Governors
In this section...BARROW HEDGES PRIMARY SCHOOL GOVERNING BODY
The Governing Body at Barrow Hedges consists of 8 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 | 2 |
| Staff Governor | 1 |
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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.
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Name |
Category
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Appointed by |
Term of Office Start End |
POSITION OF RESPONSIBILITY |
ATTENDANCE Current academic year(last academic year in attachment below) |
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Louise Wood |
Head Teacher |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Head Teacher |
Attended LGB on 26/9/19, 25/11/19 and 29/06/20 Attended ELGB on 02/06/20 Accessed and read all papers for 23/03/20 LGB |
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Co-opted |
Governing body |
9/12/16 |
09/12/20 |
Joint Vice Chair of Governors |
Attended LGB on 26/9/19, 25/11/19 and 29/06/20 Attended ELGB on 02/06/20 Accessed and read all papers for 23/03/20 LGB |
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Associate |
Governing Body |
14/12/19
|
28/09/20 |
Safeguarding Link Governor |
Attended LGB on 26/9/19, 25/11/19 and 29/06/20 Attended ELGB on 02/06/20 Accessed and read all papers for 23/03/20 LGB |
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Associate |
Governing Body |
14/12/19
|
28/09/20 |
Joint Vice Chair of Governors HR Governor Member of Pay Committee |
Attended LGB on 26/9/19, 25/11/19 and 29/06/20 Attended ELGB on 02/06/20 Accessed and read all papers for 23/03/20 LGB |
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Parent |
Parents |
9/12/16 |
09/12/20 |
Admissions Governor |
Attended LGB on 26/9/19, 25/11/19 and 29/06/20 Attended ELGB on 02/06/20 Accessed and read all papers for 23/03/20 LGB |
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Co-opted |
Trust |
23/03/20 |
23/03/24 |
Safeguarding Link Governor |
Attended ELGB on 02/06/20 and LGB on 29/06/20 Accessed and read all papers for 23/03/20 LGB |
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| Tim Crowley | Co-opted | Trust | 23/03/20 | 23/03/24 |
Attended ELGB on 02/06/20 and LGB on 29/06/20 Accessed and read all papers for 23/03/20 LGB |
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| Nidhi Misri | Co-opted | Trust | 23/03/20 | 23/03/24 |
Attended ELGB on 02/06/20 and LGB on 29/06/20 Accessed and read all papers for 23/03/20 LGB |
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Staff |
Staff |
9/12/16 |
09/12/20 |
Health and Safety Link Governor |
Attended LGB on 26/9/19, 25/11/19 and 29/06/20 Attended ELGB on 02/06/20 Accessed and read all papers for 23/03/20 LGB |
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Parent |
Parents |
9/12/16 |
09/12/20 |
Finance Governor Training Representative Member of Pay Committee |
Attended LGB on 26/9/19, 25/11/19 and 29/06/20 Attended ELGB on 02/06/20 Accessed and read all papers for 23/03/20 LGB |
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Governor Declarations:
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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 |
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Gillian De Marco |
None |
None |
Niece of a TA at Barrow Hedges |
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Natalie Edgson |
None |
None |
None |
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Alexis Hille |
None |
None |
None |
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Richard Lacey |
None |
None |
Spouse of Administrative Officer at Barrow Hedges |
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Neil Webster |
None |
None |
None |
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Louise Wood |
None |
Yes - undisclosed for safeguarding/data protection reasons |
None |
How to contact the Governors
Chair of Governors email: LGBChair.BarrowHedges@cirrustrust.uk
Or for more general enquiries office@barrowhedges.com or call 020 8643 4428