PHOENIX INFANT ACADEMY, SCHOOL GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEMBER

MR JON REEKIE

TYPE OF COMMITTEE MEMBER: APPOINTED BY BAYLIS COURT TRUST

TERM OF OFFICE: 18.12.14 – 17.12.18

JON'S PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND: I have a broad experience in governance and have been asked by the LA to sit on a variety of Governing Bodies were there have been improvement needed. Previously I was a Board member of The Park Federation which is a MAT. Currently, I am chairing the Baylis Court Trust, Wexham Court Primary School and also Chair of the Finance & Resources Committee for the Slough & East MAT. I also chaired a working party that brought about The Schelwood MAT, encompassing and . I have agreed to chair that Trust Board for the first year. I have project managed taking to a converter academy and last year to a MAT. In 2005, I set up Slough Governors Association. I am a committee member of Slough Bursars’ Association and currently a member of Slough Forum.

My main career was in banking (Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers,) where I worked for 34 years and for the latter 12 years as a Bank Manager. I took early retirement when they were removing Bank Managers from the High Street. I then worked for the Medical Research Council setting up a finance section at Hammersmith hospital and in 1995 until 2009 was Business Manager at Herschel Grammar School when I finally retired. School Development Plan focus area: - Outcomes for Pupils Relevant training: Business and financial Interests: 10.09.15 Modern Governors Roles & Responsibilities Trustee of Maidenhead Waterways Regeneration 7.10.15 Educare Prevent Duty Level 2 Group and of the Institute Trust 5.11.15 Educare Safeguarding Young People Level 2 27/28.11.15 Slough Chair of Governors Conference 11.11.15 SFVS Finance Training Governors at other Educational 28.01.16 Workshop to raise awareness of Prevent Establishments: 4.02.16 When an Inspector Calls RBWM Name of organisation: Baylis Court Trust 5.03.16 Educare Child Protection Level 2 Nature of interest: Chairman 9.03.16 Channel General Awareness Date of involvement: 18.12.14 - 30.08.19 14.04.16 Local Governance for Multi Academy Trusts 29.06.16 RBWM Governors Conference Chair of Gov Leadership Development Programme 2016 Name of organisation: Wexham Court Primary 18.07.16 Radicalisation Awareness Training for School School Staff Nature of interest: Chairman 17.09.16 Slough School Governors Half Day Governors Date of involvement: 04.02.13 – 01.09.17 Conference 27.9.16 DfE conference re effective governance Name of organisation: Schelwood Trust 5.10.16 Exclusion Appeals Training Nature of interest: Chairman 1.11.16 CEFM seminar on current HR and finance issues Date of involvement: 01.10.16 – 31.09.20 9.11.16 RBWM HR issues

09.02.17 RAISEonline Training (Giles Osbourne) 22.02.17 School Funding Arrangements Current & Name of organisation Slough & East Berkshire C of Future E Multi Academy Trust 1.03.17 When an Inspector Calls Nature of interest: Trustee and Chair of Finance & 7.06.17 What challenge & support looks like Resources Committee Date of involvement: 18.12.14 - 17.12.18