School Governors

What does the Governing Body do?

Governors are responsible for a number of areas including attainment, finance, policies and procedures.  Their role involves working closely with the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team to ensure children get the best possible education to enable them to reach their full potential in an environment where they feel safe, valued and where learning is fun.

 

Their main functions are to:

• help set the aims and objectives for the school
• help ensure the policies and procedures are relevant and achieve their objectives
• set targets to monitor the progress of the school to ensure it is meeting its aims and objectives
• be a critical friend to the school and provide a source of challenge and support

 

The Governing Body and committees meet 5 times per year.  (See committee structure.)

 

The Governing Body comprises of:

• 3 Foundation Governors
• 6 Co-opted Governor
• 1 Local Authority Governor
• The Headteacher
• 3 Parent Governors
• 1 Staff Governor
• 1 Associate Governor

 

The Governing Body also has 2 sub-committees; the Standards and Pupils Committee, and the Resources Committee. Other smaller Committees also exist, and working groups may be set up when needed to address or discuss particular issues.

 

The overall purpose of the Standards and Pupils Committee is to:

 

• monitor standards achieved by pupils and help them achieve more
• monitor the school's success in promoting inclusion
• ensure that the school development plan is focused on appropriate priorities for raising standards at the school
• ensure that policies are reviewed on a regular basis to promote improved standards and contain appropriate targets/success criteria

 

The overall purpose of the Resources Committee is to:

 

• contribute to, monitoring and evaluating parts of the self-evaluation summary, the school development plan and policies relating to resources issues, reporting or making recommendations to the full Governing Body
• consider recommendations from relevant external reviews for example audit, Ofsted or local authority review, to agree the actions needed to address any issues identified and to monitor and evaluate regularly the implementation of any plan agreed, reporting or making recommendations to the full Governing Body
• act as a personnel and pay committee by making decisions on behalf of the Governing Body relating to individual members of staff, as set out in the Governing Body's personnel policies and procedures
• take appropriate action on any other relevant matter referred by the Governing Body

 

The overall purpose of the Headteacher Performance Management Working Group is to carry out the Governing Body's statutory responsibilities for the Performance Management of the Headteacher.

 

The overall purpose of the Secondary Committee is to:

• hear personnel appeals
• consider complaints
• review pupil exclusions
• take appropriate action on any other relevant matter referred by the Governing Body

 

The Committee Structure can be accessed below.

 

 

Our Governors

Governing bodies of local authority maintained school and academies in England are required to publish on their website their register of interests. This register meets the statutory requirements by setting out the relevant business interests of our governors and details of any other educational establishments they govern. The register includes details of any relationships between governors and members of the school including spouses, partners and relatives.

 

Alex Brabbs

Category of Governor: Co-opted

Appointing Body: Governing Body

Term of Office: 15/12/14 to 14/12/18  and 15/12/18 to 14/12/2022

Date Stepped Down (If Applicable):

Serving On: Resources Committee:

Positions of Responsibility: Safeguarding /Child Protection

Relevant Business Interest: None

2018/2019 Attendance at Committee Meetings: 3 of 3  - 100%

2018/2019 Attendance at Full Governing Body Meetings:  2 of  3 - 67%

 

 

 Hazel Davies

Category of Governor: Foundation 

Appointing Body: Diocese

Term of Office: 15/12/14 to 14/12/18 and 8/4/19/ to 7/4/2023

Date Stepped Down (If Applicable):

Serving On: Standards and Pupils Committee

Positions of Responsibility:

Relevant Business Interest: None

2018/2019 Attendance at Committee Meetings:  1 of 2 - 50%

2018/2019 Attendance at Full Governing Body Meetings: 2 of 2 - 100%

 

Paul Foxall

Category of Governor: Parent 

Appointing Body: Parents

Term of Office: 15/5/18/to 14/5/2022

Date Stepped Down (If Applicable):

Serving On: Resources Committee

Positions of Responsibility: 

Relevant Business Interest: None

2018/2019 Attendance at Committee Meetings: 3 of 5 - 60%

2018/2019 Attendance at Full Governing Body Meetings:  3 of 5 - 60%

 

Jonathan Gillespie

Category of Governor: Local Authority 

Appointing Body: Local Authority 

Term of Office: 23/5/17 to 22/5/21

Date Stepped Down (If Applicable): 

Serving On: Resources

Positions of Responsibility: Chair of Resources and Safeguarding /Child Protection

Relevant Business Interest: None

2018/2019 Attendance at Committee Meetings:  4 of 5 - 80%

2018/2019 Attendance at Full Governing Body Meetings: 4 of 5 - 80%

 

 

Jenny Griffiths

Category of Governor: Associate Member

Appointing Body: Governing Body

Term of Office : 28/3/17 - 27/3/2021

Date Stepped Down (If Applicable): 19/4/2019

Serving On:  Resources Committee

Positions of Responsibility:

Relevant Business Interest: Staff Member

2018/2019 Attendance at Committee Meetings: 3 of 3 - 100%

2018/2019 Attendance at Full Governing Body Meetings: 2 of 3 - 67%

 

Jenny Griffiths

Category of Governor: Headteacher

Appointing Body: Ex-Officio

Term of Office : 22/4/19 

Date Stepped Down (If Applicable):

Serving On:  Resources and Standards and Pupils Committee

Positions of Responsibility:

Relevant Business Interest: Staff Member

2018/2019 Attendance at Committee Meetings: 2 of 2 - 100%

2018/2019 Attendance at Full Governing Body Meetings: 2 of 2 - 100%

 

