Governance

Governor opportunities

City Academy Norwich is an aspirational academy, passionate about providing a holistic education to all students. We are looking to grow our board of governors and would welcome applications to join the governing body at this exciting time of school improvement.

Becoming a governor is a fantastic way to contribute to the Academy’s students, staff and parents, as well as the wider community. Governors have a significant role in the long term development and improvement of the school and provide strong links with the wider community. They also provide support for the headteacher, teaching and support staff.

Our governors have a range of different backgrounds, skills and experience, but all share the common interest of wanting the best possible education for the children in our school. They are expected to attend regular meetings and contribute to behind-the-scenes decision making and planning at CAN.

School Governor Journey from a career development perspective

If you are interested in becoming a governor at City Academy Norwich, please contact louise.vyse@cityacademynorwich.org for further information, or to arrange a meeting with the headteacher.

The role of governor

In England there are over 300,000 school/academy governors. They form the largest volunteer force in the country.

Governors work together to perform a strategic role and carry out key functions such as:

Discussing and setting the aims and objectives for the academy
Setting the required policies for achieving those aims and objectives
Setting the required targets for achieving those aims and objectives
Monitoring and evaluating the progress the Academy is making towards its set aims and objectives

Finally, the role of the academy governor is to challenge and support the headteacher, i.e. to be a ‘critical friend’.

City Academy Norwich Governing Board

Governors

Chair of Governors; Leadership & Management, Finance Vice Chair; Parent Governance/Student voice, SEND/LAC	Miss Claire Delaney Mrs Christine Brown
Headteacher	Mr Paul Collin
Finance, Careers	Mr Mark Anderson
Facilities, Health and Safety	Mrs Zelda Rolfe
Co-opted Staff Governor; Parent Governance/ Student Voice	Ms Mo Clasby
Staff Governor, Teaching, Learning and Assessment	Vacancy
Pupil Premium, Outreach and Partnership	Miss Stefanie Copsey
Parent Governor, Student Voice	Mrs Katrina Webster
Pupil Premium, Safeguarding Governor, SEND / LAC	Mrs Helen Plowman
Parent Governance / Student Voice, SEND / LAC	Mrs Christine Brown
Teaching, Learning and Assessment; Faith, Culture and Lifestyle	Rev Carol Pritchard
Member Member Member	Mr Neil Strowger Mr Ray Morton Mr Robert Kearsley
Clerk to the Governors	Ms Helen Paterson