Governors
In this section...Barrow Hedges Primary School Local Committee
The Local Committee at Barrow Hedges consists of 7 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 Local Committee
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 Local Committee
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 |
3 |
The Governing Body uses a skills audit to aid recruitment and ensure there is a breadth of skills, knowledge and perspectives.
The Local Committee (LC) usually meets once a term (twice in the Autumn Term) to discuss issues and make decisions. The LC delegates some responsibilities to individuals or the Headteacher, however the LC 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 Local Committee on 05/10/20, 23/11/20, 15/3/21 & 29/6/21 |
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Co-opted |
Governing body |
9/12/16 |
09/12/20 |
Joint Vice Chair of Governors Member of Pay Committee |
Attended Local Committee on 05/10/20, 23/11/20, 15/3/21 & 29/6/21 |
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Parent |
Parents |
14/12/20 |
13/12/24 |
H&S Link Governor |
Attended Local Committee on 15/3/21& 29/6/21 |
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| Andrea Todd | Parent | Parents | 14/12/20 | 13/12/24 |
Inclusion Link Governor |
Attended Local Committee on 15/3/21 & 29/6/21 | ||
| Nidhi Misri | Co-opted | Trust | 23/03/20 | 22/03/24 | Joint Vice Chair of Governors |
Attended Local Committee on 05/10/20, 23/11/20, 15/3/21 & 29/6/21 |
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| Chantel Dyason | Co-opted | Trust | 29/06/21 | 28/06/25 | Deputy Safeguarding Link Governor |
Attended Local Committee on 29/6/21 |
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| Srinivasan Lyengar | Co-opted | Trust | 29/06/21 | 28/06/25 |
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| Natasha Nardell | Co-opted | Trust | 29/06/21 |
28/06/25
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Safeguarding Link Governor |
Attended Local Committee on 29/6/21 |
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Michelle Rondeau |
Staff |
Staff |
23/11/20 |
22/11/24 |
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Attended Local Committee on 23/11/20, 15/3/21 & 29/6/21 (& on 5/10/20 as observer) | ||
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 |
| Nidhi Misri | None | None | None |
|
Neil Webster |
None |
None |
None |
|
Louise Wood |
None |
Yes - undisclosed for safeguarding/data protection reasons |
None |
| Michelle Rondeau | None | None | None |
| Melissa Williams | None | None | None |
| Andrea Todd | None | None | None |
| Chantel Dyason | None | None | None |
| Srinivasan Lyengar | None | None | None |
| Natasha Nardell | None | None | None |
Governors who have served on LGB in last 12 months
| Governor's Name | Position of Responsibility | Term Start | End of Office |
| Gill De Marco | Staff | 09/12/2016 | 09/12/2020 |
| Natalie Edgson | Parent | 09/12/2016 | 09/12/2020 |
| Richard Lacey | Parent | 09/12/2016 | 09/12/2020 |
| Jacqueline Harriott | Co-opted | 23/03/2020 | 16/04/2021 |
| Karen Coleman | Staff | 23/11/2020 | 01/09/2021 |
How to contact the Chair of Governors
School address: Barrow Hedges Primary School, Harbury Road, Carshalton, Surrey SM5 4LA
Telephone: 020 8643 4428 Email: nwebster@cirrustrust.uk or nmisri@cirrustrust.uk
Or for more general enquiries office@barrowhedges.com or call 020 8643 4428
Governance arrangements for Cirrus Primary Academy Trust
https://www.cirrustrust.uk/topic/governance
Our meeting dates for 2021/22
Monday 27th September 2021 (7pm)
Monday 29th November 2021 (7pm)
Monday 21st March 2022 (7pm)
Wednesday 6th JUly 2022 (4pm)