Welcome to our Governors’ section.
Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.
Who We Are
The Governing Body of the Grove Primary School and Nursery is currently made up of four volunteers from different walks of life. We meet regularly to review and discuss all aspects of School Management.
The Governing Body is accountable to the Worcestershire County Council Local Education Authority (LEA) and it has an executive role working with the Head Teacher, who has day-to-day management responsibility of the school.
What We Do
We have an independent overall responsibility, firstly to the wider community for the work of the school and secondly to hold the Head Teacher and Senior Leadership Team of the school to account for the quality of its work.
The Grove Primary School and Nursery and the Full Governing Body are periodically inspected by Ofsted which is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. Ofsted inspect and regulate services which care for children and young people, and those providing education and skills for learners of all ages. Ofsted independently and impartially reports directly to Parliament.
Ofsted reports generated following an inspection are available for download on the Ofsted website at http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/.
Where and When We Meet
Full Governing Body meetings are held on a half-termly basis on school premises. Link Governor meetings including premises and health & safety, safeguarding, finance, pupil premium, Head Teacher performance, attendance and complaints, are regularly held throughout the academic year.
Governing Body meetings provide an opportunity for the Head Teacher and Senior Leadership Team to present proposed initiatives for improvement of an aspect of school management or performance, and for the Governing Body members to review these and monitor the effectiveness of initiatives currently in progress.
Governors additionally have the opportunity to meet with teaching staff and pupils in the classroom environment to review both curriculum planning, coursework content and the excellent work of the pupils themselves. Governors occasionally work in the school during term time and are Disclosure and Barring Service approved (DBS, formerly CRB), where this is required.
How to Become a Governor
There are a couple of ways in which it is possible to become a Governor and these are:
Governor training courses are provided and Governors, the Co-Head Teachers and teaching staff have the opportunity to work in collaboration on a wide range of topics.
Complaints
Whilst the Governing Body strives to be approachable at all times; please give the staff every opportunity to address any day-to-day complaints in the first instance. The complaints procedure is published in the Policies section of this website and is available on request from the reception desk at the school.
The Governing Body actively monitors all formal complaints and will take balanced and considered action, where appropriate.
Governing Body Members
Details of the members of the Governing Body are provided in the table below.
|
Governing Body Members |
|
||||||
|
Name |
Governor Type |
Date of Appointment |
Date of Leaving |
Appointed By |
Term of Office |
Employer |
|
|
Mr Steve Smith |
Chairman |
|
31/08/2019 |
Governing Body |
1 Yr |
QinetiQ |
|
|
Mr Jeremy Stobart |
Chairman |
01/09/2019 |
27/11/2019 |
Governing Body |
1 Yr |
|
|
|
Ms A.E Guest |
Co-Head |
01/09/18 |
- |
Governing Body |
- |
|
|
|
Miss Z.L Newton-Smith |
Co-Head |
01/09/18 |
- |
Governing Body |
- |
|
|
|
Miss L Adams |
Staff Governor |
|
31/12/2019- |
Staff Election |
1 Yr |
|
|
|
Mrs D Evans |
Acting Chairperson |
28/11/2019 |
- |
Governing Body |
1 Yr |
|
|
|
Mrs J Fowler |
Deputy Governor |
01/09/2019 |
- |
Governing Body |
1 Yr |
|
|
|
Mrs J Freeth |
Parent Governor |
|
24/09/2019 |
Governing Body |
4 Yrs |
|
|
|
Mrs G Lewis |
Deputy Governor |
01/09/2019 |
- |
Governing Body |
1 Yr |
|
|
|
Mrs M. Whitehouse |
Co-opted Governor |
28/11/2019 |
- |
Governing Body |
1 Yr |
|
|
The clerk to the Governors is Mr John Ling, appointed by the Governing Body.
Link Governor Roles
Details of the Link Roles that Governing perform are provided in the table below.
|
Link Governor Roles |
|
|||
|
Role |
Link Governor |
Deputy Link Governor |
School Point of Contact |
|
|
Health & Safety & Finance
|
Mrs D Evans |
|
Ms A E Guest |
|
|
Safeguarding |
Mrs G Lewis |
|
Miss Z Newton-Smith |
|
|
SEND |
Mrs J Fowler |
|
Mrs S Davies |
|
|
Website |
Mrs G Lewis |
Mrs J Fowler |
Mrs L Ratcliffe |
|
|
Pupil Premium |
Mrs M Whitehouse |
|
Ms A.E Guest |
|
|
Parent Voice |
Mrs G Lewis |
|
Miss Z Newton-Smith |
|
|
Sports Premium |
Mrs M Whitehouse |
|
Miss Z Newton-Smith |
|
|
LAC |
Mrs G Lewis |
|
Ms A.E Guest |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Committee Structure
The table below outlines the structure of the Governing Body.
|
Committee Structure |
|
|
|
Committee Name |
Attendance |
Number of Meetings per Annum |
|
Full Governing Body |
All Governors Head Teachers |
6 |
|
Head Teacher’s Performance Committee |
Mrs Mary Whitehouse Mrs Gill Lewis Mrs D Evans |
3 |
|
Pay Committee |
Mrs J Fowler Mrs D Evans |
3
|
Business and Financial Interests
The following table summarises business and financial interests
|
Business and Financial Interests |
|
|
|
|
Governor Name |
|
|
|
|
No conflicts of interest declared |
|
|
|
Governance Roles in Other Educational Institutions
The following table lists those Governors having roles in other educational institutions.
|
Business and Financial Interests |
|
|
|
|
Governor Name |
|
|
|
|
No Governor other roles declared |
|
|
|