Barnham Broom C of E VA Primary
School Governing Body
Ofsted May 2018 reported that:
"Governors have a clear understanding of the priorities for improvement and offer good support and challenge to leaders. They visit the school often and know it well."
Governance
What does the Governing Body do?
The role of the Governing Body is not to
manage the school on a day-to-day basis – that responsibility belongs with the
Head Teacher.
The Governing Body takes a more strategic
view. This includes setting up a strategic framework for the school, setting
its aims and objectives, setting policies and targets for achieving the
objectives, reviewing progress and reviewing the strategic framework in the
light of progress. They work closely with the Head Teacher, and act as a
“critical friend”, providing advice and support, but also constructive
challenge to the school as necessary.
The various types of Governor are described
here, and we also have a list of current Governors and their terms of office.
If you wish to contact the Governing Body, this can be done via the school office - please call (01603 759656) or email the school office (office@barnhambroom.norfolk.sch.uk) and ask for the contact details of the Chair of Governors. Letters for the Governing Body can be brought in to the school office and will be passed on to the Chair of Governors.
If you are interested in becoming a Governor, please come and speak to either Mrs Benson (headteacher) or speak to one of Governors. Mrs Folkard is a parents Governor and the new Chair of Governors, she is usually on the playground at the start and end of the school day. We would welcome the opportunity to discuss being a school governor with you.
Governing Body meetings
Full meetings of the Governing Body are held
approximately half-termly.
There are times when more detailed discussions are held in
sub-committees that generally meet prior to the full meetings.
We currently only form sub committees when needed.
Types of Governor
The Governing Body consists of both elected
and appointed Governors. These positions are described below. A list of the
current Governors is below.
Irrespective of how they became Governors,
all members of the Governing Body work in the best interests of the school.
Foundation
Governor
Foundation governors are appointed to ensure
that the school’s character (including religious character) is preserved and
developed.
The Bishop of Norwich appoints one foundation
governor. The Norwich Diocesan Board of Education (DBE) appoints three
foundation governors and three foundation governors are appointed by the
Parochial Parish Council (PCC) of Barnham Broom SS Peter and Paul with
Bickerston St Andrew.
In Voluntary
Aided (VA) schools, there will always be a majority of foundation governors.
Parent
Governors
Our constitution requires two Parent
Governors and these are nominated and elected when vacancies arise.
Parent Governors are parents or carers of
children enrolled at the school at the time of their appointment. Should their
child(ren) leave Barnham Broom School during their term of office, they may
continue on the Governing Body until the end of their four-year term. Vacancies
for Parent Governors must be notified to all parents and nominations requested.
A ballot of all parents is held if there are more nominations than posts
available. The retiring Parent Governor(s) can stand for re-election if they
still have a child at the school, but not otherwise.
Staff
Governors
Our constitution limits the number of elected
Staff Governors to one member. The Headteacher takes a further Governor
position.
Local
Authority Governor
There is one governor position for a Local
Authority nomination in order to maintain liaison with the authority and
maintained schools in the area.
Governor’s Details:
|
Barnham Broom CofE VA Primary School
Membership
|
|
|
Name
|
Governor Type
|
Term From
|
Term To
|
Roles
|
Mrs Heather Benson
|
Headteacher
|
|
|
|
Penny Folkard
|
Foundation governor
( PCC )
|
21 May 2018
|
20 May 2022
|
Chair
Single Central register
Governor CPD/training
website compliance
stakeholder engagement
Head Teacher Performance management
|
Mrs Zara Curson
|
Foundation governor
|
31 Jan 2020
|
30 Jan 2024
|
Maths
Curriculum
Reading
Writing
|
Mrs Tamsin Tebbutt
|
Parent governor
|
08 Feb 2018
|
7 Feb 2022
|
ViceChair
Finance
GDPR
|
Rev Dr Tim Weatherstone
|
Foundation governor
( Bishop )
|
14 Feb 2021
|
14 Feb 2025
|
SEND
Safer Recruitment
EYFS
|
Mrs Ange Harris
|
Parent governor
|
13 Jul 2018
|
12 Jul 2022
|
Safeguarding
Looked After Children
Literacy
Wellbeing
Head Teacher Performance management
|
Mrs Sarah Hales
|
Other
|
|
|
|
Mr Joshua Fiddy
|
Staff
|
Dec 2021
|
Dec 2025
|
|
Mrs Hayley Wright
|
|
|
|
Clerk
|
Mr David Ford - RESIGNED. Term of office ended 15.2.22
|
Foundation DBE or PCC Appointed
|
01 Sep 2021
|
31 Aug 2025
|
Health & Safety
Collective Worship / R.E.