Kate Hames

Category of Governor: Parent

Appointing Body: Parents

Term of Office: 23/2/2016 to 22/2/2020

Date Stepped Down (If Applicable):

Serving On: Standards and Pupils Committee

Positions of Responsibility (If Applicable): Chair of Governing Body

Relevant Business Interest: None

2018/2019 Attendance at Committee Meetings:  5 of 5 - 100%

2018/2019 Attendance at Full Governing Body Meetings: 3 of 5 - 60%

 

Rachel Hooper

Category of Governor: Co-opted

Appointing Body: Governing Body

Term of Office: 6/12/17 to 5/12/21

Date Stepped Down (If Applicable):

Serving On: Standards and Pupils Committee

Positions of Responsibility (If Applicable): Chair of Committee and Vice Chair of Governing Body

Relevant Business Interest:

2018/2019 Attendance at Committee Meetings: 4 of 5 - 80%

2018/2019 Attendance at Full Governing Body Meetings: 5 of 5 - 100%

 

Father Stephen Hotchen

Category of Governor: Foundation

Appointing Body: Ex-Officio

Term of Office: 24/10/2013

Date Stepped Down (If Applicable):  On Retirement in May 2019

Serving On: Resources Committee

Positions of Responsibility (If Applicable):

Relevant Business Interest: None

2018/2019 Attendance at Committee Meetings: 0 of 0 - 0%

2018/2019 Attendance at Full Governing Body Meetings: 0 of 0 -0%

NB. Father Stephen's role in the community impeded his ability to attend meetings. Governors consented to, and authorised his absence.

 

John Iliffe

Category of Governor:  Staff

Appointing Body: Staff

Term of Office: 18/12/17 to 17/12/2021

Date Stepped Down (If Applicable):

Serving On: Standards and Pupils Committee

Positions of Responsibility (If Applicable):

Relevant Business Interest: Staff Member

2018/2019 Attendance at Committee Meetings:  5 of 5 - 100%

2018/2019 Attendance at Full Governing Body Meetings: 4 of 5 - 80%

 

Elizabeth Jones

Category of Governor:  Headteacher

Appointing Body: Ex-Officio

Term of Office: 4/11/2013

Date Stepped Down (If Applicable): On Retirement 19/4/2019

Serving On: Resources and Standards and Pupils Committee

Positions of Responsibility (If Applicable):

Relevant Business Interest: Staff Member

2018/2019 Attendance at Committee Meetings: 3 of 3 - 100%

2018/2019 Attendance at Full Governing Body Meetings:  3 of 3 - 100%

 

Jane Reevell

Category of Governor: Co-opted

Appointing Body: Governing Body

Term of Office: 1/9/18 to 31/8/2022

Date Stepped Down (If Applicable):

Serving On: Resources Committee

Positions of Responsibility (If Applicable):

Relevant Business Interest: Staff Member

2018/2019 Attendance at Committee Meetings:  5 of 5 - 100%

2018/2019 Attendance at Full Governing Body Meetings: 5 of 5 - 100%

 

Jake Thomson

Category of Governor: Associate Member (No Voting Rights)

Appointing Body: Governing Body

Term of Office: 22/5/2019 - 21/5/2023

Date Stepped Down (If Applicable):

Serving On: Resources Committee

Positions of Responsibility (If Applicable):

Relevant Business Interest: Staff Member

2018/2019 Attendance at Committee Meetings: 2 of 2 - 100%

2018/2019 Attendance at Full Governing Body Meetings: 2 of 2 - 100%

 

Jemma Shephard

Category of Governor: Co-opted Governor

Appointing Body: Governing Body

Term of Office: 17/10/17 - 16/10/2021

Date Stepped Down (If Applicable):

Serving On: Resources Committee

Positions of Responsibility (If Applicable):

Relevant Business Interest: None

2018/2019 Attendance at Full Governing Body Meetings: 4 of 5 - 80%

2018/2019 Attendance at Committee Meetings: 2 of 5 - 40%

 

Nicola Worth

Category of Governor: Parent

Appointing Body: Parents

Term of Office: 12/1/2018 to 11/1/2022

Date Stepped Down (If Applicable):

Serving On: Standards and Pupils

Positions of Responsibility (If Applicable):

Relevant Business Interest: Lunchtime Staff Member

2018/2019 Attendance at Full Governing Body Meetings: 4 of 5 - 80%

2018/2019 Attendance at Committee Meetings: 4 of 5 - 80%

 

Vacancy

Category of Governor:

Appointing Body:

Term of Office:

Date Stepped Down (If Applicable):

Serving On:

Positions of Responsibility (If Applicable):

Relevant Business Interest:

2018/2019 Attendance at Full Governing Body Meetings:

2018/2019 Attendance at Committee Meetings:

 

Vacancy

Category of Governor:

Appointing Body:

Term of Office:

Date Stepped Down (If Applicable):

Serving On:

Positions of Responsibility (If Applicable):

Relevant Business Interest:

2018/2019 Attendance at Full Governing Body Meetings:

2018/2019 Attendance at Committee Meetings:

 

Vacancy

Category of Governor:

Appointing Body:

Term of Office:

Date Stepped Down (If Applicable):

Serving On:

Positions of Responsibility (If Applicable):

Relevant Business Interest:

2018/2019 Attendance at Full Governing Body Meetings:

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Minutes from Governors' meetings and sub-committees are available to view at the school office on request.