Governance

Governance

School Governors act to ensure that the school operates within legal frameworks to fulfil its duty towards pupils, parents and carers, and community.

They oversee matters relating to pupils’ achievement, progress and welfare.

They have a duty to ensure school’s income is effectively used.

Governors are also responsible for the short and long term development of school, and establishing and maintaining its ethos.

Governors of St Marys meet termly as Full Governing Body. Three sub committees have been established and they meet termly [or as required] and have specific roles including:

 

• Pupils and Curriculum Committee – has overall responsibility for monitoring curriculum developments and wider issues relating to pupils; wellbeing and development.
• Standards Committee – monitors learning, achievement and progress.
• Resources Committee – has responsibility for management of all school’s resources including financial, physical and staff.

 

Individual Governors have specific responsibilities for particular aspects of school life and are frequent visitors to school. These roles include oversight of:  SEND; Health and Safety; Safeguarding; Wellbeing.

Governors hear regular reports about school life and learning and about how school is developing. They ask questions about pupils’ progress, behaviour, attendance, finance, buildings, teaching and learning, curriculum, staffing, ethos – in fact all aspects of school life.

They are clear about how they expect to see progress.

They challenge and support school and the Headteacher to ensure that St Mary’s children are safe, happy and receive every possible opportunity.

Our Governing Body is constituted as follows:

• 7 Foundation Governors – nominated by The Church
• 2 Parent Governors
• 2 Staff Governors
• Headteacher
• 1 Local Authority Governor
• St Andrew’s church priest in charge – ex-officio

 

Governors serving as of Sept 2023:

Mr M Taylor [Head Teacher]   or delegated acting head

Mrs J Milne [Chair; foundation governor]

Rev D Gerrard [Ex-officio foundation governor]

Mrs P Aveyard [Vice Chair; foundation governor]

Mr J Allott [Foundation governor]

Mrs V Arya [Foundation governor]

Mr N Ahmed [Parent governor]

Mrs S Ilyas [Foundation governor]

Mr S Afsar [Parent Governor]

Miss S Brook [Staff governor]

Mr J Milne [Foundation governor]

Rev K Robertson [Foundation governor]

Mrs T Simpson [Staff governor]

Cllr O Rowley [LA governor]

Associate Governors: Miss E Brown [if not in Acting Head role]

 

All governors are contactable through school.

Governor Details and Register of Interests

Governor Name	Category of Governor –	Appointing Body – e.g. Parents, Staff, LA	Term Start Date	Term End Date	Date Stepped Down (where applicable)	Governing Body Committees Serving On	Positions of Responsibility Held – e.g. Chair, Vice-Chair	Relevant Business Interest	Other Educational Establishments where Governor/Trustee	Relationship with Member of School Staff	Attendance at FGB mtgs, Sept 22 – July 23
Rev David Gerrard	Ex-officio		12/09/2016			Standards Committee, Wellbeing.					5 of 6
Mr Mark Taylor	Ex-officio	Headteacher	01/09/2008			Pupils & Curriculum Standards, Resources		Director ECP			6 of 6
Mr Nasar Ahmed	Parent Governor	Parents	02/12/2020	01/12/2024		Pupils and Curriculum					3 of 6
Mrs Rabina Khan	Parent Governor	Parents	03/05/2019	02/05/2023		Pupils and Curriculum					4 of 6
Mr John Allott	Foundation Governor	Foundation	03/05/2019	02/05/2023		Resources		Director ECP	Governor, Pinders Primary		4 of 6
Mrs Pamela Aveyard	Foundation Governor	Foundation	04/07/2019	03/07/2023		Pupils and Curriculum, Safeguarding and Health & Safety	Vice-Chair				4 of 6
Mrs Safia Ilyas	Foundation Governor	Foundation	30/04/2020	29/04/2024		Standards					5 of 6
Mrs Janet Milne	Foundation Governor	Foundation	30/08/2022	29/08/2026		Pupils & Curriculum, Standards, Resources, RSHE	Chair	Director ECP	Trustee Enhance MAT; LGB, CAPA, Netherton J & I School		6 of 6
Mr John Milne	Foundation Governor	Foundation	25/01/2021	24/01/2025		Resources		Director ECP			3 of 6
Rev Kathy Robertson	Foundation Governor	Foundation	01/01/2018	31/12/2022		Pupils & Curriculum, SEND,Wellbeing.					6 of 6
Mrs Amanda Matheson	Staff	Staff	26/01/2021	25/01/2025		Standards					5 of 6
Cllr Mrs Olivia Rowley	LA Governor	Local Authority	04/07/2022	03/07/2026		Resources		Director ECP			4 of 6
Mrs Tracy Simpson	Co-opted Governor	Governing Body	08/10/2022	07/10/2026		Standards				Mother of TA in school	4 of 6
Miss Emma Brown Mrs Becky Shuttleworth	Associate Associate	Governing Body Governing Body	01/09/2022 01/09/2022	31/08/2026 31/08/2026							3 of 6 3 of 6

• ECP – Eastmoor Community Project