Welcome to the Governors’ section
All governance boards, no matter what type of school have three core functions:
Effective governance is based on six recognised key features:
The Governing Body of Fen Drayton Primary School comprises of 12 Governors:
Governors can serve for up to four years before being re-elected.
Upon joining the Governing Board, governors are allocated to one of two sub-committees which meets every half term. These Committees have particular terms of reference and delegated responsibilities for key areas of the school.
The Curriculum and Learning Committee (C&L)
The Resources and Infrastructure Committee (R&I)
In addition to our main committees, delegated governors also participate in the following:
And can be called upon to form any of the following panels when required:
The work and actions of the sub-committees are reported to all governors at the half-termly meetings of the Full Governing Body or FGB, ensuring we monitor progress against and continue to strive towards our strategic goals:
The Agenda section contains copies of the agendas for all meetings. Please note that due to the size of the school, minutes of the meetings are not made public in the interest of protecting anonymity. Details of attendance at meetings is provided.
Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.
We have also provided a Register of Governor Interests for your information.
Fen Drayton Primary School PUBLICATION OF GOVERNOR’S DETAILS AND REGISTER OF INTERESTS Governors hold an important public office and their identity should be known to their school and wider communities. In the interests of transparency, a governing body should publish on its website up-to-date details of is governance arrangements in a readily accessible form. | |||||||||
CURRENT GOVERNORS | |||||||||
FullName | Category of Governor | Appointing Body | Date of Appointment | Term of Office | Committees Governor Serves On | Positions of Responsibility (eg chair or vice-chair | Relevant Business/ Pecuniary Interests | Governance roles in any other educational establishments | Relationship between Governors and members of the school staff |
Julie Bishop | Staff | 10 July 2019 | 4 | FGB | Behaviour | None | None | None | |
Paul Cooper | Co-Opted | 25 May 2021 | 4 | R&I HTPR Committee, Review Appeal Committee, Disciplinary Appeals Committee, Pupil Discipline | Chair of R&I , PE and Sport Governor | Director at Deloitte LLP | None | None | |
| Emma Cox | Co-opted | 6 October 2021 | 4 | R&I | TBC | None | None | None | |
Danielle Doyle | Co-opted | 5 February 2019 | 4 | R&I, HR Committee, HTPR panel, Disciplinary Appeals Committee | ICT | Strategic Communication and Engagement Lead for the Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute, University of Cambridge | None | None | |
Ruth Dunleavey-Routh | Parent | 8 May 2018 | 4 | C&L HTPR Committee, Review Appeals Committee | Chair of C&L, EYPS, Science, More Able and RE Governor | None | None | None | |
Gemma Edwards | Parent | 4 February 2020 | 4 | C&L Staff Discipline Committee | SEN, Inclusion & Vulnerable groups | None | Associate Governor in Role as Assistant Head teacher for Wheatfields Primary School | None | |
| Lorraine Hyde | Parent | 6 October 2021 | R&I | TBC | None | None | None | ||
Hannah Oldridge | Co-opted | 8 October 2019 | 4 | C&L, Review Appeals Committee, Pupil Discipline | PSHE, Safeguarding, Children in Care and RE Governor, Single Central Record (SCR) | None | None | None | |
JelenaOka | LA |
| 7 July 2021 | 4 | R&I | Health, Safety and Welfare Governor | None | None | None |
Philippa Storer | Parent | 5 May 2020 | 4 | C&L HR Committee, Disciplinary Appeals Committee | Chair of Governors, Literacy, Humanities Behaviour, Governor Training, Communication to school community of governors activities | None | None | None | |
Nina McQueen | Headteacher (Staff) | 4 Jan 2021 | Term of post | C&L R&I HR Committee, Health and Safety Committee | Head | None | None | None | |
PREVIOUS GOVERNORS (SERVED AT ANY POINT OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS) | |||||||||
Full Name | Category of Governor | Appointing Body | Date of Appointment | Date Stepped Down | Committees Governor Serves On | Positions of Responsibility | Relevant Business/ Pecuniary Interests | Governance roles in any other educational establishments | Relationship between Governors and members of the school staff |
Nick Ward Hunt | Parent | 25 Sept 2017 | 22 Oct 2019 | R&I Committee, Staff Discipline | R & I Chair | None | None | None | |
Clare Buckfield | Co-opted | 5 Feb 2019 | 9 Oct 2019 | C&L Committee |
| Owner if The Crate Escape and Partner in Blue Chilli | None | None | |
Rebecca Harrison | Co-opted | 10 Jul 2018 | 31 Jul 2019 | C&L Committee, |
| None | None | None | |
Sarah Oakley-Mudge | Co-opted thenAssociate | 6 Dec 2016 | 31 Jul 2019 (Co-Opt) 13 Oct 2020 (Assoc) | C&L Committee, Disciplinary Appeals, Pupil Discipline | Chair of Governors, Chair of C&L Committee | Laser 2000 UK – Non Executive Director | None | None | |
Tara Spooner | LA | Feb 2020 | 23 Mar 2021 | R&I Committee, HR Committee, Staff Discipline Committee | Chair of HR Committee, Maths, Music | None | None | None | |
Structure of Governing Body (reference Instrument of Government)
3/4 Parent Governors
Headteacher
1/1 Staff Governor
1/1 Local Authority Governor
5/5 Co-opted Governors
1/1 Associate Governors