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The Gateway Learning Community

The Gateway Learning Community

Governance


The GLC Board of Directors has overarching responsibility for governance at each GLC Academies. It has decided that outcomes for children should be monitored through a progress board which acts as a subcommittee of the GLC Board, meeting on a monthly basis and reporting periodically back to the board.

For details of the GLC Board, please click here.

The Governors are responsible for policy and strategy and the Head of School is responsible for the day-to-day running of the school and ensuring that the policy and strategy agreed by the Governors is implemented. The Governing Body has many legal responsibilities and amongst these are ensuring that the National Curriculum is properly delivered, arranging for religious education to be carried out, deciding how to spend the delegated budget and approving the many different school policies, such as those referring to discipline and behaviour and health and safety.

The joint governing body at Gateway Primary Free School and Herringham Primary Academy:

Governor Name

Category of Governor

Body Appointing

Key Responsibilities

Term of Office Expires

Maggie Smith (Chair)

Community

Link

LGB

  • Safeguarding
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Wellbeing of staff 
  • Pupil Premium expenditure and impact
  • Transitions

14.11.26

Maggie Wright (Vice Chair)

Community

LGB

  • Pupil Premium expenditure and impact

30.09.25

Tony Fish

Community

Scrutiny Committee

  • Outcomes for pupils

07.10.23

Anne Fraser

Community

LGB/GLC

  • Safeguarding
  • Wellbeing of staff 

03.10.26

Sarah Gowlett

Community

LGB/GLC

 

05.09.26

Nicola Stephenson

 

Staff, HPA

LGB/GLC

 

  • Personal Development, Behaviour and Welfare
  • Outcomes for pupils

01.10.24

Natalie Carroll

Staff, GPFS

Elected

 

13.09.26

Jason Turner

Parent, GPFS

Elected

 

20.05.24

Agnes Komolafe

Parent, HPA

Elected

  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Transitions

14.03.26

Viki Reid

CEO

Ex Officio

 

 

Sam Otto

Head of School, HPA

Ex Officio

 

 

Emma Pattison

Head of School, GPFS

Ex Officio

 

 

Further Information

HPA/ GPFS Governors Register of Interests

HPA/ GPFS Governors Attendance at Meetings

GLC Governance and Finance