The governing body of Andrew Marvell Business and Enterprise College comprises of 22 members, 7 of whom are parents.

All governors serve for a period of 4 years following which, in most cases, they are eligible for re-appointment / re-election.

Governors are appointed to committees which have delegated powers to make decisions on behalf of the governing body; the committees meet at least half termly. The full governing body is required by law to meet 3 times each year; the governors of AMBEC meet each term.

The Constitution of the Governing Body

Parent governors

• Marie Hopkin
• Helen Knowles
• Angela Meadley
• Deborah Rymer
• Mark Smith
• Julie Spence
• Clive Webster

Authority governors

• Elizabeth Foster
• Mary Harker

Community governors

• Niki Heffernan
• Marilyn Howarth
• Stephen Whittington
• (2 vacancies)

Staff

• Kevin Lister
• Julia Marten
• Fred Millar
• Christina Stathatos

Foundation governors

Appointed by the Trust

• David Cooper
• John Hewitt

Sponsor governors

Appointed by the Co-operative

• Steven Bayes
• (1 vacancy)

The chair of governors is Mary Harker; the election of chair takes place at the autumn term full governing body meeting.