Meet the Governors

Welcome to our Governors’ section

 

Fen Drayton Governing Body is responsible for three areas:

• Formulating the strategic direction of the school in partnership with the Headteacher;
• Ensuring that the school’s budget provides best value for the children in the school;
• Acting as a critical friend to the Headteacher and staff of the school.

 

The Curriculum and Learning Committee (C&L) 

Providing strategic direction on all matters relating to pupil’s education and social well-being and ensuring standards of attainment and progress are made; ensuring the school’s responsibility to delivering the national curriculum are met; Monitoring the needs of SEN children and those with disability

 

HR Committee (HR) 

Providing strategic direction on the implementation of HR policies fairly and consistently ensuring any decision with a financial implication is made subject to the approval of the governing body; reviewing all HR policies including the non financial elements of Pay/Appraisal policies; monitoring staff training and ensuring staff wellbeing is prioritised and maintained

 

The Resources and Infrastructure Committee (R&I) 

Providing strategic direction all matters relating to the school budget, staff and personnel matters including pay awards, appraisal and training, asset management, premises and health and safety

 

Health and Safety at Work (H & S)

Ensuring the school meets all regulatory requirements in relation to Health and Safety at work legislation.

 

Head Teacher Appraisal Review Committee (HTPR)

Ref: ‘Pay Policy’: The Pay Body will delegate 2 governors, none of whom shall be employees of the Pay Body, to carry out the appraisal review for the Headteacher. The delegated governors may be supported by an external adviser appointed by the Pay Body. The agreed performance objectives and indicators/measures maybe referred for moderation to a meeting of the Chair of the Pay Body.

 

The Pay Review Committee (Pay)

Ref: ‘Pay Policy’: The Pay Review Committee will be part of the R&I committee’s remit and will sit as part of the R&I committee’s meeting time

 

Review Appeals Committee (Review Appeals)

Ref: ‘Pay Policy’: The Pay Review Committee will be part of the R&I committee’s remit and will sit as part of the R&I committee’s meeting time

 

Disciplinary Standing Committee (Staff Discipline)

Ref ‘Disciplinary Procedures Policy’: An employee has a right of appeal against any written warning issued by a senior manager/Headteacher. The appeal will be heard by the Disciplinary Standing Panel. The panel shall be advised by a person engaged for the purpose by the Governing Body. The Panel can make the decision whether the Grounds for appeal are upheld or rejected. The Panel can also either confirm the warning, reduce a final written warning to a first written warning or cancel the warning. An employee has a right of appeal against a decision to issue a warning or to dismiss by Head teacher. An appeal against a warning by the Head teacher will be to the Disciplinary Appeal Committee

 

Disciplinary Appeals Committee (Staff Appeals)

Ref ‘Disciplinary Procedures Policy’: An appeal against dismissal will be to the Disciplinary Appeal Committee of the Governors, which shall have a membership of not less than 3 governors, none of whom shall have any previous involvement in the case. The Appeal Committee shall be advised in its deliberations, normally by a representative of the Director of Education. The Appeals Committee has a duty to consider any advice given by the LA.

 

Pupil Discipline - Exclusion Appeals (Pupil Discipline)

Ref: Behavior Policy and LA Guidance on Exclusions: A single act of very serious misbehaviour may result in a fixed term exclusion. Repeated incidents of very serious misbehaviour may result in aa permanent exclusion. The decision to exclude a pupil is made by the Headtecher who must inform the parents immediately that they have the right to appeal against the decision to the Governing Body. The Discipline Committee of the Governing Body cannot exclude a pupil or extend an exclusion. They will consider any appeals against exclusion and make a decision whether to re-instate the pupil.

 

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.

The Governing Body of Fen Drayton Primary School comprises of 12 Governors:-

• One LA Governor - nominated by the Local Authority
• Four Parent Governors - elected by the parent body
• Five Co-opted Governors - members of the local community, nominated from community organisations or by other governors
• One staff Governor - elected by the staff
• Headteacher (who can choose to be a governor or not)

• 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
  Full Name	Category of Governor	Appointing Body (in accordance with the Instrument of Government)	Date of Appointment	Term of Office	Committees Governor Serves On	Positions of Responsibility (eg chair or vice-chair of the GB or Committee of the GB)	Relevant Business/ Pecuniary Interests	Governance roles in any other educational establishments	Relationship between Governors and members of the school staff (including spouses, partners or relatives)
  Sarah Oakley -Mudge	Associate		1 September 2019	4	Curriculum and  Learning,		Laser 2000 UK – Non Executive Director	None	None
  Gemma Edwards	Parent		4 Feb 2020	4	Curriculum and Learning Committee, Staff Discipline Committee	SEN governor, Inclusion and Vulnerable groups	None	Associate Governor in Role as Assistant Head teacher for Wheatfields Primary School	None
  Paul Cooper	Parent		25 September 2017	4	Resources and Infrastructure Committee, HTPR Committee,  Review Appeal Committee, Disciplinary Appeals Committee, Pupil Discipline	Chair of R and , PE and Sport Governor	Director at Deloitte LLP	None	None
  Ruth Dunleavey-Routh	Parent		8 May 2018	4	Curriculum and Learning Committee, HTPR Committee, Review Appeals Committee	Chair of C and L, EYPS, Science, More Able and RE Governor	None	None	None
  Philippa Storer	Parent		01 September 2016	4	Curriculum and Learning Committee, HR Committee, Disciplinary Appeals Committee	Chair, Literacy, Maths, Music, Behaviour, Governor Training, Communication to school community of governors activities and Humanities Governor	None	None	None
  Claire Turner	Headteacher (Staff)		17th November 2014	Term of post	HR Committee, Health and Safety Committee	Head	None	None	None
  Vacancy	Co-opted
  Hannah Oldridge	Co-opted		8 October 2019	4	Curriculum and Learning, Review Appeals Committee, Pupil Discipline	PSHE, Safeguarding and RE Governor	None	None	None
  Danielle Doyle	Coopted		5  February 2019	4	Resources and Infrastructure, HR Committee, Disciplinary Appeals Committee	ICT Governor	Strategic Communication and Engagement Lead or the Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute, University of Cambridge	None	None
  Ruston Biggs	Coopted		01 September 2016	4	Resources and Infrastructure Committee. Staff Discipline, ,  Pupil Discipline, Health and Safety Committee	Vice Chair, Art, Health and Safety and FML Governor	None	None	None
  Tara Spooner	LA		4 Feb 2020	4	R and I committee, HR Committee, Staff Discipline Committee	Chair of HR Committee	None	None	None
  Julie Bishop	Staff		10 July 2019	4	Curriculum and Learning, HR Committee	Behaviour	None	None	None
  Vacancy	Coopted

 

 

Clerk - Janine Prosser

Structure of Governing Body (reference Instrument of Government)

• 4/4 Parent Governors

• Headteacher

• 1/1 Staff Governor

• 1/1 Local Authority Governor

• 2/5 Co-opted Governors

• 1/1 Associate Governors

Within the Agenda section there are summaries of meetings under the relevant committee headings, along with details of attendance at meetings.