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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:

https://www.boa-group.co.uk

 

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
AGB

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:

https://www.boa-group.co.uk

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