|
David Fraser
|
Local Authority Governor
|
14 Oct 2021
|
13 Oct 2025
|
Pupil Premium
Sports Premium
Attendance
|
|
|
|
Barnham Broom CofE VA Primary School
Declarations of Interest
|
This report contains the
Declarations of Interest for:
- Current governors
- Historical governors
|
Current Governors:
|
Member
|
Confirmed
|
Entity
|
Nature
|
Notes
|
From
|
To
|
Mrs Heather Benson
headteacher
|
Nothing to declare: Confirmed 22
Nov 2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Mrs Zara Curson
foundation
|
Nothing to declare: Confirmed 24
Nov 2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Joshua Fiddy
staff
|
Not confirmed
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Penny Folkard
foundation
|
Confirmed 6 Oct 2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
Barnham Broom Primary School
|
Chair of Governors
|
|
15 May 2012
|
|
Norfolk County Council
|
Clerk to Governors
|
I am a clerk on several governing bodies.
|
6 Sep 2021
|
|
Mr David Ford
foundation dbe or pcc appointed
|
Nothing to declare: Confirmed 19
Nov 2021 Resigned 15.2.22
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
David Fraser
authority
|
Nothing to declare: Confirmed 15
Nov 2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Mrs Sarah Hales |
Nothing to declare. Confirmed 9th Feb 2022 |
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Mrs Ange Harris
foundation
|
Nothing to declare: Confirmed 7
Sep 2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Mrs Tamsin Tebbutt
parent
|
Confirmed 25 Nov 2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lloyds Banking Group
|
Employee
|
|
|
|
Foundry Wealth Management
|
Director
|
|
01 Jan 20
|
|
Rev Dr Tim Weatherstone
foundation
|
Confirmed 4 Oct 2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
Barnham Broom Primary School
|
Governor
|
|
15 Feb 17
|
|
Mrs Hayley Wright
|
Not confirmed
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
Historical Governors
|
Member
|
Entity
|
Nature
|
Notes
|
From
|
To
|
Mr David Goddard | |
-
|
-
|
|
|
Revd Dr Louisa Pittman
|
|
None
|
|
|
|
|
2021-22 Governors roles and responsibilities:
Full Governing Body |
Chair: Mrs P Folkard Vice Chair: Mrs T Tebbutt |
Mrs Heather Benson Rev Tim Weatherstone Mrs Angela Harris Mrs Zara Dack Mr David Ford- resigned 15.2.22 Mr David Fraser |
2020 - 21 Governors roles and responsibilities:
|
Full Governing Body | Resources Committee | School Improvement and Development Committee (SIDC) | Christian Distinctiveness |
Chair: Mrs P Folkard Vice Chair: Rev T Weatherstone | Chair: Mr D Goddard
| Chair: Mrs P Folkard
| Rev T Weatherstone |
Mrs Heather Benson Mr David Goddard Mrs Tamsin Tebbutt Mrs Angela Harris Rev Dr Louisa Pittman Mrs Zara Dack
| Mrs Heather Benson Rev Tim Weatherstone Mrs Tamsin Tebbutt
| Mrs Heather Benson Mrs Angela Harris Mrs Zara Dack
| Mrs Heather Benson Mrs P Folkard Rev Dr Louisa Pittman |
2019 - 20 Governors roles and responsibilities:
|
Full Governing Body | Resources Committee | School Improvement and Development Committee (SIDC) | Christian Distinctiveness |
Chair: Mrs P Folkard Vice Chair: Rev T Weatherstone | Chair: Mr D Goddard
| Chair: Mrs P Folkard
| Rev T Weatherstone |
Mrs Heather Benson Mr David Goddard Mrs Tamsin Tebbutt Mrs Angela Harris Mrs Joy Smiley Rev Dr Louisa Pittman Mrs Yasmeen Wakeman
| Mrs Heather Benson Rev Tim Weatherstone Mrs Tamsin Tebbutt
| Mrs Heather Benson Mrs Joy Smiley Mrs Angela Harris
| Mrs Heather Benson Mrs P Folkard Rev Dr Louisa Pittman |
2018 - 19 Governors roles and responsibilities:
Full Governing Body | Resources Committee | School Improvement and Development Committee (SIDC) | |
Chair: Mrs P Folkard Vice Chair: Rev T Weatherstone | Chair: Mr D Goddard
| Chair: Mrs P Folkard
| |
Mrs Heather Benson Mrs Stephanie Fairman Mr David Goddard Mrs Jane Burns Mrs Tamsin Tebbutt Mrs Angela Harris Mrs Joy Smiley Mrs Yasmeen Wakeman
| Mrs Heather Benson Rev Tim Weatherstone Mrs Tamsin Tebbutt Mrs Jane Burns
| Mrs Heather Benson Mrs S Fairman Mrs Joy Smiley Mrs Angela Harris
| |
Minutes of the Full Governing Body are available on
request, please ask at the school office.
