Governance
The governance of Harriers Banbury Academy is undertaken through the governance framework of the Aspirations Academies Trust.
Local governance is through Aspirations’ South Central Regional Board and therefore the Chair of the Regional Board, Mandy Lancy, is the Academy’s Chair of Governors.
The members of the South Central Regional Board are:
| Name/Details | Term of office (end date) |
| Chair | |
| Mandy Lancy – Regional CEO West London & South Central | For duration of employment in this post |
| Parent Governors | |
| David Barton – Parent Governor (Primary) | 22/01/2027 |
| Dr Helen Camilleri – Parent Governor (Secondary) | 31/10/2023 |
| Co-opted Governors | |
| Ben Halliwell – Co-opted Community/Business Link Governor | 22/01/2027 |
| Vacancy – Co-opted Community/Business Link Governor | |
| Trustee Link Governor | |
| James Pomeroy | 31/08/2026 |
| Executive Governors | |
| Steve Kenning – Managing Director | For duration of employment in this post |
| Paula Kenning – Deputy Managing Director | For duration of employment in this post |
| Fokuo Achamfour-Yeboah – Chief Finance & Operations Officer | For duration of employment in this post |
| Dr Jeffery Quaye OBE – National Director of Education and Standards | For duration of employment in this post |
| John Reece – Director of HR and Compliance | For duration of employment in this post |
| Regional Principals/Heads of School | |
| Sarah Gordon-Weeks – Principal, Dashwood Academy | For duration of employment in this post |
| Julia Ingham – Head of School, Futures Institute | For duration of employment in this post |
| Stephanie Coley – Principal, Harriers Academy | For duration of employment in this post |
| Sylvia Thomas – Principal, Wykham Park Academy & Futures Institute | For duration of employment in this post |
The Regional Board operates as part of a broader framework of governance within the Trust and further details of this are available from the following link:
https://www.aspirationsacademies.org/about-us/governance/
Annual reports and accounts for all Aspirations academies are available here:
https://www.aspirationsacademies.org/about-us/policies-and-legal-information/
Harriers Advisory Committee
In addition to the formal governance framework, the Academy has a local advisory forum called the Harriers Advisory Committee (HAC). While it is not part of the formal governance of the Academy, the forum provides a means for members to better understand the functioning of the Academy and identify matters they would like to have considered by the Regional Board.
The HAC will be formed mainly from parents of pupils at the Academy and may be supplemented by members from the wider community, co-opted by the Principal.
Harriers Advisory Committee Members
Parent members:
| Gemma Barton | Anna Brodie | Charlie Heritage | Gemma Magnuson |