Governors & Trust

Governing Body for 2022-2023

Chair of Governors - Mrs Ruth Willis

Vice-Chair of Governors - Bal Hegedus-Pickvance

Status Name Expiry Date
Co-opted  Kevin Standish 31.08.2023
Co-opted John Elford 07.07.2023
Co-opted Ruth Willis 22.04.2026
Co-opted Anthony Evangelista 28.11.2026
Co-opted Jayne Dickinson 19.03.2027
Co-opted Adrian Hill 19.03.2027
Co-opted Sarah Walters 19.03.2027
Parent  Bal Hegedus-Pickvance 05.03.2025
Parent  Matthew Tucker 05.03.2025
Parent  Hilton Vera 04.02.2025
Parent  Jennifer Orchard 03.07.2026
Headteacher (1) Kerry Oakley  
Staff (1) Charlotte Williams 05.03.2025
Clerk to Governors  Lauren Wardell clerk@carringtonschool.org  

 Full Governing Body Summer 2023

 

Governing Body Diversity Statement

23% Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic  / 77% White

46% Female / 54% Male

The Governing Board of Carrington School agrees that Full Governing Board meetings will be “open.”

Open meetings are meetings of the Full Governing Board to which members of the general public, including school staff and parents, can request, in writing, to attend as observers. The protocol below outlines the conduct expected by the Governing Board of those requesting attendance.

Date

Meeting

Time

Venue

26.09.22

Full Governing Board

1730-2000

In School

28.11.22

Full Governing Board

1730-1930

In School

20.03.23

Full Governing Board

1730-1930

In School

03.07.23

Full Governing Board

1730-1930

In School

Minutes of the Governing Board Meeting, 26 September 2022

Minutes of the Governing Board Meeting, 28 November 2022

Minutes of the Governing Board Meeting, 20 March 2023

Open Meeting Protocol

Governing Board meetings are notified on the school website and through newsletters to parents/carers.

Members of the public can make a request, in writing to the Clerk to the Governing Board, to attend the “open” part of any meeting.

Requests to attend must be sent to the Clerk to the Governing Board no less than 14 days before the date of the meeting.

If there is sufficient capacity/space an invitation to attend the meeting will be issued by the Clerk to the Governing Board, together with an agenda. These will be sent by e-mail seven days before the meeting.

Anyone attending will be recorded in the minutes as “in attendance”.

Persons attending meetings do so at the invitation of the Governing Board as observers only, and must agree to:

  • not speak or in any other way interrupt the meeting
  • at the request of the Chair, leave the meeting if any part of is deemed, by the Governing Board, to be confidential
  • not record any part of the meeting electronically or in writing

Failure to abide by these expectations is likely to result in an individual being asked to withdraw from the meeting and potentially be refused an invitation to future meetings.

The Governing Board of Carrington School adopted this protocol on 26 September 2022

SESSET Scheme of Delegation 2022-2023

Become a Governor

The Governing Board plans the strategic direction of a school, makes sure public money is well spent, and holds school leadership to account. A strong governing board ensures robust debate, which in turn leads to better educational outcomes for children.

Whatever your professional background, your skills could transform our school.

If you would like to know more about what is involved in being a school governor, please click here.

To register interest in, or find out more about, becoming a governor at Carrington School, please email the Clerk to the Governors Lauren Wardell clerk@carringtonschool.org 

South East Surrey Schools Education Trust (SESSET)

South East Surrey Schools Education Trust (SESSET) was formed by the Governing Bodies of The Ashcombe School, Dorking, Therfield School, Leatherhead and Carrington School (previously The Warwick School), Redhill, and became operational on 1 January 2017.

Click HERE for Full SESSET Members and Trust

Joint Statement from The Ashcombe, Therfield and Carrington School

South East Surrey Schools Education Trust (SESSET) was formed by the Governing Bodies of The Ashcombe School, Dorking, Therfield School, Leatherhead and Carrington School (previously The Warwick School), Redhill, and became operational on 1 January 2017.

There has been widespread support from parents, staff and other interested parties in the local communities in the light of the wider political educational situation that the three schools were being pro-active in forming a partnership which enabled them to work together whilst maintaining their own identity and ethos.

SESSET has been in operation for a year now, and parents and young people have seen only the benefits of collaborative partnership with minimal impact on the day to day life of our communities. The name of the schools, their uniforms, school days, headteachers and staff remained as they were, as have our relationships with all those schools, colleges and other organisations with whom we have collaborated so positively in the past.

The key changes for the schools are largely of a legal and governance nature.

The formation of our trust has been an exciting opportunity to further improve the life chances of our young people and to support one another in a wider variety of ways. Our fierce pride in the unique, individual ethos of each of our schools and our commitment to common values rooted in inclusivity and collaborative partnership will be enhanced and strengthened through the formality of this powerful partnership.

Formal Information

Therfield School, The Ashcombe School and Carrington School have formed, and are part of, South East Surrey Schools Education Trust (SESSET), a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales with company number 10479401. The registered address is The Ashcombe School, Ashcombe Road, Dorking Surrey, RH4 1LY.

For governance information and policies please click here

Further information regarding Multi-Academy Trusts is available on the DfE website