Governance

Collyer’s is now part of Horsham Learning Alliance, a newly formed multi-academy trust founded in Horsham for Horsham.

The Trust is a charitable company which is governed by Members, Trustees and a Local Governing Body for each college or school in accordance with the Trust’s Articles of Association. Further information about the Trust’s governance structure can be found on the Trust’s website.

Collyer’s Local Governing Body is made of up of elected Governors including Parents and Staff as well as independent Governors and two Governors appointed by the Worshipful Company of Mercers.  There are two Student Governance Officers elected each year from the Richard Collyer Student Union (RCU) who join the meetings to provide their important student voice.   The membership of the current Local Governing Body is available to view here.

Local Governors provide a crucial contextual perspective to key areas, focussed on monitoring standards, safeguarding, SEND, stakeholder engagement, skills and careers.  Local Governing Bodies also have delegated responsibility for managing appeals such as complaints or exclusions.  The Chair of the Local Governing Body has regular communication with the Executive Principal and the Chair of the Board of Trustees maintaining the continuation of oversight of education at Collyer’s and ensuring effective and transparent communication between the tiers of governance.

The Scheme of Delegated Authority and the Local Governing Body Terms of Reference and Role Descriptions are below.

If you are interested in becoming a Local Governor, please get in touch with Russha Sellings, Director of Governance: DirectorofGovernance@collyers.ac.uk