The Avenue School Governors/Trustees
SCHOOL GOVERNORS / DIRECTORS OF THE ACADEMY
Each governor serves a term of 4 years. The chair and vice chair hold this position for 1 year.
Parents elect the Parent Governors, the Governing Body selects its Community Governors
The Full Governing Body meet at least four times a year.
Minutes of Governors’ meetings are available for public viewing from the School Office and copies are available from the Governance Professional on request free of charge.
We currently have 1 Parent Governor vacancy.
Please contact Amy Heath our GOVERNANCE PROFESSIONAL clerktogovernors@avenue.reading.sch.uk
Mike Loftus - Co-opted Governor
Responsibilities: CHAIR OF GOVERNORS / Full Governing Body / Finance Committee
Term of Office: March 2019 - March 2023
Pecuniary and Business Interests: None
Attendance: 2021-2022 3 out of 4
2020-21: 5 out of 5
2019-20: 6 out of 6
2018-19: 2 out of 3
Symon Cooke - Headteacher
Term of Office : July 2011 on- going
Pecuniary and Business Interests: None
Attendance: 2021-2022:: 4 out of 4
2020-21: 5 out of 5
2019-20: 6 out of 6
2018-19: 6 out of 6
2017-18: 5 out of 5
2016-17: 2 out of 2
Peter Jacobs - Co-opted Governor
Responsibilities: Full Governing Body
Term of Office: September 2019 - September 2023
Pecuniary and Business Interests: None
Attendance: 2021-2022 2 out of 4
2020-21: 5 out of 5
2019-20 : 4 out of 6
Beth Reynolds - Associate Governor
Responsibilities: Full Governing Body / Health and Safety Governor
Term of Office: Dec 2012 - Jan 2021
Pecuniary and Business Interests: None
Attendance: 2021-2022 3 out of 4
2020-21: 3 out of 5
2019-20: 5 out of 6
2018-19: 5 out of 6
2017-18: 3 out of 5
2016-17: 1 out of 2
Cllr Isobel Ballsdon - Community Governor
Responsibilities: Safeguarding Governor
Term of Office: September 2008 - August 2024
Pecuniary and Business Interests: Employed by Meeting Places Communications; Local Councillor on RBC
Attendance: 2021-2022 3 out of 4
2020-21:5 out of 5
2019-20: 5 out of 6
2018-19: 6 out of 6
2017-18: 5 out of 5
2016-17 6 out of 6
Penelope Garden - Co-optedGovernor
Responsibilities: Full Governing Body / Finance Committee
Term of Office: March 2019 - 2023
Pecuniary and Business Interests: member/partner of Field Seymour Parkes LLP
Attendance: 2021-2022 2 out of 4
2020-21: 4 out of 5
2019-20: 6 out of 6
2018-19: 2 out of 3
Brad McAvoy - Co-opted Governor
Responsibilities: Full Governing Body/Chair of Finance Committee
Term of Office: March 2019 - 2023
Pecuniary and Business Interests: Director, James Cowper Kreston
Attendance: 2021-2022 4 out of 4
2020-21: 5 out of 5
2019-20: 5 out of 6
2018-19: 3 out of 3
Tracey Green - Finance Director/ Company Secretary
Term of Office: Feb 2015 to present day
Pecuniary and Business Interests: None
Attendance: 2021-2022 4 out of 4
2020-21: 5 out of 5
2019-20: 6 out of 6
2018-19: 6 out of 6
2017-18: 4 out of 4
2016-17: 5 out of 6
Michelle Hughes - Co-Opted Parent Governor
Term of Office: Sept 2023 to present day
James Bishop - Co-Opted Governor
Term of Office: Feb 2024 to present day
Malcolm Caine - Co-Opted Governor
Term of Office: Feb 2024 to present day