Local Governance Board
The Thomas Knyvett Local Governance Board are made of staff and parent representation as well as members of the local community to ensure a broad range of skills and experience is available to the school. The following table shows the members of our 2021- 2022 Local Governance Board and their roles and responsibilities.
Governor Name |
Category |
Term of Office - Start |
Term of Office - End |
Appointing Body |
Additional Position of Responsibility |
Network Area |
Attendance* AY 2020-2021 |
Martin Baker |
Parent Governor |
12.10.2018 |
11.10.2022 |
THPT |
Chair |
|
2/2 |
Alex Kay |
Local Governor |
07.12.2018 |
06.12.2022 |
THPT |
Joint Vice-Chair |
Safeguarding |
2/2 |
Mahbub Chowdhury |
Local Governor |
07.12.2018 |
06.12.2022 |
THPT |
|
Student Behaviour and Attendance |
1/2 |
Neil Higgins |
Local Governor |
18.09.2019 |
17.09.2023 |
THPT |
Joint Vice-Chair |
SEND/Inclusion |
2/2 |
Matt Edwards |
Parent Governor |
06.11.2019 |
05.11.2023 |
THPT |
|
Quality of Education |
2/2 |
*Attendance is expressed as attended over expected
During the Covid-19 pandemic, additional informal meetings also took place.
No Governors stood down during the previous year.
Further Information
Parents or Carers wishing to contact the Chair of Governors, or any other Governors, should write to the Local Governance Co-ordinator, Sonia Druce, at the school or by email to Sonia.Druce@thpt.org.uk
Please note that if you wish to make a complaint, you are required to follow the Responding to Concerns Policy 2021 which has a distinct protocol for resolving issues. If complainants need to raise an issue, they should do so in the first instance with the relevant member of staff who will seek to establish a solution. If they are not satisfied with this response and believe the issue has not been resolved, the matter will be escalated to a member of the senior leadership team.
If the matter cannot be concluded informally and the complainant wishes to progress to the formal stage, the procedures detailed in the Responding to Concerns Policy should be used. Governors will not become involved in the complaints process unless, in the unlikely event, the process reaches Stage 3 of the formal process.