Governance
Birmingham Ormiston Academy is overseen by BOA Education Group. The Board of Trustees are responsible for ensuring the strategic direction of all schools and academies belonging to BOA Education Group. The Board of Trustees is complemented by the Academy Governing Body (AGB).
The Academy Governing Body is chaired by Mr Julian Widdows, who can be contacted via the Academy:
TEL: 0121 359 9346
EMAIL: info@boa-academy.co.uk
c/o: Personal Assistant to the Principal
Birmingham Ormiston Academy
1 Grosvenor Street
Birmingham
B4 7QD
More information about BOA Education Group and the Board of Trustees can be found here:
ACADEMY GOVERNING BODY:
Julian Widdows, Chair of Academy Governing Board (January 2023 onwards)
Carmella Beschi, Staff Governor
Alistair Chattaway, Principal
Vanessa Jackson, Co-Opted Governor (Higher Education)
Rachel Davis, Parent Governor
Karen McCracken, Parent Governor
Julie Waddington, Co-Opted Governor (Secondary Education)
Attendees:
Mike Armstrong, Clerk to the Academy Governing Body
David Dovydaitis, COO of BOA Education Group
Kate Tague, CEO of BOA Education Group
Resigned:
Prof. Philip Thickett, Chair of the Academy Governing Body (October 2022)
OPPORTUNITIES:
We will be holding a ballot for a Parent Governor in the Autumn Term (Nov to Dec 2022). The Principal will write to all parents w/c 7th November 2022.
BIOGRAPHIES:
(To be published asap)
REGISTER OF BUSINESS & PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
Governor |
Position on BOA |
Other interests |
Reason |
Relationship with BOA staff member (if applicable) |
Carmella Beschi November 2022 onwards
|
Staff Governor |
N/A |
|
None |
Alistair Chattaway November 2022 onwards
|
Principal |
N/A |
|
None |
Vanessa Jackson November 2022 onwards
|
Co-Opted Governor (BCU University)
|
N/A |
|
None |
Karen McCracken November 2022 onwards
|
Parent Governor |
N/A |
|
None |
Philip Thickett November 2022 onwards
|
Chair + Member of Board of Trustees |
Swanshurst School, Birmingham |
Chair of Board of Governors at Swanshurst School
|
None |
Julie Waddington January 2023 onwards
|
Co-opted Governor (King Edwards Consortium) |
Employment History: 2013 to 2020 |
Former employee of Birmingham Ormiston Academy
|
None |
Julian Widdows November 2022 onwards
|
Parent Governor |
N/A |
|
None |
Attendance 2021-22:
The Academy Governing Body for Birmingham Ormiston Academy (BOA) was officially established in Autumn Term 2021, when Birmingham Ormiston Academy converted from a Single Academy Trust (SAT) to a member of the Multi Academy Trust (MAT), aka BOA Education Group.
Attendance at the official AGB meetings for academic year 2021-22 is as follows:
Member of Academy Governing Board |
19 January 2022 |
18 May 2022 |
Carmella Beschi (Staff Governor) |
Present |
Present |
Alistair Chattaway (Principal) |
Present |
Present |
Vanessa Jackson (Co-Opted Governor) |
Present |
Present |
Karen McCracken (Parent Governor) |
Present |
Present |
Philip Thickett (Chair / Board of Trustees) |
Present |
Present |
Julian Widdows (Parent Governor) |
Present |
Present |
Together with: |
||
Mike Armstrong (Clerk) |
Present |
Present |
Gaynor Cheshire (CEO of BOA Education Group) |
Present |
Present |
MINUTES:
For minutes of the AGB meetings, please email Mr. Alistair Chattaway on principal@boa-academy.co.uk
BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
For details and minutes of Board of Trustee meetings, please visit the BOA Education Group website here:
Prof. Philip Thickett (Chair)
Jonnie Turpie (Vice Chair)
Gurdip Bhangoo
Hilary Hodgson
Nick Hudson
Kevin Mattinson
David Silber
Kate Tague
Julian Widdows
Prof. Sarah Wood
Leigh Yeomans
MEMBERS:
The Ormiston Trust
Birmingham City University
Birmingham City Council
Peter Murray
Philip Thickett
Steve Macleod
Di Murray