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Sponsor
Grace Academy is sponsored by Grace Foundation, a charity established by Lord Edmiston, Chairman of IM Group. Grace Foundation is committed to providing centres of educational excellence where students and staff have the opportunity to achieve their personal best and to contribute to their local communities.

Grace Academy is an exempt charity and a Company Limited by Guarantee established to provide excellence in education and learning, whose Company Registration Number is 04967658. Registered Office Address: The Pavilion, Manor Drive, Coleshill B46 1DL

Grace Academy believes that every young person deserves the best possible opportunity to achieve their full potential and that an investment in our young people is an investment in our shared future.
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Governing Board of Directors (GB)
Grace Academy is governed by the Governing Board of Directors (Trustees). The Governing Board is responsible for the corporate Governance of Grace Academy. The Directors have legal duties for the charity and are responsible for the strategic direction and policy for the group of Academies within the Trust. Directors determine the strategic framework, scheme of delegation, scope of sub-committees (LGB's), executive functions and senior appointments.

The Board Directors (Trustees) are:
Lord Edmiston (Chair), Lady Edmiston, Terry Bennett, Tim Boxall, (Stephen Chase, CEO – ex officio)
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Local Governing Body (LGB)
The LGB is a sub-committee of the Governing Board of Directors and is responsible for local Governance of the Academy within the strategic framework and scheme of delegation set by the Board. The LGB's duties cover:
  • Finance, Standards, Admissions, Attendance, Discipline & Behaviour, Health & Safety, Safeguarding, SEN & Inclusion
The Local Governors are:
Lord Edmiston
 
Sponsor Governor (Chair) 
Terry Bennett
 
Sponsor Governor 
Tim Boxall
 
Sponsor Governor 
 
Lady Edmiston
 
Sponsor Governor
Julie Southall
 
Parent Governor 
Cllr Robert Sleigh
 
Local Authority Governor 
Roy Baylis
 
Principal (ex-oficio) 
Stephen Chase
 
Foundation Governor 
Mike Ison
 
Foundation Governor 
Gary Spicer
 
Foundation Governor 
Judith Wood
 
Foundation Governor 
 
TBA
 
Business Governor
Justin Marsh
 
Ethos Governor 
Grace Academy Solihull, Chapelhouse Road, Chelmsley Wood, B37 5JS
Tel: 0121 329 4600   Fax: 0121 329 4601   Email: mail@graceacademy.org.uk   Web: www.graceacademy.org.uk