Welcome to the Governors' section!
The Governing Body and Head Teacher - Working in Partnership
Why have a Governing Body and Head Teacher?
The Head Teacher is responsible for the management of the school, ensuring that strategic plans are implemented, the curriculum is delivered effectively and that the policies of the school are acted upon. He or she makes the 'chalk-face' decisions to ensure that children are cared for, socially, emotionally and academically on a day-to-day basis, in line with the school's policies.
The Governing Body provides the strategic management and long-term direction for the school; it acts as a 'critical friend' to ensure that standards are high and maintained. Governors act, not as individuals but as a group to support the work of the Head Teacher, staff and pupils. School Governing Bodies are the largest voluntary group in the UK. They are unpaid and give up their time freely.
What is the composition of our Governing Body?
The Governing Body of Newhall Infant and Nursery School is led by Mrs Suzanne Stubbs (Chair of Governors), elected by the Governing Body from within its membership. Staff members, including the Head Teacher, cannot be elected to this office. The term of office for our Governors is set at 3 years.
Governing bodies are made up of key stakeholders:
Parents - Parent Governors are elected by other parents at the school.
Staff - including the Head Teacher - Staff Governors are elected by the school staff.
Co-opted - the Governing Body appoints Co-opted Governors i.e. members of the local community.
The Local Authority (LA) - appoints a Local Authority Governor.
Our Governors are:
Head Teacher | Mrs Shelley White | Governor by virtue of post held in school |
Parents | Mr Richard Goodwin | Appointed 6th February 2023 |
Miss Megan Harrison-Day | Appointed 5th February 2021 | |
Local Authority | Vacancy | |
Staff | Mrs Amanda Smith | Appointed 13th October 2023 |
Co-opted | Mrs Ann-Marie Windsor | Appointed 16th March 2021 |
Miss Claire Butler | Appointed 18th October 2021 | |
Mrs Charlotte Burton (Vice Chair) | Appointed 16th March 2021 | |
Mr Luke Robinson | Appointed 22nd May 2023 | |
Mrs Suzanne Stubbs (Chair) | Appointed 3rd March 2020 | |
Mr Jacques Sigston | Appointed 16th May 2022 | |
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Committees
Personnel (Disciplinary) Committee | Head - Shelley White Chair - Sue Stubbs Ann-Marie Windsor
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Grievances and Appeals Committee | Vice Chair- Charlotte Burton Jacques Sigston
Richard Goodwin |
Safeguarding Committee | Head - Shelley White Chair - Sue Stubbs
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Quality & Standards Committee | Head - Shelley White Chair - Sue Stubbs Asst. Head - Claire Butler Megan Harrison-Day Ann-Marie Windsor |
Finance & Resources Committee | Head - Shelley White Chair - Sue Stubbs Charlotte Burton Jacques Sigston Richard Goodwin
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Interview Panel | Head - Shelley White Chair - Sue Stubbs Asst. Head - Claire Butler
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Health & Safety Governor | |
Child Protection & Safeguarding Governors (inc Anti-Bullying) | Sue Stubbs
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Special Needs Governors | Claire Butler Ann-Marie Windsor |
Special Needs 'Named Governor' | Asst. Head - Claire Butler |
Disadvantaged Governor & Looked After Children | Megan Harrison-Day |
Register of Financial and Business Interests
All School Governors are required to declare any interests they may have, which may result in a conflict of interests when decisions are being made by the Governing Body. This includes: ownership of a company or organisation which may supply goods or services to the school, a close relationship with someone who may provide goods or services to the school, a close relationship with someone who is employed by the school, or being a Governor or staff member at another school.
The following interests have been declared by our Governors:
None of our Governors currently hold governance roles in other schools.
What do Governors do and how did they attain this role?
Great emphasis is given to recruiting Governors who can bring professional skills to their work on the various committees, so that we are qualified to conduct the School in line with our statutory duties. These include promoting high standards of educational achievement, acting in a strategic manner to help the development of the School through effective management of resources and working closely with the School Senior Leadership Team to create and promote the school's values.
How do we do this?
We have considerable flexibility in how we achieve this but most of our time is taken up with:
Governors have responsibility for raising school standards through their three key roles of setting strategic direction, ensuring accountability and monitoring & evaluating school performance.
The Governing body uses a committee structure to undertake its monitoring and evaluation roles.
Membership and terms of reference of committees are determined annually.
Governing Body key responsibilities include:
Our Chair of Governors, Sue Stubbs, may be contacted through the school office.