Governor Details 2024 – 2025
At Aldercar High School, we have a team of governors that work as volunteers to support the school. Their role is to develop a vision and strategy for the school; oversee financial performance and make sure that money is well spent; hold the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and to engage with young people, staff, parents and the wider school community to understand their views.
Governors are expected to attend 4 Local Governing Team (LGT) meetings each year for approximately 2 hours per meeting. During these meetings governors look at a wide range of information to monitor how well the school is performing. Detailed reports including safeguarding, data and finance are discussed at these meetings, as well as a more general headteachers report.
Governor Support
To support the work that goes on, governors are encouraged to participate in school visits twice a year for approximately an hour. Governors observe what is happening in school, look at the school environment and talk to the young people about their school.
New Governors
If an individual is interested in being a member of our LGT they would meet with the chair and headteacher and discuss what they could bring to the team. Following the recruitment process they would then be invited to attend the LGT meeting where they would be appointed. Governors are appointed for a 4-year term of office. Once appointed governors receive an induction and training for the role.
Our Local Governing Team
We are proud to have a committed team that is made up of individuals with a range of backgrounds and experience.
For more information, please contact the Governance Professional, Olivia Anthony at o.anthony@embarkfed.org.uk
| Role | Name | Appointed by/ Elected by | Term of office | Business interests | Relationships with other governors/ staff |
| Chair of Governors/ (Co-opted) | Claire Keyte | Appointed by GB/Board | 20/06/23 – 31/08/26 | None | N/A |
| Vice-chair of Governors/ (Co-opted) | Dawn Abernethy | Appointed by GB/Board | 01/10/22 – 31/08/26 | B – AKA Case Management Limited (Owner) |
NA |
| Headteacher | Clare Hatto | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | 01/09/17 – | None | NA |
| Staff Governor (Teaching) | |||||
| Staff Governor (Non-teaching) | Carole Brighton | Elected by school staff | 30/01/24 – 29/01/28 | None | NA |
| Parent Governor | David Mounfield | Elected by Parents | 28/03/25-27/03/29
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None | N/A |
| Parent Governor | Claire Lowe | Elected by Parents | 28/03/25-27/03/29 | None | N/A |
| Co-opted Governor | Alix Round | Appointed by GB/Board
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26/11/24 – 25/11/28 | None | NA |
| Co-opted Governor | Stacie Bingley | Appointed by GB/Board | 04/02/25 – 03/02/29 | P – Saint Benedict Catholic Voluntary Academy | NA |
Governor vacancies
Staff governor (Teaching),
Historic (Governors stepped down in the last 12 months)
Gemma Roberts: Local governor, Elected by parents, 01/10/22 – 17/02/25
Gemma Hall: Local governor, Elected by parents, 07/05/24 – 02/12/24
Fay Cracknell: Local governor, Elected by school staff, 01/10/22 – 30/09/24
