Governors

The three main functions of the Local Governing Board are:

Setting the school’s 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.

Governors are mindful too of the requirements of our children’s parents and carers and their need to be informed about the overall leadership and management of the school and how it affects safety, learning and the enjoyment of their children.

To achieve all these objectives Governors continually evaluate their own roles and monitor the school’s performance through data and liaison with the staff and pupils. Relevant information is shared with all families and interested parties through the website and newsletters.

School Development Plan (SDP) - 5 Key Plans.

Governors regularly monitor the SEF (Self-evaluation form) and SDP. Through focused meetings governors consult and contribute to both documents.

The SDP is a working document which outlines the areas for school development; what the school needs to do to improve further, the actions required to achieve planned improvement and an on-going evaluation of impact.

Areas of Development 2019/20

Key Area 1: To make a positive contribution to the children at Whitehouse and the local community.

Impact: We are grateful for the increased support that parents and carers give the school and we are glad to see so many involved in school fairs, charity events, reading in and out of school. Together we support the headteacher in ensuring that there are continued positive relations with parents because we believe that together we can enable each child to achieve their potential.

Key Area 2: To provide a high level of challenge and support to the headteacher and the school.

Impact: We continue to support the schools’ drive to improve attendance, including the introduction of the Penalty Notice for unauthorised absences. We regularly review the data provided by the school and ask probing questions when required. We are aware of the schools’ priorities and focus on those during governor visits.

Key Area 3: To support new appointments effectively

Impact: We continue to support the shortlisting and interview process to ensure Whitehouse employs the best staff for our children.

Key Area 4: To ensure that sub-committees are effective and are focussed on the needs of the school.

Structure of Whitehouse Primary Governing Body and Committees 2017-18

Chair of the Governing Body - Mr D Rogers Vice Chair of the Governing Body - Mrs J Dorr

The Governing Body’s structure and membership for 2017-18 is outlined in the table below and within that structure it has the following committees:

Committee	Abrv.	Name of Chair
Finance, Personnel & Staffing	FP&S	Mr D Rogers
Curriculum	C	Mrs S Jones
Buildings/H&S	BHS	Mrs K Alexander

GOVERNOR / ASSOCIATE MEMBER			CATEGORY	APPOINTED BY OR ELECTED	TERM OF OFFICE		DATE STEPPED DOWN
GOVERNOR / ASSOCIATE MEMBER			CATEGORY	APPOINTED BY OR ELECTED	START DATE	EXPIRY DATE	DATE STEPPED DOWN
Ms	R	Woods	Headteacher
Mr	D	Rogers	Local Authority	Governing Body	17-Oct-17	16-Oct-21
Mrs	L	Mann	Staff	Elected	13-Jan 17	12-Jan-21
Mrs	S	Jones	Parent	Elected	04-Dec-15	03-Dec-19
Mr	M	Harkey	Parent	Elected	20-Oct-17	19-Oct-21
Mrs	J	Dorr	Co-opted	Governing Body	18-Mar-16	17-Mar-20
Miss	K	Ogden	Co-opted	Governing Body	12-Jul-18	11-Jul-22
Mr	D	Irving	Co-opted	Governing Body	23-Jun-16	22-Jun-20
Mrs	K	Alexander	Co-opted	Governing Body	24-Nov-16	23-Nov-20
Mrs	F	Hale	Foundation	Foundation Body	20-Apr-15	19-Apr-19
Mrs	A	Porter	Foundation	Foundation Body	09-Feb-17	08-Feb-21
Mr	N	Gill-Quirke	Co-opted	Governing Body	19-Jun-14	18-Jun-18	Term of Office ended
Mr	G	McGrogan	Parent	Elected	10-Feb-17	09-Feb-21	18-Sept-17

GOVERNOR / ASSOCIATE MEMBER			GOVERNANCE ROLE IN ANY OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT	ANY PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH STAFF MEMBERS IN THE SCHOOL OR WITHIN THE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE	BUSINESS & PECUNIARY INTERESTS	INDIRECT INTERESTS	FULL GOVERNING BODY MEETINGS 2017-18	ATTENDANCE AT COMMITTEE MEETINGS 2017-18
Ms	R	Woods					6/6	FP&S 6/6 C 6/6 BH&S 6/6
Mr	D	Rogers					6/6	FP&S 6/6 C 6/6 BH&S 6/6
Mrs	L	Mann					5/6	C 4/6
Mrs	S	Jones					6/6	C 6/6
Mr	M	Harkey					4/5	BH&S 0/5
Mrs	J	Dorr			Employed by NTC		5/6	FP&S 5/6 C 4/6
Miss	K	Ogden					1/1
Mr	D	Irving			Employed by the YMCA		5/6	BH&S 4/6
Mrs	K	Alexander			Employed by NTC		3/6	FP&S 3/6 BH&S 4/6
Mrs	F	Hale			Employed by First Class Supply		4/6	FP&S 3/6 C 3/6
Mrs	A	Porter					3/6	FP&S 3/6
Mr	N	Gill-Quirke					3/5	FP&S 3/6 BH&S 2/6
Mr	G	McGrogan					-	BH&S -

Guidance for schools when completing the above:

The yellow sections can be populated by Governor Services. The green section is available for schools that buy into the Clerking SLA.

Governors are required to report direct and indirect interests on the school’s website a school should obtain the following information from governors:

Ownership or partnership of a company or organisation which may be used by the school to provide goods or services.
Goods or services they offer which may be used by the school.
Any close relationship they have to someone who satisfies either of the above.
Any close relationship they have to someone who is employed by the school or is within the governance structure.
Company directorships and/or charity trusteeships.
Details of any other establishments of which they are a governor, trustee or member.
Indirect interests where they might benefit by virtue of their relationship with a “connected person”. Any circumstances in which a person stands to benefit, even indirectly, is also an interest that must be recorded.

Re. Associate Members

As above, and the website should advise which committees they are a member of and what their voting rights are on those committees.

Please note, in accordance with the Governing Body’s Code of Conduct governors may be suspended for failing to provide the information above.