Governors

We have a governing body made up of parents, staff and people from the local community. Our governors attend meetings each term and are also involved in the life of the school including liaising with staff about their specific responsibility areas in order that they have an informed picture of the school. 

Christine Stephenson, our Chair of Governors, can be contacted by writing to the school address FAO Christine Stephenson. 

Our governors, in common with all governors in schools, are required to comply with a governance code of conduct:

 Governors’ Code of Conduct

Co-opted Governors	Parent Governors
Christine Stephenson – Chair Barbara Bellis  Sarah Patterson Neil Richardson Tim Coglan Helen O’Hagan – Vice Chair	Lois Barnes Charlotte Davison Victoria Lambert
Staff Governor	Headteacher
Vicky Perry	Nicki Bradbury

Our Governing Body Committees and Responsibilities

We have our Full Governor meetings on a termly basis which are minuted by our LCC Clerk to Governors.  All Governors and the head teacher are required to attend these meetings. The core agenda for these meetings is set by the Local Authority with the school able to add other items to the agenda as required.  The governing body assists in the leadership and management of the school by monitoring how the headteacher and SLT are running the school, asking challenging questions and keeping abreast of recent developments.  They monitor specific aspects such as reportable accidents, racist incidents, bullying and authorise Type B educational visits among other responsibilities.  All governors have assigned responsibility areas which they have a specific focus on when at meetings or visiting school.

We have two further committees which meet on a termly basis: Standards and Effectiveness Committee and Resources Committee.

The Standards and Effectiveness Committee is attended by the governors listed below on a termly basis.  The agenda for this meeting is set by the head teacher in consultation with governors.  The scope of this committee includes the academic progress and attainment of the children, the content and effectiveness of the curriculum, the provision for all children including those with SEND or Children Looked After and all CPD and performance reviews for staff.  It also covers the deployment of staff and other resources and how this is being carried out to best serve children’s learning.  This committee reviews assessment data, both internal and from national statutory and non-statutory assessments.  It also reviews the School Development Plan and how this is impacting on children’s learning and other aspects of school life.

The Resources Committee is attended by governors as listed below on a termly basis.  The agenda for this meeting is set by the head teacher in consultation with governors.  The scope of this committee includes all aspects of finance and resourcing including staffing expenditure, staff wellbeing, premises management, maintenance and repairs, health and safety, risk assessments, financial management, setting the school budget linked with the School Development Plan and monitoring expenditure in line with this and the oversight of any ring-fenced or other specific funding streams.  This committee completes the Schools Financial Value Standard annually which monitors and evaluates the financial management of the school and carries out benchmarking against other schools to ensure appropriate financial management is taking place.  This committee also decide whether to authorise higher levels of spending by the headteacher for specific purposes or virements across different cost centres.

Our other committees only meet when required.

 

Nominated Governors S Patterson- English/Phonics/ French/ Link Governor C Stephenson-Child Protection/Safeguarding/PSHE/DT/ Health and Safety B Bellis – Art/ Music L Barnes  – Geography/History/ C Davison – PE/ Outdoor Learning H O’Hagan – EYFS/RE/SEND V Lambert – Maths/ Science/ Computing N Richardson – British Values T Coglan – Website  Complaints Review C Stephenson S Patterson  Pay Appeals H O’Hagan Vacancy + one untainted governor

Resources C Stephenson (Chair) L Barnes B Bellis (Vice-Chair) S Patterson N Bradbury T Coglan N Richardson Pay/HT Appraisal Committee of Appointed Governors C Stephenson B Bellis S Patterson Grievance S Patterson H O’Hagan B Bellis + one untainted governor Staffing Review and Dismissal C Stephenson Vacancy + one untainted governor

Standards and Effectiveness C Stephenson (Chair) N Bradbury H O’Hagan (Vice-Chair) B Bellis C Davison V Lambert V Perry S Patterson Pupil Discipline C A Stephenson B Bellis  Staff Attendance Discipline and Dismissal Appeals B Bellis S Patterson

Governor	Business Interests?	Governorship at another institution?	Any matters arising where a conflict of interests is noted and date where this occurs	Term of Office
Christine Stephenson	No	No	None	9/11/04 – 28/3/29
Barbara Bellis	No	No	None	4/3/15- 02/03/26
John Bergus	No	No	None	Now left governing body
Sarah Patterson	No	No	None	19/10/23- 01/10/27
Charlotte Davison	No	No	None	26/01/26- 26/01/30
Lois Barnes	No	No	None	26/01/26- 26/01/30
Tim Coglan	No	No	None	1/9/25- 1/9/29
Helen O’Hagan	No	No	None	26/1/26 – 26/1/30
Vicky Perry	No	No	None	4/1/21 – 4/1/29
Victoria Lambert	No	No	None	4/11/24- 31/10/28
Neil Richardson	No	No	None	13/11/24 – 31/10/28

Governors’ Attendance 2025-26

Governor	Full Governor Meetings	Standards and Effectiveness Meetings	Resources, Staffing and Finance Meetings
Christine Stephenson	2/2	2/2	1/2
Helen O’Hagan	2/2	2/2	n/a
Barbara Bellis	2/2	2/2	2/2
Sarah Patterson	2/2	2/2	2/2
John Bergus	1/1 left Jan 26	1/1 left Jan 26	n/a
David Haughian	0/1 left Jan 26	n/a	0/1
Victoria Lambert	2/2	1/2	n/a
Lois Barnes	1/1 Jan 26	joined Jan 26	joined Jan 26 n/a
Charlotte Davison	1/1 Jan 26	joined Jan 26	joined Jan 26 n/a
Neil Richardson	1/1	n/a	1/2
Tim Coglan	1/2	n/a	1/2
Vicky Perry	2/2	1/1	n/a
Nicki Bradbury	2/2	2/2	2/2

Governors’ Attendance 2024-25

Governor	Full Governor Meetings	Standards and Effectiveness Meetings	Resources, Staffing and Finance Meetings
Christine Stephenson	3/3	2/3	3/3
Helen O’Hagan	3/3	3/3	n/a
Barbara Bellis	3/3	3/3	3/3
Sarah Patterson	3/3	3/3	3/3
John Bergus	3/3	3/3	n/a
David Haughian	2/3	1/1	2/3
Victoria Lambert	2/3	1/1	n/a
Neil Richardson	n/a	1/1	n/a
Vicky Perry	3/3	3/3	1/1
Nicki Bradbury	3/3	3/3	3/3

Governors’ Attendance 2023-24

Governor	Full Governor Meetings	Standards and Effectiveness Meetings	Resources, Staffing and Finance Meetings
Christine Stephenson	3/3	2/3	3/3
Barbara Bellis	2/3	2/3	3/3
Christine Holdsworth	3/3	3/3	3/3
John Bergus	3/3	3/3	n/a
Adam Bateman	2/3	n/a	2/3
Patricia Rodgers	3/3	3/3	n/a
Sarah Patterson	3/3	3/3	3/3
David Haughian	3/3	n/a	3/3
Helen O’Hagan	3/3	3/3	n/a
Vicky Perry	3/3	3/3	n/a
Nicki Bradbury	3/3	3/3	3/3

All governors sign declarations of interest annually and there are no current issues of interests between governors and school.