Local Governing Body

In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, school governors are members of a school’s Governing Body. They have responsibility for raising school standards through their three key roles of setting strategic direction, ensuring accountability and acting as a critical friend. For details of our Governance arrangements, including specific roles and Committee attendance, please see the document "Governance Arrangements" in the Company Information section under the Key Information tab.

 Governors are a vibrant group of committed volunteers that represent and reflect the community of the school (parents, school colleagues and our wider community). Our governors are a key part of the strategic leadership of the school.

As part of reflecting the community and the families of (locality), we work closely with Olney Middle School and our governing body works across these schools.

The Local Governing Body help set and dedicate themselves to the vision, values and strategic direction of the schools, maintaining their individuality whilst encouraging collaboration and sharing of excellence. They share responsibilities for supporting, monitoring and evaluating the performance of the schools in delivering a fulfilling, broad and balanced education for all their children.

The Local Governing Body: 

  • meets 6 times per year as a full board, with no additional committees
  • is part of a larger governance structure for Inspiring Futures through Learning Multi Academy Trust, which includes IFtL Members and Board of Trustees.  The full structure and responsibilities of these roles, including details of who serves within them, is available at iftl.co.uk/governance-in-iftl) 
  • carries out its delegated functions and responsibilities which are focused upon:
  • the wellbeing and safety of all children and adults within the schools’ communities
  • the standards of educational performance, for all children, within the schools
  • the position of the schools within their wider communities and how the schools contribute positively to this
  • to identify, and look to mitigate, risk in relation to the above
  • to carry out the duties delegated to the Local Governing Body by the IFtL Board of Trustees, outlines in the IFtL Scheme of Delegation (seen at iftl.co.uk/governance-in-iftl) 

The Chair of the Local Governing Body is Katrina Rodden. 

If you are interested in becoming a governor or would like to make contact with the Chair, please contact the Chair or Stephanie Boak, IFtL Head of Governance, on sboak@iftl.co.uk

 Alternatively, please send a letter in a sealed envelope marked 'Chair of the Local Governing Body' via the school office. 

The Joint Governing Body - Olney Infant Academy and Olney Middle School

  • Katrina Rodden                -   Chair
  • Richard Bosworth           -   Headteacher of OMS
  • Sarah Armitage                 -   Headteacher of OIA
  • Hannah King
  • Fay Carter
  • Karen Thorpe-Morgan
  • Jess Collins
  • Paul Sims
OIA Governors Information and Interests

IFtL Governance and Trustee Information

The remit and responsibilities of the Governing Body of the school and the Members and Board of Trustees of IFtL are outlined in the Scheme of Delegation of Inspiring Futures through Learning, our Multi-Academy Trust and can be found at:  http://www.iftl.co.uk/governance-in-iftl

At Inspiring Futures through Learning (IFTL) we recognise and appreciate the importance and vital role of governors and directors in raising standards and quality across the trust. The Multi-Academy Trust is one legal entity, a charitable company limited by guarantee.

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