The Role of Governor  

Within England, there are over 300,000 School/Academy Governors, who form the largest volunteer force in the country.

The roles of individual Governors, and subsequently members of a Governing Body, work collectively to perform a strategic role and carry out key functions such as:

• Discuss and set the aims and objectives for the Academy.
• Set the required policies for achieving those aims and objectives.
• Set the required targets for achieving those aims and objectives.
• Monitor and evaluate 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.'

The Governing Body of Harris Aspire Academy 

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 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 Aspire Academy are shown below.

The Chair of the Academy Governing Body at Harris Academy Aspire is Mr. Patrick O'Donnell. He can be contacted at  info@harrisaspire.org.uk or on 0203 370 9238.

The Clerk to the Governing Body is Ms Loretta D'Souza. She can be contacted at L.D'Souza@harrisps6f.org.uk or on 0203 370 9238.

Please click here for further Governance information (GIAS).

Name	Date of Appointment/Reappointment	Term of Office	Appointed as	Business and Pecuniary Interests	AGB attended 2022-23
Sir Daniel Moynihan	01/09/2023 *	4 Years	Sponsor Governor	CEO Harris Federation National Institute of Teaching/School Led Development Trust - Chairman of Board of Trustees, Djanolgy Learning Trust - Board Trustee	Visits discharged through Federation Monitoring
Ms Rebecca Hickey	01/04/2022	4 Years	Sponsor Governor	Harris Federation Director of Secondary Education Trustee of Farmington Trust	Visits discharged through Federation Monitoring
Mr Lee Mallin	01/09/2022	4 Years	Ex-officio (Sponsor Governor)	Harris Federation Assistant Director South Quadrant	Visits discharged through Federation Monitoring
Mr Patrick O'Donnell	16/06/2022 *	4 Years	Chair of Governors,  Medical Needs, Science, H&SC, SEND Governor	CofG: Aspire Governor: Harris Beckenham	3/3
Ms Sandra Miles	01/09/2023 *	4 Years	Sponsor Governor Safeguarding Family relation of a Governor at  Harris site	Harris Federation Family relation of a Governor at Harris site	3/3
Mr Andrew Barr	01/09/2023 *	4 Years	Ex-officio (Principal)	Harris Federation	3/3
Ms Catherine Dunne	16/06/2023 *	4 Years	Staff Governor	Harris Federation	3/3
Ms Rachel Owusu-Agyei	21/06/2023 *	4 Years	Sponsor Governor Safer Recruitment	None	1/3
Mr Ken Penney	22/11/2021	4 Years	Sponsor Governor Maths, Student Welfare and Behaviour	None Family relation of a Governor at Harris site	3/3
Ms Amelia Gillingwater	17/06/2022	4 Years	Sponsor Governor Careers and English	None	3/3
Ms Yvette Bryan	06/01/2023	4 Years	Sponsor Governor Equalities	South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust	2/3
Ms Doris Cofie	17/04/2023	4 Years	Parent Governor	None	1/3

* These have renewed their appointments as the date stated above.

The Governing Body at Harris Aspire Academy meet three times a year, please see the current schedule below.   

Proposed Meetings 2023-24