Governance
St George’s is owned by the St George’s School Association, a parent-founded, not-for-profit body that safeguards the School’s mission and long-term independence. The Board of Governors and Board of Trustees are the guardians of the School’s mission.
The Board of Governors, appointed by the Association, provides strategic and financial oversight of the School - setting direction, approving policies and budgets, and appointing and evaluating the Principal. The Board is composed of between nine and sixteen members, including parents, staff representatives, and external professionals with expertise in education, finance, law, and governance.
The Board operates through three standing committees - Education, Resources, and Governance & Risk - which oversee academic standards, financial performance, and institutional compliance. Working in partnership with the Principal and senior leadership team, the Board maintains a strategic, hands-off role, ensuring long-term sustainability and sound governance while leaving day-to-day management to the School’s leadership.
The Association also appoints a separate Board of Trustees whose key role is to ensure that the Board of Governors acts in full compliance with the Association’s statutes and in the best interests of students and staff.
The St George’s School Association owns St George’s School Srl (SGS), which, through its subsidiary companies, operates all parts of the School, including the La Storta and City Centre campuses, as well as the School’s real estate and sports facilities. Each company has a Board of Directors composed of two Governors (including the Chair) and the Principal, ensuring alignment between governance, operations, and the School’s mission.
Committees
The Board of Governors currently has three standing committees: Education, Resources and Governance & Risk. They examine matters of importance to the Board in more depth to which they refer their conclusions. Their current Chairs are Ariane Marzal Hearne (Education), Carlo Bragazzi (Resources) and Azzurra Caltagirone (Governance & Risk).
The Association also appoints the Board of Trustees, which is not usually involved in school governance, but has an essential oversight role to protect the ongoing viability of the Association and the school companies.
Staff Association Representatives
Hari Denton and Florent Santaniello
The Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees fulfils a vitally important role, overviewing governance activities from a distance, without direct involvement. Its key role is to watch over the Board of Governors to ensure that the statutes are rigorously adhered to, in letter and spirit in the best interests of the School, students and staff.
The three current Trustees are Eric Gerritsen, Richard Trenchard and Maria Teresa D'Ecclesiis
The Operating Companies (the "SRL")
The Association is the sole shareholder of two limited liability companies (società a responsabilità limitata in Italian): St George's School srl for the La Storta school campus and the Piccolo Mondo Scuola Elementare e Materna srl for the City Centre school campus.
As of spring 2024 a new company has been established, St George's Real Estate srl, whose parent company (St George's School Association) owns 80% of shares whilst St George's School srl holds the residual 20%.
Lastly, in July 2024, the Polisportiva St George's Società Sportiva Dilettantistica a Responsabilità Limitata (Leisure and Sports Limited Liability Company) was established and fully owned by the Association.
Each company has a Board of Directors composed by three members: two members of the Board of Governors (including the Chair of the Board of Governors) and the Principal.
The Board of Directors of the two companies
- Flaminia Muratori (Vice Chair)
- Maria Letizia Ciuchini (Member)
The Board of Statutory Auditors of the two companies
- Vincenzo Lai (Chair)
- Pietro Virgili (Member)
- Angelo Giacometti (Member)
Governance Aim and Mission
The Board of Governors and Board of Trustees are the guardians of the school's mission.
Aim:
Together with the Principal and the school's management, board members work toward ensuring St George's British International School is one of the leading British International Schools with a global reputation for excellence and innovation.
Mission:
The school's mission is to ensure that all pupils become the very best version of themselves so they can excel today and into the future. School faculty focus on the inspirational teaching of a broad, deep and balanced curriculum leading to the holistic development of highly competent, knowledgeable, compassionate and committed pupils who are inspired by the best British International education within the rich cultural and historical context of Rome.