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 | X | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
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.