The Graven Hill Academy Committee

Governors sit on our Academy Committee which forms an important part of the Governance structure of the Warriner Multi Academy Trust. Its responsibilities are those delegated to it by the Trustees of the WMAT, the most important being the scrutiny of our curriculum offer and our attainment data. It also works strategically in partnership with the head teacher and staff to identify the most important aspects of the school that need to be improved, approving plans to achieve this and ensuring progress

Essential skills for governors to have:

• A strong commitment to the role and to improving outcomes for children

• An ability to work positively with others as part of a team
• An ability to challenge effectively within meetings
• A willingness to develop their knowledge and understanding of their role and of the key issues and priorities facing schools

Useful skills/experience for governors to have:

• Experience in analysing performance data

• Experience in professional leadership or experience of Chairing Governing Bodies or committees
• Experience in performance management
• Experience in PR and Marketing.

If you have any queries or would like to find out more about becoming a governor, please contact Lauren Hayes the clerk to the Governors  l.hayes@warrinermat.org

The Warriner Multi Academy Trust

Background:

The Warriner MAT is an Oxfordshire Diocese Board of Education (ODBE) Voluntary Aided Multi Academy Trust. The trust was set up in August 2015 with one secondary school (The Warriner), three primary schools (Bishop Carpenter, Hornton and Sibford Gower). A further two form entry primary school (Bishop Loveday) joined in June 2017 followed by a Northamptonshire primary school (Farthinghoe) in September 2018 and Finmere CE Primary school in March 2020. There are a number of schools who will join the trust in 2023 and 24.  There are two associate members, one of whom is a sponsored primary school.  In May 2017 the MAT was granted sponsorship status by the RSC in recognition of our capacity for growth.

Our mission is to:

Continue to grow a family of likeminded schools underpinned by our moral purpose to drive educational excellence

Our vision is:

• To place the needs of all our young people at the centre of everything that we do
• For the work of the MAT to have a sustained impact upon school improvement
• Building upon their individual foundations, for all schools to retain what makes them unique whilst still making a distinctive contribution to the MAT

Track record

We have a proven track record of working effectively with all of our schools. This has been formally recognised by the Regional Schools Commissioner who has invited us to showcase our successes at regional conferences and the DfE who included our MAT in their trusts best practice document in recognition of our support of smaller primary schools. The MAT leadership team work diligently to ensure the very highest standards are achieved by all our students. As a result of this collaborative approach, all schools within the MAT continue to perform well above national standards. Our Academy model of working and capacity for growth is reviewed annually by Regional Schools team and continues to be viewed to be strong practice.

Dr Annabel Kay
CEO, The Warriner Multi Academy Trust
Bloxham Grove Road, Bloxham,
Oxfordshire OX15 4LJ

The Warriner Multi Academy Trust is a charitable limited company registered in England and Wales. Company number: 9696059

To find out more, go to the MAT Website.

All statutory documentation can be found here: WMAT statutory information