BARROW HEDGES PRIMARY SCHOOL GOVERNING BODY

The Governing Body at Barrow Hedges consists of 9 members of the local and school community. It works closely with the Senior Leadership Team to oversee the strategic direction of the school. It does this by offering support, constructive advice, a sounding board for ideas, and help where needed. It challenges, asks questions and seeks information to ensure that the best interests of the children at Barrow Hedges are met. All governors work on a voluntary basis.

ROLE OF THE GOVERNING BODY

Establishing the strategic direction, by:

• Setting the vision, values, and objectives for the school
• Setting all necessary policies to meet the vision, values and objectives set
• Agreeing the school improvement strategy with priorities and targets
• Meeting statutory duties

Ensuring accountability, by:

• Appointing the Headteacher
• Monitoring progress towards targets
• Performance managing the Headteacher
• Engaging with stakeholders
• Contributing to school self-evaluation

Ensuring financial probity, by:

• Setting the budget, including numbers of staff and their pay
• Monitoring spending against the budget
• Ensuring value for money is obtained
• Ensuring risks to the school are managed

THE GOVERNING BODY

There are three categories of governor: parent governors elected by parents; staff governors elected by staff and co-opted governors appointed by the Governing Body. In addition, the Headteacher has exercised her right to be a governor. The number of governors in each category is shown below:

Headteacher	1
Parent Governor	3
Staff Governor	1
Co-opted Governors	4

 

The Governing Body uses a skills audit to aid recruitment and ensure there is a breadth of skills, knowledge and perspectives.

The Local Governing Body (LGB) usually meets once a term (but occasionally twice a term) to discuss issues and make decisions. The LGB delegates some responsibilities to individuals or the Headteacher, however the LGB remains accountable for these decisions. Since schools became individually responsible for the pay of teachers (and Pay Policy) we have a Pay Committee which meets in the Autumn Term. On occasions there may be a short-term need to have a working party for a specific issue to work on the LGBs behalf. Full terms of reference for the main committees can be found on this page (see tab at bottom).

The Headteacher is responsible for the internal organisation, management and control of the school and the implementation of the strategic framework established by the Governing Body. There are a variety of documents at the bottom of this page which provide further important information.

To read more about our governors, click on their name in the table below.

Name	Category	Appointed by	Term of Office Start            End		POSITION OF RESPONSIBILITY		ATTENDANCE Current academic year       (last academic year in attachment below)
Louise Wood	Head Teacher	N/A	N/A	N/A	Head Teacher		Attended LGB on 13/9/18, 27/11/18, 12/3/19 & 3/6/19   Attended LGB on 25/9/19   Attended Trust Strategy Meeting on 28/11/18 & 9/5/19
Neil Webster	Co-opted	Governing body	9/12/16	9/12/20	Joint Vice Chair of Governors		Attended LGB on 13/9/18, 27/11/18, 12/3/19 & 3/6/19   Attended LGB on 25/9/19
Nermine Abdel Sayed	Co-opted	Governing Body	14/12/15	14/12/19	Safeguarding Link Governor		Maternity leave for LGB 13/9/18, 12/3/19 & 3/6/19    Attended LGB on 27/11/18 (during maternity leave)   Attended LGB on 25/9/19
Alexis Hille	Co-opted	Governing Body	14/12/15	14/12/19	Joint Vice Chair of Governors   HR Governor   Member of Pay Committee		Attended LGB on 13/9/18, 27/11/18, 12/3/19 & 3/6/19   Attended LGB on 25/9/19   Attended Trust HR Committee on 7/11/18   Attended Trust Strategy Meeting on 9/5/19
Natalie Edgson	Parent	Parents	9/12/16	9/12/20	Admissions Governor		Attended LGB on 13/9/18, 27/11/18, 12/3/19 & 3/6/19   Attended LGB on 25/9/19   Attended Trust Admissions Committee on 4/10/18   Attended Trust Strategy Meeting on 9/5/19
Isabel New	Co-opted	Governing Body	9/12/16	9/12/20	Deputy Safeguarding Link Governor (Interim Lead)    Member of Pay Committee		Apologies for LGB 13/9/18.   Attended LGB on 27/11/18, 12/3/19 & 3/6/19   Attended LGB on 25/9/19   Attended Trust Strategy Meeting on 9/5/19
Gavin White	Parent	Parents	9/12/16	9/12/20	Chair of Governors   Deputy Safeguarding Governor   Inclusion (Pupil Premium, SEND and LAC) Governor   Chair of Pay Committee		Attended LGB on 13/9/18, 27/11/18, 12/3/19 & 3/6/19   Attended LGB on 25/9/19   Attended Trust Strategy Meeting on 28/11/18 & 9/5/19
Gillian de Marco	Staff	Staff	9/12/16	9/12/20	Health and Safety Link Governor		Attended LGB on 13/9/18, 27/11/18 & 12/3/19   Apologies for LGB on 3/6/19   Attended LGB on 25/9/19   Attended Trust Strategy Meeting on 9/5/19
Richard Lacey	Parent	Parents	9/12/16	9/12/20	Finance Governor   Training Representative   Member of Pay Committee		Attended LGB on 13/9/18, 27/11/18, 12/3/19 & 3/6/19   Attended LGB on 25/9/19   Attended Trust Finance Committee on 10/10/18   Attended Trust Strategy Meeting on 9/5/19

Governor Declarations:

GOVERNOR’S NAME	BUSINESS / PECUNIARY INTERESTS	OTHER GOVERNANCE ROLES IN OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT	MATERIAL INTERESTS ARISING FROM RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN GOVERNORS or GOVERNORS AND SCHOOL STAFF
Nermine Abdel Sayed	None	None	None
Gillian De Marco	None	None	Niece of a TA at Barrow Hedges
Natalie Edgson	None	None	None
Alexis Hille	None	None	None
Richard Lacey	None	None	Spouse of Clerical Assistant at Barrow Hedges
Isabel New	None	None	None
Neil Webster	None	None	None
Gavin White	None	None	None
Louise Wood	None	Yes - undisclosed for safeguarding/data protection reasons	None

How to contact the Governors

Chair of Governors email: Gavin White LGBChair.BarrowHedges@cirrustrust.uk

Or for more general enquiries office@barrowhedges.com or call 020 8643 4428

 

Please find below the minutes of our Local Governing Body Meetings.