Governance in PDET
The Trust Board
The Board of Directors is the overall governance body and is accountable for the Trust.
For further details of our Trust's governance structure see: PDET's Governance Structure
For the Trust’s memorandum and articles of association, annual accounts, annual report and funding agreement see: Financial Information
Our school's Supplemental Funding Agreement can be found here:
Freeman's Supplemental Funding Agreement
The role of our Academy Governance Committee (AGC)
Local governing bodies, who are called Academy Governance Committees (AGCs) in our Trust, are committees to which the Directors have chosen to delegate some specific responsibilities. AGCs engage with their local community and carry out the following very valuable role.
There are 2 key elements to the role of the AGC:
Vision and Values:
- Help the academy set and review their local, contextual vision and values, aligned with the Trust’s vision.
- Monitor and support the academy to ensure the vision is being ‘lived out’ in every aspect of academy life.
- Preserve and further develop relationships with the community, and in particular with the church, in line with the academy’s and Trust’s vision and values.
Delegated functions:
- Carry out functions which have been specifically delegated to them as formal committees of the Board.
For the Trust’s Board Remit and Scheme of Delegation, see: Scheme of Delegation
Our AGC
The Interim Chair of our AGC is Debbie Dymock who can be contacted via the school office.
| Name | Role | Date of appointment | Date stepped down (where applicable) if within last 12 months |
| Debbie Dymock | Chair, Community | 21/04/2021 | |
| Bina Mistry | Community | 02/02/2024 | |
| Agnes Seaman | Church | 19/01/2022 | |
| Tracie Reading-Smith | Parent (elected) | 07/02/2022 | |
| Fiona Hull | Staff (Ex-Officio) | 01/09/2019 | |
| Joanne Taylor | Staff (Elected) | 17/05/2024 | |
| Natalie Howes | Church | 17/04/2023 | Resigned 18/03/2024 |
| Nicky Cekaj | Community | 12/02/2020 | 19/04/2024 |
| Katie Jones | Community | 09/03/2022 | Resigned 06/02/2024 |
Business / Pecuniary Interests
| Governor | Nature of Interest | Governance in Other Institutions |
| Mrs Natalie Howes |
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| Mrs Katie Jones |
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| Mrs Tracie Reading- Smith |
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| Mrs Fiona Hull |
Employed as Headteacher | N/A |
Interested in joining our AGC?
If you are interested in becoming a governor, please contact the school for further information. An application form is available on our Trust's website to apply to become either a Community or Church Governor.
