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 and an Annual Statement of Issues for your information.

Governing Body’s Annual Statement – July 2020

The Issues faced and addressed by the Governing Body over the last year were: 

• To establish and deliver remote learning during COVID-19 pandemic
• Ensure safety of staff and pupils whilst remaining open to vulnerable pupils and children of critical workers.
• Improve Teaching and Learning of Mathematics across the school.
• Continue building refurbishment programme.
• Improve pupil support to reduce absences.

The impact of the Governing Body on the school was:

• School remained open safely for staff and specific pupils.
• Remote learning policy established and activated.
• Replacement windows in Key Stage 2 building.
• Accurate school self-evaluation

Structure of the Governing Body and Committees

The Chair of the Governing Body is Mrs Ruth Patterson and the Vice Chair of the Governing Body is Rev John McElhone.

The Governing Body’s structure and membership is outlined in the table below and within that structure it has the following committees:

Guidance for schools when completing the above:

The yellow sections can be populated by Governor Services.  The green section is available for schools that buy into the Clerking SLA.

Re. Associate Members

As above, and the website should advise which committees they are a member of and what their voting rights are on those committees.

Please note, in accordance with the Governing Body’s Code of Conduct governors may be suspended for failing to provide the information above.

Guidance for schools when completing the above:

The yellow sections can be populated by Governor Services.  The grey section is available for schools that buy into the Clerking SLA.

Governors are required to report direct and indirect interests on the school’s website a school should obtain the following information from governors:

• Ownership or partnership of a company or organisation which may be used by the school to provide goods or services.
• Goods or services they offer which may be used by the school.
• Any close relationship they have to someone who satisfies either of the above.
• Any close relationship they have to someone who is employed by the school or is within the governance structure.
• Company directorships and/or charity trusteeships.
• Details of any other establishments of which they are a governor, trustee or member.
• Indirect interests where they might benefit by virtue of their relationship with a “connected person”.  Any circumstances in which a person stands to benefit, even indirectly, is also an interest that must be recorded.

Re. Associate Members

As above, and the website should advise which committees they are a member of and what their voting rights are on those committees.

Please note, in accordance with the Governing Body’s Code of Conduct governors may be suspended for failing to provide the information above.