Governors

Governance at Meopham Community Academy

Please see below details of The Meopham Community Academy governance arrangements along with information for each of our Governors who has served at any point over the past 12 months and, where applicable, their full name, date of appointment, term of office, date they stepped down, who appointed them, and relevant business and pecuniary interests including governance roles in other educational institutions.

This information complies with the requirements of the Academy Trust Handbook.

• The Chair of the Board of Trustees is Philip Vander Gucht
• The Accounting Officer of the Trust is Garry Ratcliffe, Chief Executive Officer
• The Chair of the Local Governing Committee is Lisa Broad
• The Link Safeguarding Governor is Lisa Broad

The purpose of Trust governance is:

• strategic leadership
• accountability and assurance
• strategic engagement

Details of the Members, Board of Trustees, the Articles of Association, Scheme of Delegation and Financial Accounts of the Trust can be viewed via the button to the Golden Thread Alliance website.

Governors can be contacted via the Clerk of the Local Governing Committee by email:  clerk@golden-thread.org