Button Lane Primary School

Only the best is good enough

Our Governing Body

The Governing Body helps to ensure that the following key areas in the school are carried out to the highest standards:

  • Educational achievement
  • School’s finances
  • Balanced curriculum
  • Appointing staff and reviewing staff performance
  • Safeguarding and Behaviour

There are other areas the Governors get involved in such as helping set the school’s policies and procedures, authorising any new building works and liaising with parents.

Every school must have a Governing Body in order to operate. The Governing Body is made up of several governors who help ensure that the school carries out its responsibilities to the highest standards.

The Governing Body meets several times a year to discuss the above matters  and agrees actions with the school. The Governing Body also appoints governors onto various Committees which deal with specific issues.

 

How are governors appointed?

It is important that governors are appointed from diverse and varied backgrounds. The Governing Body should have people that are representative of the pupil population who bring different skills to the Governing Body.

The appointment of parent governors is mainly carried out by election and parents decide who they want to be a governor. Some governors are nominated, for example the LA governor is nominated by the Council and staff governors are nominated by the school. There are some instances where the governors will appoint certain governors themselves where they see that a certain skill is needed which cannot be met by existing governors, such as legal or accounting skills.

 

What skills do you need to be an effective Governor?

It is important that each governor can use their skills in the governors meetings. Some of the skills that are important are as follows:

  • Listening
  • Organising
  • Problem solving
  • Communication
  • Leadership
  • Teamworking 
  • Governors who have life experience and transferrable work skills (such as accounting and legal) can also make an important contribution to the work of the Governing Body

But the most important thing is ENTHUSIASM!

Governing Body Structure

Chairperson: Sarah Steel

Vice Chairperson: Sarah Marshall

Headteacher: Emma Roberts

Name

Type of Governor

  Committee

Date Appointed  

Appointed by

Term of office ends

Date stepped down  

Matthew Bennett    Co-Opted Governor  Resources 10/01/19 Parents  09/01/27  N/A
Lynda Dyson Co-Opted Governor Resources 24/10/19 Governing Body 12/10/26 N/A
Katie Bradbury Associate Governor Curriculum & Standards 13/10/22 Governing Body 23/10/23 N/A
 Jackie Jones  Co-Opted Governor Development & Wellbeing  10/01/19 Governing Body 09/01/27  N/A
Stephanie Morris  Local Authority Governor Development & Wellbeing 01/02/21 Local Authority 31/01/25 N/A 
Rev Caroline Hewitt Associate Governor Personal Development & Wellbeing 26/06/19 Governing Body 25/06/23 N/A

 

Alison O'Connor  
 Clerk Resources, Development & Wellbeing,  Curriculum & Standards  N/A N/A N/A  N/A
Lisa Jones Parent Governor Personal Development & Wellbeing 20/05/20 Parents 19/05/2024 N/A
 Chris Thomas  Associate Governor Resources   N/A Governing Body N/A  N/A
Emma Roberts Headteacher  Resources, Curriculum & Standards, Development & Wellbeing N/A N/A N/A N/A
Paula Muir Associate Governor Personal Development & Wellbeing 24/10/19 Governing Body 23/10/23 N/A
Joanne Taylor Co-Opted Governor Resources 17/05/18 Governing Body 12/10/26 N/A
Amber Thompson Staff Governor Curriculum & Standards 03/12/18 Staff 02/12/22 01/03/23
Sarah Steel Parent Governor (Chair from 17/05/2021) Resources 20/05/20 Parents 19/05/2024 N/A
Aisha Abdulmawla Staff Governor Curriculum & Standards 01/03/23 Staff 28/02/27 N/A
Mahmoud Usman Co-Opted Governor 02/02/23 Governing Body 01/02/27

 

 

 

Register of Interests

Governor

Business Interests

Other Establishments Governed

Relationships with   staff / governors

Date

Matthew Bennett  None  None   None  06.07.23
Katie Bradbury None None None 06.07.23
Jackie Jones  None   None  None 06.07.23
Lynda Dyson None None None 06.07.23
Stephanie Morris  None  None  None  06.07.23
Alison O'Connor  None  None  None 06.07.23
Lisa Jones  None  None  None 06.07.23
Emma Roberts None None None 06.07.23
Rev Caroline Hewitt  None   None   None 06.07.23
Paula Muir None None None 06.07.23
Joanne Taylor None None None 06.07.23
Chris Thomas  None  None  None 06.07.23
Sarah Steel  None   None  None 06.07.23
Aisha Abdulmawla  None   None  None  06.07.23
Mahmoud Usman None None None 06.07.23

 

Registers of Attendance

Register of Attendance for Full Governing Body Meeting

Governor

13/10/22

24/11/22

02/02/23

25/05/23

16/07/23

Matthew Bennett  ✔  ✔
Katie Bradbury  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔
Lynda Dyson  ✔   ✔  ✔
Rev Caroline Hewitt  ✔  ✔  X  ✔
Jackie Jones  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔
Stephanie Morris X  X  X X  X
Alison O'Connor  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔
Lisa Jones  ✔
Emma Roberts  ✔   ✔  ✔
Paula Muir  ✔  ✔   ✔  ✔
Joanne Taylor  X   ✔  ✔  X
Chris Thomas      ✔  ✔  ✔
Amber Thompson  ✔ X  X  X
Sarah Steel  ✔
Sarah Marshall X X  X X
Aisha Abdulmawla X X X

Mahmoud Usman

X

X

X

 

 

 The Governing Body is split up in to 3 committees; Resources, Pupil Support and Standards.

Register of Attendance for  Resources Committee 

Governor

17/10/22

16/01/23

25/04/22

19/06/23

Sarah Steel  X
Emma Roberts  ✔  ✔   ✔  ✔
Joanne Taylor  ✔  ✔   ✔  ✔
Matthew Bennett  ✔   ✔  ✔
Chris Thomas  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔
Lynda Dyson  ✔  ✔  ✔  
    

  

Register of Attendance for Curriculum & Standards Committee 

Governor

02/03/23

26/04/23

Mahmoud Usman    ✔
Emma Roberts    ✔
Sarah Marshall    ✔  ✔
Alison O'Connor    ✔
Lisa Jones    
Lynda Dyson
Katie Bradbury

 

 

Register of Attendance for Personal Development & Wellbeing

Governor

29/06/22

27/03/23

Aisha Abdulmawla  
Emma Roberts  
Stephanie Morris  X  X
Jackie Jones  
Rev Caroline Hewitt  
Alison O'Connor
Paula Muir X X

 

The governors aim to always be approachable and we welcome parent input. If you would like to discuss any school matters with any of member of the governing body, please feel free to contact the school.