The Governance Statement 2020 - 2021
Annual Governance Statement for the Governing Body of Barnham Broom C of E VA Primary School September 2021
|
In accordance with the Government’s requirement for all governing bodies, the 3 core strategic functions of Barnham Broom C of E VA Primary School Governing Body are: Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction; Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils; Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.
|
Governance arrangements | The Governing Body of Barnham Broom C of E VA Primary School was reconstituted in February 2015 and is now made up of 2 staff Governors (including the Headteacher), 2 elected Parent Governors, 1 Local Authority Governor and 7 Foundation Governors. Foundation Governors are appointed to ensure that the school’s character (including religious character) is preserved and developed. The Bishop of Norwich appoints one Foundation Governor. The Norwich Diocesan Board of Education (DBE) appoints three Foundation Governors and three Foundation Governors are appointed by the Parochial Parish Council (PCC) of Barnham Broom SS Peter and Paul with Bickerston St Andrew. In Voluntary Aided (VA) schools, there will always be a majority of Foundation Governors. The full Governing Body meets once each half term, and in the 2020-2021 school year we also had a number of committees to consider different aspects of the school in detail. At Barnham Broom C of E VA Primary School we have had a Resources Committee, which focuses on finance, premises and some personnel matters; a School Improvement & Development Committee, and a Christian Distinctiveness Group. See school website for a full list of Governors and their roles and responsibilities. |
Attendance record of governors | Governors have good attendance at meetings - see school website for details of individual governors’ attendance at meetings.
|
The work that we have done on our committees and in the governing body | The Governing Body has had a particularly busy year, focusing on School improvement Recruitment of staff Ensuring value for money Strengthening links with teaching staff The opening of the new Classroom Ensuring the gaps in learning, that have emerged during lockdown, are addressed Introducing and developing a blended learning offer in response to COVID lockdowns and self-isolation Meeting virtually under the Covid restrictions and continuing to support the school remotely.
The School Improvement & Development Committee (SIDC) has spent time considering the impact of the School Improvement and Development Plan (SIDP), the more focused half term ‘Rapid Improvement Plans’ to evaluate the main priorities and progress made as well as the cost implications. The committee discussed key data including the results of pupil achievement and progress across the school each term, to monitor and evaluate progress. The committee was kept informed and up to date with key groups and the progress that these groups were making. Using internal data (there was no externally provided data for the results from the end of Key Stage assessments) the SIDC evaluated the outcomes for children and ensured that the priorities have fed into the SIDP. This helps us ensure that the school is on track to fulfil its ambitious targets for all pupils. We also focus on our “vulnerable groups” of children in particular, how the Pupil Premium and Sports Premium grants are being spent by the school, and what impact this has on the children’s outcomes. The SIDC reviews policies pertaining to the curriculum, safeguarding, SEN, pupil wellbeing, admissions, complaints, health and safety and equality The Resources Committee looks at the maintenance and development of the school premises, and makes decisions about how the school should use the budget. Towards the end of the Spring term, the Resources Committee approved the 2021/22, 3-year budget plan for the school and we can report that the school is in a tight but stable position financially despite all the government cuts and changes within school budgets regarding pay, pensions and SEN. The Resources Committee has reviewed the policies pertaining to Pay, HR, GDPR. In total we have over 50 documents to analyse. Governors take an active interest in ensuring our pupils remain safe. Our safeguarding procedures are constantly under review and closely monitored to ensure this. Our Health and Safety Governor carries out an annual check and risk assessment of the premises with the Head Teacher.
Minutes of Governing Body and Committee meetings are public documents – you can ask at the school office if you would like to see any of the minutes of our meetings.
|
Future plans for the Governors | The Governing Body, along with the staff team, will be focussing on the following over the next academic year - Ensuring the gaps in learning that emerge following lockdown are addressed Monitoring the newly introduced Monster Phonics Raising attainment across the school in writing using ‘The Write Stuff’ approaches Monitoring the curriculum for depth, breadth and compliance. Planning the Library Refurbishment.
|
How you can contact the governing body | We always welcome suggestions, feedback and ideas from parents – please contact the Chair of Governors, via the school office. You can see the full list of governors; their attendance at meetings; minutes of governing body meetings and more information about what we do, on the Governor’s page of the school website. |