Meet the Governors | Wavendon Gate School

Who's Who - Wavendon Gate School Governing Body September 2020

Name	Category/Appointed by:	Term of Office	Committee/Responsibility	Declarations of Interest	Meetings Attended 2020/21	Meetings Attended 2019/20	Meetings Attended 2018/19
Ms Kerry Jarman	Headteacher		Business Committee Curriculum Committee Pay Committee	None		12/12	15/15


Mrs Alison Byrne	Local Authority Governor Appointed by Governors	8th October 2022	Chair of Governors Business Committee Curriculum Committee Pay Committee Safer Recruitment Governor Induction of new Governors MFL Governor Safeguarding Governor Looked after Children Governor	None		12/12	8/8





Mr Charlie Deycon	Parent Governor Appointed by Parents	17th September 2021	Vice Chair of Governors Business Committee Pay Committee Induction of new Governors Development Governor School Council and PSHE Governor	None		8/9	10/10





Mrs Joanna Cattigan	Parent Governor Appointed by Parents	5th April 2023	Chair of Curriculum Committee Early Years Governor Phonics Governor RE Governor	None		6/6	3/3


Mr Paul Floodgate	Co-opted Governor Appointed by the Governing Board	4th February 2024	Chair of Business Committee Chair of Pay Committee Design and Technology Governor Computing Governor	None		9/9	7/10



Mrs Kirsty Campbell	Co-opted Governor Appointed by the Governing Board	19th November 2021	Vice Chair of Business Committee English Governor Art Governor	None		7/9	9/10


Mr Adam Johnson	Co-opted Governor Appointed by the Governing Board	15th May 2024	Vice Chair of Curriculum Committee Business Committee PE Governor	None		12/12	15/15





Mr Michael Scott	Staff Governor Appointed by staff	1st October 2023	Business Committee GDPR Governor Accident book Health and Safety Governor	None		7/9	9/10


Mr Greg Cavill	Parent Governor Appointed by Parents	5th April 2023	Curriculum Committee Pay Committee SEND Governor Behaviour Governor	None		4/6	3/3
Mr Jamie Key	Co-opted Governor Appointed by Governing Board	13th March 2023	Curriculum Committee Science Governor Pupil Premium Governor	None		4/6	5/5
Mr Adam Cragg	Co-opted Governor Appointed by Governing Board	11th November 2023	Business Committee Music Governor Health and Well-being Governor History Governor Geography Governor	None		4/9	2/3
Mrs Michelle Hopkinson	Parent Governor Appointed by Parents	20th March 2024	Business Committee Maths Governor	None		4/4
Mrs Sally Sheridan	Associate Governor Appointed by Governing Board	11th November 2023	Curriculum Committee	None		5/6	N/A
Mrs Meera Mistry	Co-opted Governor Appointed by Governing Board	11th November 2019 term of office ended and stepped down	Chair of Curriculum Committee Music Governor Looked after children Governor	None		1/3	8/9
Mr Asad Asif	Co-opted Governor Appointed by the Governing Board	Resigned as Governor 27th January 2020	Curriculum Committee Maths Governor	None		1/1	6/9
Mrs Tina Lafford	Parent Governor Appointed by Parents	1st July resigned as Governor	Curriculum Committee GDPR Governor	None		N/A	1/7
Mrs Angie Ray	Parent Governor Appointed by Parents	22nd March 2019 term of office ended and stepped down	Curriculum Committee SEND Governor	None		N/A	4/5

What do governors do?

School governors provide strategic leadership and accountability in schools. Governors appoint the Head Teacher and are involved in the appointment of other staff. It is governors who hold the main responsibility for finance in schools, and it is governors who work with the Head Teacher to make the tough decisions about balancing resources.

Each individual governor is a member of a governing body, which is established in law as a corporate body. Individual governors may not act independently of the rest of the governing body. Decisions are the joint responsibility of the governing body.

The role of the governing body is a strategic one, its key functions are to

set the aims and objectives for the school
set the policies for achieving those aims and objectives
set the targets for achieving those aims and objectives
monitor and evaluate the progress the school is making towards achievement of its aims and objectives
be a source of challenge and support to the Head Teacher (a critical friend).

Each governor is a member of either Business or Curriculum sub committee. An overview of the roles of these committees are:

Business Committee

To review policies and procedures that fall in the remit of business committee.
To draw up, taking into account the School Improvement Plan priorities, and approve the annual budget plan of expenditure for the school.
To monitor the school’s income and expenditure (budget share and Standards Funds) and report the financial situation to the Governing Board each term.
To monitor the effect of the pupil premium on the progress and educational attainment of those pupil for whom the funding was allocated and to publish the information on the school’s website as required by the School Information Regulations 2008.
To monitor the effect of primary PE and sport funding on the provision of PE and sport.
To review and approve as required the staffing structure for the school in consultation with the headteacher.
To assist the Governing Board and the headteacher to discharge their responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 in collaboration with the LA.

Curriculum Committee

To advise the Governing Board on the school’s curriculum statement and their statutory obligations regarding the National Curriculum.
To provide guidance and assistance to the headteacher and the Governing Board in all matters relating to the curriculum, including pastoral care, pupil behaviour and home school relationships.
To advise and ensure individual governors take a leading role in relation to specific curriculum areas (Governor Subject links). Reports will link to the school improvement plan and this will then be shared in FGB meetings.
To co-ordinate all governor visits.
To review attendance, behaviour, racial and SEND reports.
To review, amend where appropriate, and approve for adoption all policies and procedure documents that fall within the scope of the Curriculum Committee.
Various methods are used to monitor and review progress across the school including data. This includes monitoring disadvantaged, SEND, EAL and more able.
To monitor and evaluate the school’s SATs results on an annual basis and report any conclusions to the Governing Board.
To monitor school Improvement with the help of information contained in such documents as School Inspection Data Summary Report (IDSR) Fisher Family Trust (FFT) and Target Tracker.

The Head Teacher is responsible for the internal organisation, management and control of the school and the implementation of the strategic framework established by the governing body.

How much time is involved?

This will vary depending on the number of governing body meetings and the amount of committee work governors choose to do. Governors work as a team and as such the amount of time that each governor can give to the role will vary. In addition to meetings, governors need to get to know their school. This will be done by visiting the school for events, focused visits and attend the more informal activities taking place in school, for example open days, assemblies, school fetes and concerts. The majority of meetings tend to take place in the evenings, but this will be agreed by all members of the governing body.

Why become a school governor?

By becoming a school governor you will

Help ensure that every child at the school reaches his/her potential
Play a vital part in raising standards and achievement
Make an important contribution to your community
Have an opportunity to gain new skills
Work as part of a team

How do I become a governor?

If you think you have what it takes to be a school governor, please contact the Head Teacher, Kerry Jarman or the Chair of Governors through the admin office for further information.