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Home » Governance

Governance

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As part of the Education Village Academy Trust (EVAT) you can find out more about our school’s overarching governance on the EVAT website.

If you have any queries relating to governance or wish to contact any of the members, directors or governors, please contact our Trust Head of Governance and Assurance:

By telephone: 01325 248156

By e-mail: governance@educationvillage.org.uk

By post: The Education Village, Salters Lane South, Darlington, DL1 2AN

Education Standards Committee (ESC)

In a Multi-Academy Trust, Governance is a shared duty of the Board of Trustees and the Education Standards Committees for each academy.

To avoid unnecessary duplication and so that responsibility is clear, EVAT has allocated responsibility for any strategic and financial matters to the Board of Trustees (and its sub-committee, the Finance, Audit Risk and Resources Committee) and the monitoring of Educational Standards and holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance is the responsibility of the Education Standards Committees (ESCs). Each academy has its own ESC. An ESC is a team, in order to share knowledge and responsibility members of the ESC often have ‘link’ roles and will focus and report on a school priority or key area when they make governance visits to the academy.

ESC members:

Nic Rickaby Chair of Governors
Governor Claire Thorns
Co-opted Governor
Councillor Andy Keir
Miss Watkins Staff Governor
Mr Robson (Principal)

 

Click on any name below to view our Governor Pen Portraits

Recent Resignations

  • Charlotte Harker
  • Tiffany Forster
  • Amanda McEwan
  • Judith Vinton
  • Scott Durham
  • Jane Wilkinson
  • Helen Stewart

 

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