Our Governing Body                                                                                        Governors Meetings

Academies are set up as companies limited by guarantee with charitable status. Each Academy is under the control of its governing body, which has a clearly defined strategic role in shaping its success.

Dixons City Academy’s governing body includes four parent representatives, a local councillor, the principal and two senior staff in an ex-officio capacity and other co-opted and community representatives. All members of our governing body are appointed on the basis of the contribution that they will make to the school and have a legal duty to act only in the interest of the Academy.

The governing body of an Academy is accountable to the Secretary of State through the requirements of a Funding Agreement. The Funding Agreement requires the governing body to publish procedures of its meetings. As charitable companies, Academies must also prepare and file annual accounts with the Charity Commission, prepare an annual report for the Charity Commissioners, and ensure that their accounts are independently audited.

As an independent school, Dixons is set up as charitable company to give governors broader scope and responsibility for ethos, strategic direction and challenge.

Dixons Governors have the following responsibilities:

• Employment of Academy staff
• The appointment of the Principal
• Administration of the Academy's finances
• Authorisation of any appointments or changes to terms and conditions
• Approval of policies and procedures

Governor responsibilities for polices are as listed in the table below:

If you wish to contact any of our Governors you should do this via Angela Bullivant, Clerk to the Governing Body, either by telephone: 01274 220729 or via e mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it