Telephone: 01582 872336
Email: office@ken.dsamat.co.uk
Regional Hub Board
The regional hub board sits twice a term to act as the governance of several schools within the DSAMAT. See below for more information.
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Advisory Academy Council
Our Academy Council (AC) is a council of local stakeholders who represent the different parts of our Academy’s community, jointly with Totternhoe CE Academy,  with the objective of providing Kensworth CE Academy and Totternhoe CE Academy with sound governance within the overarching governance structure of the Diocese of St Alban’s Multi Academy Trust (DSAMAT) in the form of the  RHB (Regional Hub Board).

Our primary objective is to ensure the best outcomes for the Academy’s children and young people.
 
The Academy Council consists of a minimum of three and a maximum of ten members (not including the HT) and should include members from the following;
  • 2 x Parish Priests 
  • 2 x appointed staff members
  • 4 x appointed parent members (elected)
  • Head Teacher
  • 2 x community members. These members should be appointed, not elected and would need to undertake a skills audit.

If you are interested in being a part of the AC please speak to Mrs Bates or Mrs Harrison. 
As part of the DSAMAT, Kensworth CE Academy operates under an agreed Governance Scheme of Delegation.  The Governance Scheme of Delegation provides for certain functions to be carried out by one or more of the following;
  • The Members
  • The Trust Board
  • The Regional Hub Board
  • The CEO
  • Advisory Council (AC)
  • Head teacher
For more info about role of each level of governorship and responsibility see link: http://stalbansdmat.co.uk/governance/

​What does the Advisory Academy Council do?
Our Academy Council, works alongside the DSAMAT’s central team and the RHB, delegated responsibility includes the following;
  • Agreeing Academy’s vision and strategy​
  • Set and monitor local and centralised policies
  • Monitor progress on key priorities on the Development plan
  • Audit and reporting on matters of compliance e.g. website
  • Learning walks in the academy to monitor ethos
  • Hold discussion with pupils and staff to gain insights into the workings of the academy
  • Minutes from meetings feed into the RHB
  • The chair of the AC sits on the RHB
For full Scheme of delegation see;
http://stalbansdmat.co.uk/governance/academy-councils/
 
Our Academy Council meets a minimum of 3 times a year, once per term, with three formal Council meetings.  Site walk rounds and termly monitoring visits are also carried out to observe and report against the Academy’s progress in agreed priority areas.
 
To contact the Academy Council, please contact the Academy directly and mark your correspondence to the attention of the Chair of the Academy Council.  
Note: For the day to day running and management of the Academy, first points of contact are the admin team, class teacher and Head and Assistant Head teachers.

Who are we?
Chair of Advisory Council/ Community representative   - Mr I Shuffleton (To contact the chair use the school address/ email) 
Head Teacher - Olivia Bates
Assistant Head Teacher Kensworth  - C Harrison
Assistant Head Teacher Totternhoe - D Mitchelmore
Parish Priest Kensworth  - Rev Nicola  
Parish Priest Totternhoe  - Rev Kaushal
Parent representative - Mrs Moodie
​Parent representative - Mrs McParland
Parent Representative  - Mrs Owen
Community Representative Kensworth  Position vacant 
Community Representative Totternhoe - Position vacant 
Meet the Council

Mrs C Harrison - Staff
I am the Assistant Headteacher at Kensworth, a position which I started on secondment and then wanted to stay in. I began teaching after having my children and have taught in all year groups in the primary phase. I am proud to work in a school with such a caring and positive ethos and such dedicated and hard working staff. I have seen lots of changes in the school already and am looking forward to working with the Academy Council to ensure the best possible learning experiences and environment for the children.  
I am married and have three children, who are all very old and grown up. When I'm not at school I enjoy reading, walking my dog and travelling if I find a school holiday bargain. 


​Mrs D Mitchelmore - Staff
I am the Assistant head teacher. I have taught in all year groups at Totternhoe and currently teach KS2. My background is in science, and I previously worked as a biomedical scientist before my three children came along!  I have been teaching since 2003, which I thoroughly enjoy!  I am very keen to develop our curriculum and offer a broad range of learning opportunities here at Totternhoe, making the most of our unique and beautiful  site and the surrounding areas.  I am privileged to be part of an extremely hardworking and dedicated team of staff and Council members, who all want the best for the children in our care, academically, emotionally and socially.


Parish Priest Totternhoe Rev. Kaushal David
I am the Vicar at Totternhoe, Stanbridge and Tilsworth and commenced this role in July 2017.  I carried out my training in London and my Curacy in Nantwich.  Prior to this, my background was in youth work and I am passionate about helping young people to develop their own unique potential.