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.
More detailed discussions are held in
sub-committees that generally meet prior to the full meetings.
There are several sub-committees; In 2016 - 2017 we had a Resources Committee, a Pay
& Policies Committee and a School Improvement & Development Committee (SIDC).
Each of these sub-committees met at least once a term and more often when
needed. In 2017-2018 we will have a Resources Committee and a School Improvement & Development Committee (SIDC). The work of the Pay and Policies Committee will be distributed across the other committees.
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
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Governor’s Name
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Date of Appointment
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Term of Office
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Appointed By
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Stephanie
Fairman
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1st
February 2016
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31st
January 2020
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Foundation
(Diocese)
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Penny
Folkard
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21st
May 2014
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20th
May 2018
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Foundation
(PCC)
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David
Goddard
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7th
October 2015
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6th
October 2019
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Foundation
(PCC)
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Rev Tim
Weatherstone
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15th
February 2017
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14th
February 2021
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Foundation
(Bishop)
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Yvonne
Hornby
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19th
September 2015
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18th
September 2019
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Foundation
(Diocese)
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Vacancy
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Foundation
(PCC)
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Jane Burns
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16th July 2017
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16th July 2021
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Foundation
(Diocese)
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Vacancy
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Local
Authority
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Heather
Benson
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September
2012
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Ongoing
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Headteacher
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Yasmeen Wakeman
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7th June 2017
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7th June 2021
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Staff
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Tamsin Tebbutt |
8th February 2018 |
8th February 2022 |
Parent
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| Vacancy |
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| Parent |
2016 - 17 Governors roles and responsibilities:
| Full Governing Body | Resources Committee | Pay and Policies Committee (P&P) | School Improvement and Development Committee (SIDC) |
Chair: Mrs S Fairman
Vice Chair: Mrs P Folkard | Chair: Mr D Goddard
| Chair: Mr S Hill | Chair: Mrs P Folkard
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Mrs Heather Benson
Mrs Sian Cosham
Mr David Goddard
Mr Simon Hill
Mrs Yvonne Hornby
Mrs Julie Parrott
Mr Rob Walker
Rev Tim Weatherstone
| Mrs Heather Benson
Mr Simon Hill
Mr Rob Walker
Rev Tim Weatherstone (joined committee after for 2 meetings)
Mrs S Fairman (left committee after 1 meeting this year) | Mrs Heather Benson
Mrs Sian Cosham
Mrs S Fairman
Mrs P Folkard
Mr David Goddard
Rev Tim Weatherstone
(changed to Resources Committee after 1 meeting this year) | Mrs Heather Benson
Mrs S Fairman
Mrs Yvonne Hornby
Rev Tim Weatherstone |
Minutes of the Full Governing Body are available on
request, please ask at the school office.
Governor’s Achievement Award
The Governor Achievement Award is presented at the end of the Summer Term in recognition of the pupil's fantastic achievements. The Governors are always amazed by the wonderful things that the children do and this award is a chance to celebrate those who have ‘Reached for the Stars’.
Each class teacher nominates the child whom they believe deserves to win this award. This is done anonymously so as to not affect the Governor’s decision. The Governors have set the teachers criteria for them to base their nomination on.
The criteria includes the following:
· Consistent good effort in schoolwork.
· Enthusiastic about their work and school life.
· Respectful.
· Friendly and thoughtful towards others.
· Responsible.
· Helpful.
· Polite and considerate.
This list is not exhaustive and staff are welcome to add other reasons.
The Governors select one pupil from Key Stage 1 & one from Key Stage 2 based on the teacher’s submissions. The selected pupils are the children the governors feel have gone above and beyond in their daily school life and have Reached for the Stars in all possible ways.
Well done to all of our winners!
The Governance Statement 2016 - 2017
Annual Governance Statement for the Governing Body of Barnham Broom C of E VA Primary School September 2017
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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.
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Governance arrangements | The Governing Body of Barnham Broom C of E VA Primary School was re-constituted 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 we also have a number of committees to consider different aspects of the school in detail. At Barnham Broom C of E VA Primary School we have a Resources Committee, which focuses on finance, premises and some personnel matters; a School Improvement & Development Committee, and a Pay and Policies Committee. See p3 for a list of Governors. |
Attendance record of governors | Governors have excellent attendance at meetings and we have only once cancelled a meeting because it was not “quorate” (the number of governors needed to ensure that legal decisions can be made). See p4 for details of individual governors’ attendance at meetings .
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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 The School Improvement & Development Committee (SIDC) has spent time considering the impact of the new SATs testing and discussing key data including the results of pupil achievement and progress. 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 Grant is being spent by the school and what impact this has on their outcomes. The SIDC committee reviews the School’s Improvement & Development plan to evaluate the cost implications, main priorities and progress made. 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 2017/18 budget plan for the school and we can report that the school is in a tight but stable position financially despite all the recent government cuts. The Pay & Policies Committee’s role is to review and agree school policies. This year we have considered a number of key policies, including Behaviour Management, Complaints and Safeguarding. In total we have over 50 documents to analyse. Governors have an active interest in ensuring our pupils remain safe and, in light of all the recent legislation, have adopted a new school Safeguarding policy and appointed a Nominated Governor for Safeguarding who, with the Headteacher, gives a half termly report to the governors. Our Health and Safety Governor carries out an annual check and risk assessment of the premises with the school’s site manager. 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 - Improving maths throughout the school Preparing for new legislation changes on Data Protection and Relationships & Sex Education Planning the refurbishment of the staff toilet Evaluating and improving pupil progress.
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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. |
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Barnham Broom C of E VA Primary School Governing Body
Governor
| Category | Term of office expiry date |
Heather Benson (Headteacher) | Staff Governor | 02/01/2016 |
Sian Cosham | Parent Governor | 09/09/2015 |
Steph Fairman (Chair) | Foundation Governor | 15/09/2016 |
Penny Folkard (Vice Chair, Chair of School Improvement & Development) | Foundation Governor | 05/05/2018 |
David Goddard (Chair of Resources Committee) | Foundation Governor | Ex officio |
Simon Hill (Chair of Pay & Policies Committee) | LA Governor | 01/04/2018 |
Yvonne Hornby | Foundation Governor | 31/12/2014 |
Julie Parrott | Staff Governor | 01/04/2018 |
Rob Walker | Parent Governor | 5/10/2016 |
Rev Tim Weatherstone Vacancy | Foundation Governor Foundation Governor | 31/01/2015 |
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Barnham Broom C of E VA Primary School
Governors’ Attendance Record for 2016-2017
Governor
| Full Governing Body (6 meetings) | Resources Committee (3 meetings) | Pay & Policies (5 meetings) | SIDC (6 meetings) |
Heather Benson | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Sian Cosham | 50% | n/a | 50% | n/a |
Steph Fairman | 83% | 100% (1 meeting*) | 50% | 67% |
Penny Folkard | 83% | n/a | 100% | 100% |
David Goddard | 100% | 100% | 50% | n/a |
Simon Hill | 83% | 100% | 80% | n/a |
Yvonne Hornby | 83% | n/a | n/a | 33% |
Julie Parrott | 100% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Rob Walker | 67% | 0% | n/a | n/a |
Tim Weatherstone | 83% | 100% (2 meetings*) | 100% (1 meeting *) | 50% |
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* change of committee members
