GOVERNORS
Governing Board
Welcome to the Governors’ page of the Tolworth Girls’ School & Sixth Form website.
As volunteers, we receive no payment for our work and sign up to a formal Code of Conduct. Our term of office is normally four years, although many are re-elected to stay on for a further four.
Our role as governors is to support and challenge the Academy leadership team, monitor the quality of teaching and the progress of school improvement, and oversee behaviour and safety. We also closely monitor the Academy’s finances. We do this by regularly meeting with key members of staff and by reviewing information.
Our role is primarily strategic. We do not involve ourselves directly in operational matters, but will advise when requested, as these are the responsibility of the Headteacher and her Senior Leadership Team.
To help us in performing our role, we attend relevant training courses. The majority of these are run by the local authority and are designed to help us do our roles better.
Carol Wolrich - Chair of Governors
Anyone wishing to contact the Governors can do so via the Clerk, Mrs A Williams:
The governing body of Tolworth Girls’ School & Sixth Form (TGS) is comprised of elected parents, academy staff, and representatives from the local community with specialist skills and experience. This may be in finance, marketing, HR, technology and/or as parents seeking the best for our children’s education. What unites us all is a passion for education and seeing today’s children thrive in their school environment.
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The Academy has four Members, of whom three are non-Governor Members:
Charles Grieve (Chair of Finance, Assets & Audit committee) - appointed by the Members (January 20)
Matthew Sossick - appointed by the Members (January 22)
John Azah - appointed by the Members (January 22)
Caroline Ramsden – appointed by the Members (February 2025)
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are the subscribers to the memorandum of association (where they are founding members);
may amend the articles of association subject to any restrictions created by the funding agreement or charity law;
may, in certain circumstances, appoint new members or remove existing members;
have powers to appoint and remove Trustees;
may, by special resolution, issue direction to the Trustees to take a specific action;
appoint the Trust’s auditors and receive the audited annual accounts; and have power to change the Trust’s name.
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The Academy Trust has considered whether there are any individuals or legal entities that have significant control over the charitable company.
The Trust currently has four members with equal voting rights. This means that each member holds less than 25% of the member voting rights, therefore does not have any people with significant control over the company.
There are at present no legal entities which have significant control over the company.
Mrs A Williams
Clerk to Governors/Company Secretary
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What do governors and trustees do?
The governing body operates at a strategic level leaving the Headteacher and senior leaders responsible and accountable for the operational every day running of the school.
Please refer to the National Governance Association (NGA) for more information:
The governing body have three key functions:
Overseeing the financial performance of the academy and making sure its money is well spent
Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils
Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction.
Committee Structure 2025-2026
Please click here to open 'Committee Structure 2025-2026'.pdf
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