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Multi-Academy Trust
Skinners' Academy is part of the Skinners' Academies Trust.
Skinners' Hall, 8 Dowgate Hill, London, EC4R 2SP
info@satrust.org.uk | 020 7236 5629
Senior Executive Leader: Ian Anderson
Detailed governance arrangements as well as the annual reports and accounts can be found here.
Local Governing Body
The Local Governing Body has the following core strategic functions:
Establishing the strategic direction, by:
- Setting the vision, values, and objectives for the school
- Agreeing the school improvement strategy with priorities and targets
- Meeting statutory duties
Ensuring accountability, by:
- Appointing the headteacher
- Monitoring progress towards targets
- Performance managing the headteacher
- Engaging with stakeholders
- Contributing to school self-evaluation
Ensuring financial probity, by:
- Setting the budget
- Monitoring spending against the budget
- Ensuring value for money is obtained
- Ensuring risks to the organisation are managed
Governor Roles
- David Fitzsimmons, Chair of the Local Governing Body
- Nick Gowing, Chair of Finance & General Purposes Committee
- Mary Myatt, Chair of Education Committee & Curriculum Lead
- Alex Lloyd, Risk Lead
- Evan Price, CEIAG & Enrichment
- Tom Serby, Sixth Form
- Margaret Gossling, Year 7 Transition
- Anton Francic, Special Educational Needs & Disability Lead
- Richard Colebrooke, Safeguarding & Behavioural Lead
- Charlie Gould, Health & Safety Lead
Governor Meeting Dates
A list of the dates that the Local Governing Body meets can be found here.
Register of Business Interests
Purpose: To identify and record potential conflicts of interest arising from business, commercial, or financial interests held by individuals within the Trust and/or Governing Body at Skinners' Academy.
Contact Details
If you wish to contact the Chair of Governors, please write to:
David Fitzsimmons
Chair of Governors
c/o The Skinners' Hall, 8 Dowgate Hill, London EC4R 2SP