Welcome to the Governors' section!

 

What is a School Governor?

School governors are volunteers who help to run the school. Some are elected (staff and parent governors) and others are appointed either by the local authority or from the local community.

 

What do governors do?

School governors have a wide range of responsibilities, helping to raise standards of pupil achievement and planning the school’s future direction, always in consultation with the Headteacher and other staff. We are also accountable for the performance of the school to parents and the wider community. We are not expected to take detailed decisions about the day-to-day management of the school: that is the job of the Headteacher.

 

Governors’ responsibilities include:

• Helping to establish the aims and policies of the school and how standards of education can be constantly improved
• Ensuring that the school upholds Christian values and ethos
• Ensuring that a broad and balanced curriculum is delivered and that it meets statutory requirements, while promoting high standards and monitoring progress during the year
• Appointing, challenging and supporting the Headteacher (being a ‘critical friend’)
• Acting as a link between the local community and the school
• Helping to set and manage the school budget
• Ensuring the health and safety of pupils and staff

 

At St Andrew's we do this on several levels. We meet as a Full Governing Body about six times a year but also in three main committees, where certain aspects of the school are considered in more detail. At present our committees are:
 

• Staffing and Curriculum - dealing with curriculum and assessment matters and monitoring standards; ensuring that pupils learn about British Values; dealing with all staffing matters including recruitment and appraisal
• Finance, Premises and H&S – dealing with finance, our building and grounds and Health & Safety
• Ethos – ensuring that the Church School foundation is fully embraced and celebrated; embedding Christian values through Collective Worship and the RE curriculum

 

Individual governors are also linked with a particular area, such as Special Educational Needs, Safeguarding, a curriculum subject or a year group. All governors are encouraged to visit the school during the working day if they can, but we do not interfere in the day-to-day teaching or running of the school: we leave that to the professionals!

 
Regular training opportunities are provided in all aspects of governors’ responsibilities and we take full advantage of these, in order to be as effective as possible.

 

At St Andrew's we have 13 governors, a lively and dedicated team who work hard for the school.

 

 

St Andrew's CE Primary School Governors:

 

Andy Pring Chair of Governors

Community Governor
Committees  C&S, F&P 

 

Arthur Hacking

Local Authority Governor
Committees   F&P, H&S, C&S, E&V, Complaints, Appeals, Performance Management 
Term of Office 01.08.14 - 31.08.18

 

David Kemp

Foundation Governor
Committees Chair of F&P and H&S, E&V and Appeals
Pecuniary Interests - None recorded
Term of Office  16.12.13-15.2.17    16.2.17-15.12.17

 

Rev. Matt Thomson

Foundation  Governor
Committees Chair of E&V. C&S, Complaints.
Pecuniary Interests - None  recorded
Term of Office    01.09.01 - present

 

Dennis Williams

 

Geoff Bailey

Community Governor
Committees: Chair of C&S

 

Fran Martin Headteacher

Staff Governor and Headteacher
Term of Office:
Ongoing

 

Julie Mayo

Clerk to Governing Body

 

Helen Riddell

Parent Governor
Committees: C&S, E&V, Complaints.
Term of Office:  31.03.14 - 30.03.18

 

Paul Friend

Community Governor
Committees: Vice Chair H&S, C&S, F&P, E&V.
Term of Office:
09.03.14 - 09.03.18

 

Ellie Smith

 

Fleur Kent

Co-opted Governor
Committees: C&S, F&P
Pecuniary Interest - None recorded
Term of Office   06.2.15 - 05.02.18

 

Simon Brumby