BARROW HEDGES PRIMARY SCHOOL GOVERNING BODY

The Governing Body at Barrow Hedges consists of 8 members of the local and school community. It works closely with the Senior Leadership Team to oversee the strategic direction of the school. It does this by offering support, constructive advice, a sounding board for ideas, and help where needed. It challenges, asks questions and seeks information to ensure that the best interests of the children at Barrow Hedges are met. All governors work on a voluntary basis.

ROLE OF THE GOVERNING BODY

Establishing the strategic direction, by:

• Setting the vision, values, and objectives for the school
• Setting all necessary policies to meet the vision, values and objectives set
• Agreeing the school improvement strategy with priorities and targets
• Meeting statutory duties

Ensuring accountability, by:

• Appointing the Headteacher
• Monitoring progress towards targets
• Performance managing the Headteacher
• Engaging with stakeholders
• Contributing to school self-evaluation

Ensuring financial probity, by:

• Setting the budget, including numbers of staff and their pay
• Monitoring spending against the budget
• Ensuring value for money is obtained
• Ensuring risks to the school are managed

THE GOVERNING BODY

There are three categories of governor: parent governors elected by parents; staff governors elected by staff and co-opted governors appointed by the Governing Body. In addition, the Headteacher has exercised her right to be a governor. The number of governors in each category is shown below:

Headteacher	1
Parent Governor	2
Staff Governor	1
Co-opted Governors	4

 

The Governing Body uses a skills audit to aid recruitment and ensure there is a breadth of skills, knowledge and perspectives.

The Local Governing Body (LGB) usually meets once a term (but occasionally twice a term) to discuss issues and make decisions. The LGB delegates some responsibilities to individuals or the Headteacher, however the LGB remains accountable for these decisions. Since schools became individually responsible for the pay of teachers (and Pay Policy) we have a Pay Committee which meets in the Autumn Term. On occasions there may be a short-term need to have a working party for a specific issue to work on the LGBs behalf. Full terms of reference for the main committees can be found on this page (see tab at bottom).

The Headteacher is responsible for the internal organisation, management and control of the school and the implementation of the strategic framework established by the Governing Body. There are a variety of documents at the bottom of this page which provide further important information.

To read more about our governors, click on their name in the table below.

Name	Category	Appointed by	Term of Office Start            End		POSITION OF RESPONSIBILITY		ATTENDANCE Current academic year       (last academic year in attachment below)
Louise Wood	Head Teacher	N/A	N/A	N/A	Head Teacher		Attended LGB on 05/10/20
Neil Webster	Co-opted	Governing body	9/12/16	09/12/20	Joint Vice Chair of Governors		Attended LGB on 05/10/20
Natalie Edgson	Parent	Parents	9/12/16	09/12/20	Admissions Governor		Attended LGB on 05/10/20
Jacqueline Harriott	Co-opted	Trust	23/03/20	23/03/24	Safeguarding Link Governor		Attended LGB on 05/10/20
Nidhi Misri	Co-opted	Trust	23/03/20	23/03/24			Attended LGB on 05/10/20
Gillian de Marco	Staff	Staff	9/12/16	09/12/20	Health and Safety Link Governor		Attended LGB on 05/10/20
Richard Lacey	Parent	Parents	9/12/16	09/12/20	Finance Governor Training Representative Member of Pay Committee		Attended LGB on 05/10/20

Governor Declarations:

GOVERNOR’S NAME	BUSINESS / PECUNIARY INTERESTS	OTHER GOVERNANCE ROLES IN OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT	MATERIAL INTERESTS ARISING FROM RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN GOVERNORS or GOVERNORS AND SCHOOL STAFF
Gillian De Marco	None	None	Niece of a TA at Barrow Hedges
Natalie Edgson	None	None	None
Richard Lacey	None	None	Spouse of Administrative Officer at Barrow Hedges
Neil Webster	None	None	None
Louise Wood	None	Yes - undisclosed for safeguarding/data protection reasons	None

Governors who have served on LGB in last 12 months  

Governor's Name	Position of Responsibilty	Term Start	End of Office
Gavin White	Parent Governor	09/12/2016	10/01/2020
Alexis Hille	Co-opted Governor	14/12/2019	28/09/2020
Nermine Adbel Sayed	Co-opted Governor	14/12/2019	28/09/2020
Tim Crowley	Co-opted Governor	23/03/2020	24/09/2020

 

How to contact the Governors

Chair of Governors email: LGBChair.BarrowHedges@cirrustrust.uk

Or for more general enquiries office@barrowhedges.com or call 020 8643 4428