair of Trustees)
• Mrs Carol Parkinson - 
• Mrs Edith Pagliacci 

Other Stakeholders:

• Kate Holloway
• Sharon Seery

What is the role of a Trustee?

Trustee's have the responsibility to:

Ensure that the school has clear aims and values and is being run effectively and efficiently for the benefit of the pupils and the wider community;

Focus on raising standards of achievement, establishing high expectations and promoting effective teaching and learning so that every pupil achieves his/her full potential;

To ensure that a viable and equitable budget is set;

Recognise and celebrate the achievements of the school.

What do Trustee's do?

The full board of Trustee's meet once each term for about an hour and a half. There is a formal agenda with an external Clerk to the Governors taking notes which become the official minutes of the meeting. The Headteacher provides a full update of the previous few months in a Headteacher Report and the Chair of Governors feeds back information about Governor Committee meetings, Governors visits and Governor monitoring:

The two Committees, Personnel and Finance and Strategic also meet once each term;

Governors are excepted to make both formal and inform visits to the school on a very regular basis  to ensure that they are knowledgeable and informed about the school;

Governors are always part of any recruitment process, including observing applicants teaching and taking part in formal interviews;

Governors are expected to attend regular training session including induction training, safeguarding training and understanding data training.

 The Government expects Trustee's to:

• Systematically monitor the school’s progress towards meeting agreed development targets;
• Be well informed and knowledgeable about the school;
• Take and support hard decisions in the interests of pupils;
• Attend lessons to gather information about the school at work.

How do I access the Governing Body documents?

The governing body documents are available on the academy trust website.

How do I contact the Governing Body?

Contact the Chair of Governors by emailing jose.coles@bluebellhill.org.uk or writing to the Chair of Governors addressed to the school or handed into the School Office.