Governors
Role of the Board of Governors
The Governing Body of a school is responsible for ensuring that it is run to promote pupil achievement.
Its duties include:
• setting strategic direction, policies and objectives
• the school budget
• reviewing progress against the school's budget and objectives
• appointing, challenging and supporting the headteacher
The Governing Body is made up of:
• parents governors (elected by parents)
• staff representatives (elected by school staff)
• local authority governors (appointed by the local authority)
• co-opted governors (appointed by the governing body)
Members of the Governing Body
Chair: Rahim Rajan (Co-opted Governor)
Vice Chair: Stephen Hall(Parent)
Clerk: Rachel Murray
Staff Governors
Jenna Halfhide (Headteacher)
Parent Governors
Gareth Pindred
Juliet Palfrey
Nicky Butler
Stephen Hall
David Dorrell
Co-opted Governors
Andrew Richardson
Victoria Short
Glynis Rogers
Karen Korvin
Katy Joiner (Safeguarding)
Christopher Portwood
Rahim Rajan
Local Authority Governor
TBC
Associate Member
James Osbourne-Jackson
Jon Wood
Angela Ray
The Governing Body reconstituted under the School Governance (Constitution) Regulations 2012 on 1st September 2015.
|
Name |
Appointment Date |
Term of Office |
Appointed by |
|
Katy Joiner |
6/19 |
4 years |
Governing body |
|
Jenna Halfhide |
- |
n/a |
Ex-officio |
|
Nicky Butler |
6/19 |
4 years |
Parents |
|
Karen Korvin |
11/19 |
4 years |
Governing body |
|
Chris Portwood |
6/19 |
4 Years |
Governing Body |
|
James Osbourne-Jackson |
6/21 |
Associate |
Governing body |
|
Rahim Rajan |
6/21 |
4 years |
Governing Body |
|
Emma Harper |
9/21 |
4 years |
Staff |
|
David Dorrell |
11/19 |
4 years |
Parents |
|
Steven Hall |
11/19. |
4 years |
Parents |
| Gareth Pindred | 11/21 |
4 years |
Parents |
|
Victoria Short |
09/19 |
4 years |
Governing Body |
|
Juliet Palfrey |
11/21 |
4 years |
Parents |
|
Andrew Richardson |
09/19 |
4 years |
Governing Body |
|
Glynis Rogers |
6/21 |
4 years |
Governing Body |
|
|
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|
Clerk to the Governing Body |
Rachel Murray |
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Committee Membership and Attendance (2020-21)
The governors’ work is divided between meetings of the Full Governing Body (FGB), which are attended by all governors, and two committees:
- Pupil and Curriculum (P&C)
- ResourcesAssociate members are utilised as and when their skills are required
|
Name |
FGB
|
P&C |
Resources
|
Responsibilities (in addition to committee membership) |
|
Karen Korvin |
3 of 3 |
3 of 3 |
n/a |
SEN |
|
Daniel Eaton |
3 of 3 |
3 of 3 |
5 of 5 |
Headteacher |
|
Richard Hartley |
2 of 2 |
0 of 1 |
n/a |
|
|
Steve Hale |
4 of 4 |
2 of 3 |
5 of 5 |
Chair of Governors |
|
Jenna Halfhide |
2 of 2 |
3 of 3 |
1 of 1 |
|
|
Nicky Butler |
4 of 4 |
3 of 3 |
n/a |
Community |
|
David Dorrell |
4 of 4 |
n/a |
3 of 4 |
|
|
Stephen Hall |
3 of 4 |
n/a |
5 of 5 |
Risk Management
|
|
Victoria Short |
2 of 2 |
2 of 3 |
n/a |
|
|
Rahim Rajan |
4 of 4 |
n/a |
4 of 4 |
Vice Chair Chair of Resources |
|
Andrew Richardson |
2 of 4 |
n/a |
3 of 4 |
|
|
Justin Sharpe |
2 of 4 |
3 of 3 |
n/a |
|
|
Katy Joiner |
2 of 4 |
2 of 3 |
n/a |
Safeguarding, |
|
David Johnston |
4 of 4 |
2 of 3 |
3 of 4 |
PE |
|
Christopher Portwood |
4 of 4 |
n/a |
2 of 4 |
Chair of Pupil and Curriculum Committee |
Register of Business and Other Interests
|
Name |
Declaration |
Other schools governed |
Relationships with school staff |
Date of Declaration |
|
David Johnson |
None |
None |
None |
21.09.2020 |
|
Daniel Eaton |
None |
None |
None |
21.09.2020 |
|
Leslie Edmonds |
None |
None |
None |
21.09.2020 |
|
Katy Joiner |
None |
Head at Hilden Oaks |
None |
21.9.2020 |
|
Steve Hale |
Business Partner at Perry's accountants |
None |
None |
21.09.2020 |
|
Jenna Halfhide |
None |
None |
None |
21.09.2020 |
|
Nicky Butler |
None |
None |
None |
21.09.2020 |
|
Chris Portwood |
None |
None |
None |
21.09.2020 |
|
Victoria Oyler |
None |
None |
None |
21.09.2020 |
|
Rahim Rajan |
None |
None |
None |
21.09.2020 |
|
Karen Korvin |
None |
None |
None |
21.09.2020 |
|
David Dorrell |
None |
None |
None |
21.09.2020 |
|
Stephen Hall |
works for BT |
None |
None |
21.09.20 |
|
Richard Hartley |
None |
None |
None |
21.09.2020 |
|
Andrew Richardson |
None |
None |
None |
21.09.2020 |
|
Justin Sharpe |
None |
None |
None |
21.09.2020 |
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