Academy Governance Information

The Rushey Mead Academy Council

The Rushey Mead Academy Council is made up of volunteers (known as ‘academy councillors) who commit their time to work alongside the leadership
team of the academy to play an important part in raising academy standards.

The Academy Council has a strong focus on three core strategic functions:

 Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;

 Holding the principal to account for the educational performance of the academy and its pupils, and the performance management of staff; and
 Overseeing the financial performance of the academy and making sure its money is well spent.

The Rushey Mead Academy Council meets regularly to meet these functions and other responsibilities. The academy councillors also visit the academy to
ensure they understand what is happening and to monitor and evaluate the impact of actions.

For the 2018/19 academic year, the Rushey Mead Academy Council will function as a joint Academy Council with Castle Mead Academy (CMA), the new
free school opening in September 2019. The joint Academy Council includes the CMA Principal Designate and a Co-Chair amongst its membership, who will
focus on CMA. A separate academy council for CMA will be set up during this time ready to take on CMA governance once it has opened.

Academy Council of Rushey Mead Academy 2018 - 19

Name Position of Responsibility Committees the Councillor serves on
Sally Cox Co-Chair – Rushey Mead Finance and General Purposes Committee
Academy
Behaviour, Attendance and
Anti-bullying, Staff wellbeing
Chan Champaneri Disciplinary Committee
Sue Dunford Vice Chair
Teaching and Learning, Pupil
Premium, and Leadership
Colin Forknall Health and Safety Finance and General Purposes Committee
Disciplinary Committee
Anthony Glover Standards Finance and General Purposes Committee
Disciplinary Committee

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 Tom Hague Principal Designate - Castle
Mead Academy
Rita Hindocha Executive Principal Finance and General Purposes Committee.
Disciplinary Committee
Gee Kader Principal - Rushey Mead Finance and General Purposes Committee.
Academy Disciplinary Committee
Kalvinder Kaur Safeguarding/ Child Protection Finance and General Purposes Committee
and SEND Disciplinary Committee
Chris King Co-Chair – Castle Mead
Academy
Gemma Needham Professional Learning
Tasnim Yusuf Literacy

Contact: The Chair(s) of the Academy Council can be contacted via the academy.

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Academy Council Details 2018 - 19 Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests

First Surname Position Date of Appointed Attendance Term of Date of Name of Organisation Nature of Interest Date from Date
Name Appointment by: at AC & Office Resignation which interest
Committee involved ceased
meetings
2017-18
Chan Champaneri Parent 15/01/2016 Elected 3/4 4 years Abbey Primary School Parent Governor 12/04/2003 14/07/2007
Praful Chauhan Trust 01/01/2016 Trust 1/5 4 years 08/05/2018 - - -
Appointed
Sue Dunford Trust 01/01/2016 Trust 3/4 4 years N/A N/A N/A
Appointed
Colin Forknall Co-opted 01/01/2016 Trust 6/6 4 years TMET Trustee 22/07/2014
Sally Cox Trust 07/11/2016 Trust 6/6 4 years Leicester Symphony Member 21/01/2016
Appointed Trust
Anthony Glover Trust 01/01/2016 Trust 4/6 4 years Nottingham Roman Education 01/09/2012
Appointed Catholic Dioceses Consultant
Education Services
Nottingham Director/Chair of 01/01/2013
University/Samworth LGB
Academy Trust
TMET Chair of Trustees 01/08/2014

Son, employed at 28/08/2012

Rushey Mead
Academy
Tom Hague Principal 28/08/2018 Ex-Officio N/A Ex-Officio
Designate -
CMA
Rita Hindocha Executive 01/01/2016 Ex-Officio 6/6 Ex-Officio N/A N/A N/A
Principal
Gee Kader Principal - 28/08/2018 Ex-Officio N/A Ex-Officio Department for Transition Manager 01/11/2015
RMA Education (DfE)
Kalvinder Kaur Parent 15/01/2016 Elected 4/6 4 years N/A N/A N/A

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Chris King Trust 03/09/2018 Trust N/A 4 years Independent CEO 03/09/2018
Appointed Association of Prep
Schools (IAPS)
Financial Institutions Partner 01/09/2013
Group (FIG)
Gemma Needham Staff 01/01/2016 Elected 4/4 4 years N/A N/A N/A
Tasnim Yusuf Staff 01/01/2016 Elected 1/4 4 years N/A N/A N/A

Scheme of Delegation

The Rushey Mead Academy Council operates under a Scheme of Delegation agreed by the TMET Trust Board. To view our current scheme please click here.

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