Governors

BARROW HEDGES PRIMARY SCHOOL GOVERNING BODY

The Governing Body at Barrow Hedges consists of 14 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 four categories of governor: parent governors elected by parents; staff governors elected by staff; Local Authority governor appointed by the London Borough of Sutton; 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	3
Staff Governor	1
Local Authority Governor	1
Co-opted Governors (Governors have agreed that 1 co-opted governor will be a member of staff and 2 will be prioritised for parents)	8

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

The Full Governing Body (FGB) usually meets once a term, towards the end of the term to discuss issues and make decisions. The FGB delegates many responsibilities to committees, individuals or the Headteacher, however the FGB remains accountable for these decisions. We have 2 main committees who meet at least once a term: Curriculum and Standards and Resources. Additionally, 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 FGBs behalf. There is currently a working party responsible for overseeing the building work at the school, the New Build Working Party. Chairs and vice-chairs also meet at the start of each term to plan for the committee meetings for the term, the Governors’ Planning Group. 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.

Name	Category	Appointed by	Term of Office Start End		COMMITTEE(S)	POSITION OF RESPONSIBILITY	ATTENDANCE Current academic year (last academic year in attachment below)
Mike Smith	Co-opted	Governing Body	12/12/16	12/12/20	Resources Curriculum & Standards	Chair of Governors Chair Pay Committee Link Governor Inclusion	Attended C&S 10/10/17, 23/11/17 and 1/2/18 Attended Resources 31/10/17 and 13/3/18 Attended Pay Committee 30/10/17 Attended FGB 21/9/17, 16/10/17, 11/12/17, 20/2/18 and 27/3/18
Louise Wood	Head Teacher	N/A	N/A	N/A	Resources Curriculum & Standards	Head Teacher	Attended C&S 10/10/17, 23/11/17 and 1/2/18 Attended Resources 31/10/17 and 13/3/18 Attended FGB 21/9/17, 16/10/17 11/12/17, 20/2/18 and 27/3/18
Neil Webster	Co-opted	Governing body	9/12/16	9/12/20	Resources	Vice Chair of Governors	Attended Resources 31/10/17 and 13/3/18 Attended FGB 21/9/17, 16/10/17 11/12/17, 20/2/18 and 27/3/18
Nermine Abdel Sayed	Co-opted	Governing Body	14/12/15	14/12/19	Curriculum & Standards	Link Governor Safeguarding	Attended C&S 10/10/17 and 23/11/17 Apologies for C&S 20/2/18 Attended FGB 21/9/17, 16/10/17 11/12/17 and 20/2/18 Apologies for FGB 27/3/18
Tim Crowley	LA	Governing Body	15/02/15	15/02/19	Resources		Attended Resources 31/10/17 and 13/3/18 Attended FGB 21/9/17, 20/2/18 and 27/3/18 Apologies for FGB 16/10/17 and 11/12/17
Alexis Hille	Co-opted	Governing Body	14/12/15	13/12/19	Curriculum & Standards	Vice Chair of Governors Link Governor Early Years	Attended C&S 10/10/17, 23/11/17 and 1/2/18 Attended FGB 21/9/17, 16/10/17, 11/12/17 and 27/3/18 Apologies for FGB 20/2/18
Natalie Edgson	Parent	Parents	9/12/16	9/12/20	Curriculum & Standards	Link Governor Mathematics	Attended C&S 10/10/17 and 20/2/18 Apologies for C&S on 23/11/17 Attended FGB 21/9/17, 16/10/17, 11/12/17 and 27/3/18 Apologies for FGB 20/2/18
Isabel New	Co-opted	Governing Body	9/12/16	9/12/20	Curriculum & Standards	Link Governor English	Attended C&S 10/10/17, 23/11/17 and 1/2/18 Attended Pay Committee 30/10/17 Attended FGB 16/10/17, 20/2/18 and 27/3/18 Apologies for FGB 11/12/17
Gavin White	Parent	Parents	9/12/16	9/12/20	Curriculum & Standards	Chair of Curriculum and Standards Link Governor for Physical Education Link Governor for Computing	Attended C&S 10/10/17, 23/11/17 and 1/2/18 Attended Pay Committee 30/10/17 Attended FGB 16/10/17 11/12/17 and 20/2/18 Apologies for FGB 27/3/18
Gillian de Marco	Staff	Staff	9/12/16	9/12/20	Resources	Health and Safety Link Governor	Attended Resources 31/10/17 Attended FGB 16/10/17, 11/12/17, 20/2/18 and 27/3/18 Apologies for FGB 21/9/17
Richard Lacey	Parent	Parents	9/12/16	9/12/20	Resources	Chair of Resources Training Representative	Apologies for Resources 31/10/17 Attended Resources 13/3/18 Attended FGB 21/9/17, 16/10/17, 11/12/17, 20/2/18 and 27/3/18
Ex Governors
Jo Linney	Co-opted (staff)	Governing Body	23/06/15	Left the school 31/8/17	Curriculum & Standards		See attachment below
Laura Smith	Co-opted	Staff	9/12/16	Left the school 29/3/18	Resources and Curriuclum and Standards	Attendance and Music Link Governor	See attachment below

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
Nermine Abdel Sayed	None	None	None
Tim Crowley	None	None	None
Gillian De Marco	None	None	Niece of a TA at Barrow Hedges
Natalie Edgson	None	None	None
Alexis Hille	None	None	None
Richard Lacey	None	None	Spouse of Clerical Assistant at Barrow Hedges
Isabel New	None	None	None
Mike Smith (Chair of Governors)	None	None	None
Neil Webster	None	None	None
Gavin White	None	None	None
Louise Wood	None	Yes - undisclosed for safeguarding/data protection reasons	None

How to contact the Governors

Chair of Governors email: msmith351@suttonmail.org

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

Governors

Current academic year

(last academic year in attachment below)