The Governing Body

The Chair of the Governing Body is Mr Malcolm Gordon. The Vice-Chair is Mrs Sue Nyman.

The Governing Body has 20 members.

The Foundation Governors are appointed by the Yavneh College Trust. The Headteacher is a governor ex officio and the remaining Staff Governors are elected by the staff of Yavneh College. The Local Authority Governors are appointed by Hertfordshire Local Authority. The Parent Governors are elected by Yavneh College parents.  10 of the present Governors have children at the school.

Foundation Governors:
Mr. Daniel Album
Mr. Ian Colletts
Mr. Richard Gilbert
Mr. Malcolm Gordon
Mrs. Rolanda Hyams
Mr.  Andrew Leigh
Mr. Neville Levy
Mr. Anthony Moss
Mrs. Sue Nyman
Mr. Benjamin Perl MBE
There is one vacancy which will be filled in April 2010

Staff Governors
Dr. Dena Coleman
Rabbi Andrew Davis
Mr. Andrew Macaulay

LA Governors
His Hon. Judge Michael Kay Q.C.
Cllr. Seamus Quilty

Parent Governors
Mr. Paul Demby
Mr. Maurice Huberman
Mrs. Heidi Kraines
Mr. Stuart Rosenberg

The Governing Body has a number of committees:

Admissions Committee Chair Mrs Sue Nyman
This committee reviews the Governing Body’s admissions rules and makes any recommendations for change. The committee ensures that the consultation process is carried out in accordance with the Admissions Code of Practice, applies the admission rules and advises the Local Authority of the ranked list.

Curriculum Committee Chair Mr Richard Gilbert
This committee, with the assistance of the Headteacher and other staff, monitors and evaluates the delivery of the curriculum, identifies priorities for the School Development Plan, agrees statutory targets for pupil attainment and monitors pupil achievement.

Finance Committee Chair Mrs Sue Nyman
This committee approves the annual budget, considers regular financial management information in order to monitor spending against budget and to ensure that expenditure remains within prescribed limits, assists the bursar’s office with the collection of voluntary contributions and advises the governing body on financial matters.

Personnel Committee Chair Mr Andrew Leigh
This committee considers those matters which relate to the employment of the staff of the school, including recruitment; pay; performance management; continuing professional development; staff capability, discipline and grievance.

Premises Committee Chair Mr Daniel Album
This committee considers those matters which relate to the school premises and grounds, security, health and safety, accessibility, travel and lettings.

Strategic Planning Committee Mr Malcolm Gordon
This committee is comprised of the Chairs of the other committees. The committee approves the Strategic Plan for the school and monitors progress against the Plan.

Yavneh College Trust

Yavneh College is a Voluntary Aided Faith School and as such must have a Foundation Body which in the school’s case is Yavneh College Trust.  The Trust’s responsibilities including the following:

• Setting the religious ethos of the school and ensuring the ethos is maintained;
• Raising the funds for the Jewish Education both formal and informal;
• Raising the funds for the security of the school;
• The construction of the school buildings

The present Trustees are

Mr. Daniel Album
Rabbi Dr. Naftali Brawer
Mrs. Rebecca Hilsenrath
Mr. Malcolm Gordon (Chair)
Mrs. Sue Nyman
Mr Benjamin Perl MBE
Mr. Stuart Polak