Governors

Welcome to Governance at Riverview Infant School

In readiness for the amalgamation of Riverview Infant School and Riverview Junior School from September 2025, with effect from 30 January 2025, there is one Local Governing Committee in place governing both schools.

Please see below details of The Golden Thread Alliance governance arrangements along with information for each of our Governors who has served at any point over the past 12 months and, where applicable, their full name, date of appointment, term of office, date they stepped down, who appointed them, and relevant business and pecuniary interests including governance roles in other educational institutions. This information complies with the requirements of the Academy Trust Handbook.

• The Chair of the Board of Trustees is Philip Vander Gucht
• The Accounting Officer of the Trust is Garry Ratcliffe, Chief Executive Officer
• The Chair of the Local Governing Committee is Hits Patel
• The Link Safeguarding Governor is Martin Hill

The purpose of Trust governance is:

• strategic leadership
• accountability and assurance
• strategic engagement

Details of the Members, Board of Trustees, the Articles of Association, Scheme of Delegation and Financial Accounts of the Trust can be viewed via the following link to The Golden Thread Alliance Trust website:

Governors can be contacted via the Clerk to the Local Governing Committee by e-mail:  clerk@golden-thread.org