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 two sub-committees; we have a Resources Committee and a School Improvement & Development Committee (SIDC). The work of the Pay and Policies Committee is 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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Name
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Governor Type
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Term From
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Term To
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Roles
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Mrs Heather Benson
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Headteacher
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Mrs Penny Folkard
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Foundation governor
( PCC )
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21 May 2018
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20 May 2022
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Chair
Safeguarding
Performance Management
Pupil Premium
Looked After Children
Safer Recruitment
Attendance
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Mr David Goddard
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Foundation governor
( PCC )
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11 Jul 2019
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10 Jul 2023
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Performance Management
Maths
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Mrs Sarah Hales
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Other
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Mrs Ange Harris
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Parent governor
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13 Jul 2018
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12 Jul 2022
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Literacy
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Fiona Johnston
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Clerk
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Revd Dr Louisa Pittman
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Foundation DBE or PCC Appointed
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11 Mar 2019
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10 Mar 2023
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Christian
Distinctiveness
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Mrs Joy Smiley
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Local Authority Governor
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05 Jul 2018
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4 Jul 2022
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Collective Worship / R.E.
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Mrs Tamsin Tebbutt
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Parent governor
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08 Feb 2018
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7 Feb 2022
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EYFS
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Rev Dr Tim Weatherstone
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Foundation governor
( Bishop )
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15 Feb 2017
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13 Feb 2021
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ViceChair
SEND
Safer Recruitment
Christian
Distinctiveness
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2019 - 20 Governors roles and responsibilities:
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| 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
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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
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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 2018 - 2019
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Annual Governance Statement for the Governing
Body of Barnham Broom C of E VA Primary School
September 2019
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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
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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 Christian Distinctiveness Group.
See school
website for a full list of Governors and their roles and responsibilities.
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Attendance
record of governors
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Governors
have good attendance at meetings - see school website 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
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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
- Refurbishment within school including new library doors, class 4
carpet and a new interactive whiteboard. Refurbishment of outdoor areas
to include new playground markings and benches.
- A consultation regarding the proposed take-over of Happy Days
Pre-School
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 both
internal data and externally provided data for the results from the end of
Key Stage assessments, (EYFS, KS1 and KS2) the SIDC evaluated the outcomes
for children and have 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 2019/20 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 recent 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 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 following the issue of the 2019
Keeping Children Safe in Education and other related safeguarding documents. 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.
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Future
plans for the Governors
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The
Governing Body, along with the staff team, will be focussing on the following
over the next academic year -
- Improving Writing throughout the school
- Continuing the work to comply with legislation changes in Data
Protection and preparing for the changes to Relationships and Sex
Education
- Evaluating and improving pupil progress.
- SIAMs (Church School Inspection)
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How you
can contact the governing body
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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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