Our Sixth Form Open Evening will be on Thursday 27th November.

Opportunities to view the school and speak to subject specialists will be between 6pm and 9pm.

Headteacher Talk will be at 6:15pm for internal applicants.
Headteacher Talk will be at 7:15pm for external applicants.

There is no need to book for this event, however please be aware that all students must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

There is no parking on site, please park your vehicles on surrounding roads.

Governance

The TSAT Governance Model is different to the way a governing body in a non-academy or traditional school undertakes governance.

Essentially, there are three elements to the governance of the TSAT academies; local governance which is delivered via the Academy Governing Board (AGB), a Regional Review and Assurance Board (RAB) which ensures local governance is effective, and the Thinking Schools Academy Trust Board of Directors.

There is an Academy Governing Board for each school (or small cluster of schools) which consists of a group 8-11 governors made up of the Headteacher, Parents, Staff, Trust link staff and Community members who are appointed with the skills needed to fulfil the responsibilities of the AGB. Governors are elected for a term of 4 years and meet a minimum of 6 times a year. 

The key responsibilities of the Academy Governing Body are to:

• Hold Academy leadership to account for schools’ academic performance, quality of care and provision;

• Ensure the Trust’s vision, policies and priorities are delivered within the Academy;

• Oversee and monitor the effectiveness of local strategies and implementation of the School Improvement Plan 

• Ensure consideration is given to stakeholder voices in strategic decision making and policy setting

• Have involvement in the performance management of the Headteacher via the AGB Chair’s inclusion in annual professional growth reviews.

The AGB Members for Holcombe Grammar School are:

MemberGovernor TypeLink RoleStart of TermLength of TermAppointed ByBusiness InterestEnd of Term
Lee PrestonHeadteacher N/AN/A

N/A

N/AN/A
Jo AllenChairSafeguarding and Attendance, SEND and Equality1 September 20244 YearsBoard of DirectorsNone31 August 2028
James SheppardCommunity MemberRisk and Compliance, & Safeguarding and Attendance1 September 20244 YearsBoard of DirectorsNone31 August 2028
Adedayo AjakaiyeCommunity Member STEM, Digital and Careers1 September 20244 YearsBoard of DirectorsNone31 August 2028
Ben TaylorCommunity MemberPupil Premium, & Send and Equality1 September 20244 YearsBoard of DirectorsNone31 August 2028
Naomi SheppardParent MemberParental, Pupil Engagement, Marketing and Comms, & Recruitment, Workload, Diversity and Wellbeing18 March 20254 YearsBoard of DirectorsNone17 March 2029
Lisa CareyParent MemberCurriculum and Enrichment, & Risk and Compliance7 October 20254 YearsBoard of DirectorsNone6 October 2029
Natalie CrickParent MemberRecruitment, Workload, Diversity and Wellbeing, & SEND and Equality7 October 20254 YearsBoard of DirectorsNone6 October 2029
Olutayo DuduyemiParent MemberRisk and Compliance7 October 20254 YearsBoard of DirectorsNone6 October 2029
Emma FoxStaff MemberPupil Premium1 September 20244 YearsBoard of DirectorsTSAT Employee (Holcombe Grammar School)31 August 2028
Giles PhillipsStaff MemberCurriculum and Enrichment, & Parental, Pupil Engagement, Marketing and Comms1 September 20244 YearsBoard of DirectorsTSAT Employee (Holcombe Grammar School)31 August 2028
Peter HarrisStaff MemberSTEM, Digital and Careers1 September 20244 YearsBoard of DirectorsTSAT Employee (Holcombe Grammar School)31 August 2028

To explore Governor vacancies available within the Thinking Schools Academy Trust, please visit our recruitment website or email governance@tsatrust.org.uk.

Governing board meetings attendance during academic year 2024/25 

 

NameMeetings AttendedOut of a Possible
Lee Preston66
Jo Allen66
James Sheppard56
Adedayo Ajakaiye46
Ben Taylor46
Naomi Sheppard33
Emma Fox56
Giles Phillips46
Peter Harris36

More information about the AGB and governance across the Thinking School Academy Trust can be found at:
http://www.tsatrust.org.uk/about/governance/