Governors play an integral role in our school and there are several committees that meet regularly to support management of different aspects of the school. Each committee's members are reviewed at the beginning of the academic year and roles are assigned where necessary.
If you would like further information about our Governing body please open the PDF link at the bottom of this web page or alternatively contact Mrs C. Smith, our Clerk to Governors.
The Governing Body consists of:
Mrs Helen Collinson
Chair/Foundation Governor
Pay & Personnel Committee
Curriculum Committee (Chair)
Mr Andrew Malley
Vice Chair/Foundation Governor
Finance & Premises Committee (Chair)
Fr John Hovington
Foundation Governor
Pay & Personnel Committee
Curriculum Committee
Mrs Tina Cleugh
Foundation Governor
Curriculum Committee
Mr Philip Sharp
Foundation Governor
Curriculum Committee
Finance & Premises Committee
Mrs Julie Merry
Foundation Governor
Curriculum Committee
Ms Janet Drury
LA Governor
Finance & Premises Committee
Mrs Sarah Parry
Head Teacher Governor
Pay & Personnel Committee
Curriculum Committee
Finance & Premises Committee
Mr Stephen Gregson
Staff Governor
Curriculum Committee
Finance & Premises Committee
Mrs Sally Dowd
Parent Governor
Pay & Personnel Committee
Curriculum Committee
Mrs Gina Hughes
Parent Governor
Finance & Premises Committee
Curriculum Committee
Mrs Sarah Evans
Associate Governor
Curriculum Committee
Finance & Premises Committee
Mrs Sarah Martin
Associate Governor
Curriculum Committee
Below is a table of our Governors terms of office, interests, remit of committees and attendance of meetings. A paper copy can be obtained from the school office.
Below we have included a detailed list of the responsibilities each committee within the governing body has:
Curriculum Committee
- To consider and advise the governing body on standards and other matters relating to the school’s curriculum, including statutory requirements and the School’s Curriculum Policy
- To consider curricular issues which have implications for Finance and Personnel decisions and to make recommendations to the relevant committees or the Governing Body
- To make arrangements for the Governing Body to be represented at School Improvement discussions with the LA and for reports to be received by the Governing Body
- To oversee arrangements for individual governors to take a leading role in specific areas of provision, eg SEN, Literacy, Numeracy. To receive regular reports from them and advise the Governing Body.
- To oversee arrangements for educational visits, including the appointment of a named co-coordinator
Pay & Personnel Committee
- To draft and keep under review the staffing structure in consultation with the Head teacher and the Finance Committee
- To establish a Salary Policy for all categories of staff and to be responsible for its administration and review
- To oversee the appointment procedure for all staff
- To establish and review a Performance Management policy for all staff*
- To oversee the process leading to staff reductions
- To keep under review staff work/life balance, working conditions and well-being, including the monitoring of absence
- To make recommendations on personnel related expenditure to the Finance Committee
Finance & Premises Committee
Finance
- In consultation with the Head teacher, to draft the first formal budget plan of the financial year
- To establish and maintain an up to date 3 year financial plan
- To consider a budget position statement including virement decisions at least termly and to report significant anomalies from the anticipated position to the Governing Body
- To ensure that the school operates within the Financial Regulations of the Council
- To monitor expenditure of all voluntary funds kept on behalf of the Governing Body
- To annually review charges and remissions policies and expenses policies.
- To make decisions in respect of service agreements
- To make decisions on expenditure following recommendations from other committees
- To ensure, as far as is practical, that Health and Safety issues are appropriately prioritised
- To determine whether sufficient funds are available for pay increments as recommended by the Head teacher
- In the light of the Head teacher Performance Management Group’s recommendations, to determine whether sufficient funds are available for increments
Premises
- To advise the Governing Body on priorities, including Health and Safety, for the maintenance and development of the school’s premises
- To oversee arrangements for repairs and maintenance
- To make recommendations to the Finance Committee on premises-related expenditure
- In consultation with the Head teacher and the Finance Committee, to oversee premises-related funding bids
- To oversee arrangements, including Health and Safety, for the use of school premises by outside users, subject to governing body policy
- To establish and keep under review a Building Development Plan
- To establish and keep under review an Accessibility plan
