Danebury Academy Committee 

Remit of the Academy Committee – Extract from Articles of Association of the HISP MAT

OBJECTS

The Academy Trust’s objects (“the Objects”) are specifically restricted to the following:

1. to advance for the public benefit education in the United Kingdom, in particular but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, by establishing, maintaining, carrying on, managing and developing schools offering a broad and balanced curriculum (“the mainstream Academies”) or educational institutions which are principally concerned with providing full-time or part-time education for children of compulsory school age who, by reason of illness, exclusion from school or otherwise, may not for any period receive suitable education unless alternative provision is made for them (“the alternative provision Academies”) or 16 to 19 Academies offering a curriculum appropriate to the needs of its students (“the 16 to 19 Academies”) or schools specially organised to make special educational provision for pupils with Special Educational Needs (“the Special Academies”)
2. to promote for the benefit of individuals living in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Southampton and Portsmouth or any county or unitary authority in which an Academy is located who have need by reason of their age, infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances, or for the public at large the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time activities in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving the condition of life of the said individuals

Danebury School Academy Committee

Our Academy Committee is a team of experienced governors appointed to bring specific skills and knowledge to support the senior leadership team and school.

Chair of Academy Committee: Juliet Lehrle-Fry

Email:  chair@danebury.hispmat.org

Clerk to the Academy Committee: Ms Sue Baser

Email: s.baser@hispmat.org

Meet our Governors

• Juliet Lehrle-Fry - Chair

• Sue Baser - Clerk to the Governors

• Martin Amos - Vice Chair

• Richard Kelly - SEN Governor

• Sian Cleaver-Bailey - Staff Governor 

• Amanda Tattersall - Parent Governor

Meeting Attendance

Attendance 2024-25

Governor	19 September 2024	21 November 2024	23 January 2024	20 March 2025	3 July 2025
Juliet Lehrle-Fry	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Martin Amos	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Richard Kelly	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Nicky Goodridge	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Sian Cleaver-Bailey	Y	Y	Y	N	N
Amanda Tattersall		Y	Y	Y	Y

Attendance 2025-2026

Governor	9 October 2025
Juliet Lehrle-Fry	Y
Martin Amos	Y
Richard Kelly	Y
Nicky Goodridge	Y
Sian Cleaver-Bailey	Y
Amanda Tattersall	Y

Academy Committee Members

First Name	Surname	Term of Office starts	Term of Office ends	Appointed by	Pecuniary/Business Interests
Juliet	Lehrle-Fry	24 May 2024	23 May 2028	Trustees	Nothing to declare
Martin	Amos	17 April 2023	16 April 2027	Former member of IEB at Test Valley School	The Farr Foundation (Charity) Chair of Trustees Fluid Motion Theatre Company, Trustee Community Matters Partnership Project, Ambassador
Richard	Kelly	11 July 2024	10 July 2028	Academy Committee	Crestwood Community School Governor (LA)
Nicky	Goodridge	18 July 2023		Ex Officio	Nothing to declare
Sian	Cleaver-Bailey	11 July 2024	10 July 2028	Academy Committee	Nothing to declare
Amanda	Tattersall	21 November 2024	20 November 2028	Academy Committee	Nothing to declare

Previous Members (within the last 12 months)

First Name	Surname	Term of Office starts	Term of Office ends	Appointed by
Sara	Skeet		1st November 2024	Clerk
Jo	McKeown	1 February 2024	31st March 2025	Ex Officio Executive Headteacher

HISP Multi Academy Trust Governance

Information for HISP MAT Members & Trustees can be found here