All free schools, like Academies, are governed by not-for-profit charitable trusts, which are closely monitored by the Audit Commission to ensure that they provide good value for the public money with which they are entrusted.
In the case of St Andrew the Apostle School, the Governing Body is the Board of the Russell Education Trust (RET), a Government-approved academy sponsor. Information about RET's Trustees can be found on the RET website.
In each of its schools, RET formally delegates a range of its responsibilities to a Local Governing Body representing the community. More information about this structure can be found in the RET Scheme of Delegation and the St Andrew the Apostle School Governing Body Standing Orders.
A close, consultative relationship exists between RET and the Local Governing Bodies of its schools and the views of local governors inform all aspects of RET policy.
St Andrew the Apostle School Local Governing Body
The St Andrew the Apostle School Local Governing Body includes the Headteacher, two elected parent governors and up to ten further governors appointed by the Trust.
Local Governors are appointed/elected for a 4 year term, and are currently as follows:
|
Name |
Appointer / Date: |
Responsibilities: |
|
Mary Karaolis OBE (Chair) |
RET/Sept 2013 RET/Sept 2017 RET/Sept 2021 |
Safeguarding; Curriculum |
|
Maria Frangeskides (Vice Chair) |
RET/Sept 2013 RET/Sept 2017 RET/Sept 2021 |
Inclusion |
|
Philip Hills (Headteacher) |
Not Applicable |
|
|
Archdeacon George |
Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain /Feb 2022 |
|
|
Marina Pareas |
RET/Sept 2013 RET/Sept 2017 RET/Sept 2021 |
Behaviour and Attendance; |
|
Costas Frangeskides |
RET/Sept 2013 RET/Sept 2017 RET/Sept 2021 |
Sixth Form |
|
Kevin McSharry |
RET/Dec 2020 |
Faith and Worship |
|
Danny Lynch |
RET/Sept 2019 RET/Sept 2023 |
Exclusions; Curriculum |
|
Eleni Stathi |
Elected/Dec 2021 |
Inclusion/SEND |
|
Jason Phasouliotis
|
Elected/Jan 2022 |
Exclusions |
|
Theo Theodorou |
RET/Sept 2013 RET/Sept 2017 RET/Jan 2022 |
Finance; Health and Safety |
|
Andreas Savas |
RET/Sept 2023 |
Finance; Health and Safety |
|
Fran Stewart |
RET/Nov 2023 |
| Name | Date stepped down |
| Yiannis Pareas | April 2020 (RIP) |
Contact the Governing Body
To contact the chair of the governing body please write to Mary Karaolis Chair of Governors (c/o St. Andrew the Apostle School, Building 5, North London Business Park, N11 1BF) or email her at admin@standrewtheapostle.org.uk