Governance
Local Governing Body (LGB) of Dereham Neatherd High School, part of the Enrich Learning Trust.
Dereham Neatherd High School is a member of Enrich Learning Trust. This is a charitable trust and, like all similar academy groups in England, has three levels of governance. At the Trust level, there are Members and Trustees. See this page on the Trust site for all the Trust governance information. Currently Enrich Learning Trust comprises of Dereham Neatherd High School, Diss High School, Kenninghall Primary School, Long Stratton High School, Millfield Primary School, Spooner Row Primary School, Taverham High School and Wymondham High Academy. Every school within the Trust then has its own board of local governors: the Local Governing (LGB).
The constitution for Neatherd’s LGB provides for:
a) The headteacher
b) At least two parent representatives
c) One staff representative (other than the headteacher)
d) Up to five Trust-appointed representatives
Current members of the LGB are:
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Name |
Role |
Date of appointment |
End of term |
Business interests |
Meeting attendance |
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03.09.24 |
12.12.24 |
13.02.25 |
27.03.25 |
22.05.25 |
17.07.25 |
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Alex Bucher |
Chair of Governors |
11th Feb 2016 |
10th Feb 2028 |
Employee of Norfolk Constabulary |
Y |
N |
Y |
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Ian Osley |
Vice chair |
1st Sept 2022 |
31st Aug 2026 |
None declared |
Y |
Y |
Y |
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Julie Bremner |
Trust governor |
29th Mar 2022 |
28th Mar 2026 |
None declared |
Y |
N |
N |
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Jason Cole |
Trust governor |
27th Jan 2025 |
26th Jan 2029 |
Employee of Breckland Council |
n/a |
n/a |
Y |
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Georgia Cranmer |
Trust governor |
12th Oct 2022 |
11th Oct 2026 |
Employee of 2Simple
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Y |
Y |
Y |
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Laura Dagless |
Parent governor |
1st Sept 2022 |
13th Jan 2025 |
None declared |
Y |
N |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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Martin Mayega |
Trust governor |
13th Sept 2024 |
12th Sept 2028 |
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Y |
N |
Y |
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Holly Medcraft |
Staff governor |
1st Sept 2022 |
31st Aug 2026 |
Employee of Dereham Neatherd High School |
N |
Y |
Y |
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Jaime Mallett |
Headteacher |
1st Jan 2023 |
- |
Employee of Dereham Neatherd High School
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Y |
Y |
Y |
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Attendance:
Y Present
N Absent – consent granted
N(x) Absent – consent not granted
Former Governors
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Name |
Date of appointment |
Term in office |
Date stepped down |
Appointed by |
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Amy Culverhouse |
18th September 2022 |
4 year term |
Resigned |
Trust appointed |
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Chris Smith |
1st January 2019 |
n/a |
31st December 2022 |
Trust |
A skills audit will be completed on a regular basis and further representatives will be appointed (or, in the case of parent representatives, elected if there is more than one candidate for each position) to ensure that the LGB covers the full set of skills required for effective governance.
Members of the LGB are appointed or elected for a period of four years. They may then be re-appointed or re-elected for one further term of office, giving a maximum of eight years in total.
All representatives are required to disclose any interests they may have which could relate to their role as a member of the LGB. A list of disclosures and interests can be found here.
LGB members are bound by the NGA Code of Conduct and the conventions established in the Nolan Committee’s “Seven Principles of Public Life”.
The Scheme of Delegation, outlining the LGB’s remit and responsibilities, can be found here.
Neatherd’s “School Funding Agreement” with the Department for Education can be found here.
Information about governor attendance at meetings during the 2023-24 academic year can be found here.
If you would like to contact the governors of the Local Governing Body, please email office@neatherd.org.uk.
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