On behalf of my fellow governors, a warm welcome to our new pupils, their parents and carers. A warm welcome also to all returning children and their families! We look forward to sharing the upcoming school year with you all.
Emmanuel Junior Academy is a church school with strong Anglican and Methodist roots, and a founder member of DSAT, the Diocese of Sheffield Academies Trust. DSAT supports no fewer than 15 academies in Sheffield and Rotherham. Amongst other benefits, all headteachers and teaching staff share experiences and learn from one another. Visits by each headteacher to each of the other academies take place regularly. We share in other ways, for example by evaluating aspects of each other's modes of teaching as a means of sharing best practice.
As a DSAT member, Emmanuel has addressed the challenge of what it means to be a school characterised by Christian Distinctiveness. One model developed by the Diocesan Board of Education, encourages children and teaching staff to :
enquire into belief
encounter Christianity
engage with scripture
experience prayer
explore church
Our SIAMS (Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools) in 2015 deemed Emmanuel Junior Academy to be a 'Good' school, and we are very proud of this outcome: it speaks highly of the Christian ethos consciously promoted and lived out in our school by its teachers, children and governors.
We have made major investments in computing equipment, new books for our library, new furniture for the classrooms and a complete renovation of the hall. As an outward-facing school, the school and Governors are always looking for more ways to support the learning of our children and move forward in improvements.
Our Executive Headteacher, Mrs Mo Andrews, has overall responsibility for the school but delegates many aspects of the day-to-day running of the academy to Miss Jenny Birks and her Senior Leadership Team, with their work being strongly supported by the Governing Body.
We wish you a fulfilling and successful time here at Emmanuel Junior Academy!
Anne Camm
Chairperson
Governing Body Membership
Category |
Name |
Start Date |
Expiry Date |
Chair of Governors & Foundation Governor |
Mrs Anne Camm |
September 2018 |
September 2022 |
Vice Chair of Governors & Foundation Governor |
Mrs Laraine Shaw |
September 2018 |
September 2022 |
Executive Headteacher |
Mrs Mo Andrews |
September 2020 |
Not applicable |
Head of School |
Miss Jenny Birks |
April 2019 |
Not applicable |
Clerk |
Mrs Mary Harker |
September 2020
|
Not applicable |
Staff |
Mrs Joanne Duke |
March 2017 |
March 2021 |
Parent |
Ms Stephanie Whiting |
October 2019 |
October 2022 |
Foundation Governor |
Rev. Mike Healey (Ex-officio as Parish Vicar at Emmanuel Church) |
September 2017 |
September 2021 |
Foundation Governor | Mrs Gill Daly | October 2019 | October 2022 |
The roles of both Chair and Vice-Chair are elected by the full Governing Body on an annual basis.
Governing Body Committees
There are two main Committees drawn up from members of the Governing Body. A description of the committees along with the members are detailed below:
Finance and Premises Committee
The committee meets at least once per term. A full set of terms of reference covering the committee are in place, some items covered within the committee are as follows:
Membership of the Committee:
Mo Andrews
Jenny Birks
Mike Healey (Chair)
Laraine Shaw
Teaching and Learning Committee
The committee meets at least once per term. A full set of terms of reference covering the committee are in place, some items covered within the committee are as follows:
Membership of the Committee:
Mo Andrews
Jenny Birks
Anne Camm
Joanne Duke
Governors with Specific Responsibilities:
There are a number of specific responsibilities linked to Governors and these are as follows:
Safeguarding Governor – Anne Camm
Health & Safety Governor – Jenny Birks
Pupil Premium Governor – Anne Camm
Looked After Children Governor – Anne Camm
Sports Premium Governor – Joanne Duke
SEND Governor –
Literacy Governor – Laraine Shaw
Maths Governor -
Cross Curricular & Visits Governor – Joanne Duke