Governors' delegated activities 2016-17
Under the new structure, all governing body business is conducted at the half-termly full governing body meetings. The only exceptions to this are Finance and Staffing Committees, which meet on a termly basis. Only the Governors who are members of the Committee have voting rights. Associate Members do not have any voting rights at either full governing body meetings or committees.
All other responsibilities are delegated to specific governors/groups of governors, as detailed below:
|
Area of Governance |
Governor |
Staff contact |
Scope of work |
Date |
|
Safeguarding, Child Protection & PREVENT |
Becky Sykes, Dave McDonald |
LS |
Keeping appraised of individual child protection issues Annual safeguarding audit and review |
Ongoing
Annual |
|
Finance |
Simon Gale, Becky Sykes |
LS, LH |
Oversee school budget; work with Bursar to ensure value for money; ensure finances allocated in line with School Improvement Plan priorities
|
Committee meetings every 2 months with bursar (Chair - Simon Gale) |
|
First Aid & Medicial Needs |
Dave McDonald |
SH |
Ensure school policies up to date; review and monitor implementation |
Annual audit autumn term |
|
Pupil Premium Grant & Data |
Becky Sykes |
KA, LS |
Monitor school’s success at narrowing the gap between the cohort and those children attracting pupil premium funding: Monitor impact of interventions to ensure value for money & best possible outcomes; analyse school systems for tracking progress of FSM children; monitor individual plans for FSM children |
Termly meetings with KA |
|
Health & Safety and Premises |
Edward Preece & Dave McDonald |
KS |
Ensure all health & safety policies up to date; monitor implementation; Premises Development Plan Health & Safety audit completed and submitted by KS and reviewed by EP & DM
|
Termly
Annual review |
|
SEN & Inclusion |
Sheila Parker |
PB, CS |
Liaise with inclusion team |
Termly meetings |
|
Staffing |
Becky Sykes, Simon Gale, Sheila Parker |
LS, KA |
Annual audit of staffing structure; monitor implementation of performance management to promote effective practice; conduct HT's performance management; review effectiveness of INSET days; monitor development of middle leaders; ensure policies are up to date |
Termly committee meeting (Chair - Simon Gale) |
|
Pay |
Becky Sykes, Simon Gale, Sheila Parker |
LS |
Agree pay policy and pay discretions; annual pay committee meeting following performance management reviews |
Annual (Nov/Dec) (Chair - Simon Gale) |
|
Sports Premium |
Dave McDonald |
ST |
Monitor use of sports premium funding |
Annual |
|
Early Years Foundation Stage |
Sheila Parker |
HH |
Liaise with EYFS team |
Termly meeting |
|
Travel Plan |
James Wheeler, Becky Sykes |
KA |
Promote sustainable, safe travel to school |
Annual |
|
Extended services |
James Wheeler, Simon Gale |
LS |
Work to meet demands of growing school |
Ongoing |
|
Link Governor |
Becky Sykes |
LS |
Represent school at countywide events, reporting to governing body on trends in school provision |
Ongoing |
| Communications/ website | Becky Sykes | LS, KA | Ensure governors meet statutory requirements regarding publication of information on school website; monitor school website; prepare parent questionnaires and analyse responses; represent governors at parents evenings; monitor parental engagement | Ongoing |
| Assessment | Becky Sykes, Simon Gale | LS | Development and implementation of rigorous assessment policy, post levels | Ongoing |
| Leading Parent Partnership | Becky Sykes, Sheila Parker | KA | Working with the school to maximise parental engagement. Supporting with work towards LPPA accreditation (Autumn 16) | Ongoing |