Governance at Ackworth School

The Governing body at Ackworth School is known as the School Committee.

The Committee, as governors, have strategic oversight of the school, holding the Head and school leadership to account. They are also regarded by Charity Law as the Trustees of the School and need to ensure that the school is run in accordance with its charitable objects.

Members of the School Committee are appointed Ackworth General Meeting, which is made up of representatives from Quaker Meetings across England. General Meeting also maintains oversight of the school’s Quaker values and ethos, and promotes links between the School and the wider Quaker community.

The School Committee comprises:

• Members of Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends who are nominated by an Appointments Committee drawn from the Society.
• Old Scholars; nominated by the Ackworth School Old Scholars’ Association.
• The Head and Director of Finance and Operations.
• Parents of current or former pupils.
• The Deputy Heads and Head of Coram House attend and advise the meetings of the School Committee.
• The Director of Finance and Operations is Secretary to the School Committee.

The Chair to the Committee, known as the Clerk, is Mary Hartshorne. Mary can be contacted through the Director of Finance & Operations at the School address. Please follow this link to see the current members of the School Committee.

The Governance Structure is laid out in full in Rules and Regulations for the government of Ackworth School, found here.