Governance
The governance of Dashwood Banbury Academy is undertaken through the governance framework of the Aspirations Academies Trust.
Local governance is through Aspirations’ South Central Regional Board and therefore the Chair of the Regional Board, David Herbert, is the Academy’s Chair of Governors.
The members of the South Central Regional Board are:
| Name/Details | Term of office (end date) |
| Chair | |
| David Herbert – Director of Education – Operations & Governance | For duration of employment in this post |
| Education | |
| Natasha Ullah – Chief Education Officer | For duration of employment in this post |
| Parent Governors | |
| David Barton – Parent Governor (Primary) | 22/01/2027 |
| Wendy Woodward – Parent Governor (Secondary) | 29/01/2029 |
| Co-opted Governors | |
| Ben Halliwell – Co-opted Community/Business Link Governor | 22/01/2027 |
| Sam Keegan – Co-opted Community/Business Link Governor | 24/03/2029 |
| Regional Principals/Heads of School | |
| Carly Berry – Principal, Wykham Park Academy | For duration of employment in this post |
| Matthew Rabiasz – Principal, Harriers Academy | For duration of employment in this post |
| Sarah Gordon-Weeks – Principal, Dashwood Academy | For duration of employment in this post |
| Julia Ingham – Principal, Futures Institute | For duration of employment in this post |
The Regional Board operates as part of a broader framework of governance within the Trust and further details of this are available from the following link:
https://www.aspirationsacademies.org/about-us/governance/
Annual reports and accounts for all Aspirations academies are available here:
https://www.aspirationsacademies.org/about-us/policies-and-legal-information/
Dashwood Advisory Committee
In addition to the formal governance framework, the Academy has a forum, Dashwood Advisory Committee (DAC), to promote strong links with parents and the local community. While it is not part of the governance of the Academy, the DAC provides a means for its members to gain a better understanding of the functioning of the Academy and identify matters they would like to have considered by the Regional Board.