Governance & Scheme of Delegation (Academies)

Within England, there are over 300,000 school/academy governors, who form the largest volunteer force in the country. The role of individual governors, and subsequently members of a Governing Body, is to work collectively to perform a strategic role and carry out key functions such as:

• Discussing and setting the aims and objectives for the Academy
• Setting the required policies for achieving those aims and objectives
• Setting the required targets for achieving those aims and objectives
• Monitoring and evaluating the progress that the Academy is making towards it’s set aims and objectives.

Finally, the role of the Academy governor is to be a source of challenge and support to the Principal, i.e. a 'critical friend.'

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The Governing Body of Harris Academy Chafford Hundred

The Academy is a member of the Harris Federation. Ultimate responsibility for the Academy rests with the Board of Trustees of the Federation (Federation governance details and scheme of delegation can be found by clicking here) but much of the work of the Board is delegated to the Local Governing Body (the governors of the Academy). Some governors are appointed by the Federation whilst others are elected by parents or guardians of students at the Academy, or by staff. The details of the governors at Harris Academy Chafford Hundred are shown below.

• The Chair of the Academy Governing body at Harris Academy Chafford Hundred is Mr Philippe Udrzal.  He can be contacted at Harris Academy Chafford Hundred, Mayflower Road, Chafford Hundred, Essex RM16 6SA
• The Clerk to the Governors is Mrs Lobna Pervin who can be contacted on 01375 484580 or emailed at clerktogovernors@harrischaffordhundred.org.uk

Name	Date of Appointment	Term of Office	Appointed as	Business and Pecuniary Interests	Meetings attended 2022-23
Sir Daniel Moynihan	1st Oct 2023	4 years	Sponsor Governor	CEO of Harris Federation	Visits discharged through Federation monitoring
Mr Philippe Udrzal	1st Nov 2021	4 years	Chair of Governors	None	FGB 2/3
Mrs Nicola Graham	14 Oct 2023	Ex-Officio	Ex-officio	None	n/a
Mr Jamie Maxted	1st June 2024	4 years	Ex-officio	None
Mrs Caroline Clarke	1st Feb 2021	4 years	Sponsor Governor	Public appointment	FGB 3/3
Ms Rebecca Hickey	1st Apr 2022	4 years	Sponsor Governor	Trustees Farmington Trust	Visits discharged through Federation monitoring
Ms Sharon Grimmond	1st July 2022	4 years	Parent Governor	None	FGB 3/3
Mrs Angela Parker	1st Sept 2022	4 years	Sponsor Governor	None	FGB 3/3
Ms Amna Ali	1st June 2024	4 years	Parent Governor	None
Mr Ben Keely	1st Sept 2022	Ex-officio	Ex-officio by virtue of office as Principal	None	Left Oct 2023
Mr Akeem Akintokun	4th Jun 2024	4 years	Parent Governor	None
Mrs Abisola Osiyemi	11th December 2023	4 years	Staff Governor	None	-