Staff and Governors
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Staff 2019 - 2020
Governors 2019 - 2020
Our Governors
What is a Governing Body and what do we do?
The general idea behind a Governing Body is about overseeing the success of the school and working in partnership with the Head and Teachers to agree priorities and monitor progress towards them. Pinchmill Primary School's Governing Body is there to provide constructive support and challenge to the Head and Teachers to enable them to do their job to the best of their ability.
Pinchmill Primary School's Governing Body works as a decision making body with corporate responsibility to work in the best interest of the school.
Pinchmill Primary Schools Governing Body is comprised of 9 Governors who all play differing roles. Our aim is to have a balanced group with diversity in gender, age, experience and skill sets to ensure our support can be as effective as possible to the Head and Teachers.
Who is represented on the Governing Body?
- Parents who are elected by other parents who have children attending the school.
- Staff including the Head Teacher, Teachers who are elected by other teachers and non-teaching Staff at the school.
- LA Representative who is appointed by the Local Authority.
- Co-opted Governors who can offer advice and support to the school.
Being a school governor is a good way to be involved in the life and development of a school.
Who can become a Governor?
Almost anyone over 18 years of age can become a governor. There are no particular qualifications or requirements, other than willingness to give time to the role and a capacity for working with other people. Time commitments can vary but there are 6 Full Governing Body meetings throughout the year that all Governors attend. There are sub-committees focusing on Finance, Property and the Curriculum that also meet regularly throughout the year.
Governor Information 2019 - 2020
| Name | Position | Date of Appointment | Date of Resignation | Term of Office | Type of Governor | Business Interest Declared 2019 | Code of Conduct Signed |
| Nathan Cocker |
Chair stepped down May 2020 FP+P Committee, SEND Governor |
July 2018 | 4 years | Parent | None | Y | |
| Karen Dunn | Chair of Curriculum Committee | 27/09/2016 Became Vice Chair 11/01/17 | 2021 | 4 years | Partnership | None | Y |
| Vanessa Coleman | Headteacher | 01/09/2012 | N/A | Staff | None | Y | |
| Victoria Bailey | Class Teacher | 16/09/2017 | 2021 | 4 years | Staff | None | Y |
| Rob Green |
Curriculum Committee Safeguarding Governor |
16/11/2017 | 2021 | 4 years | LA | None | Y |
| Austin Holdstock |
FP+P Committee Health and Safety Governor |
31/01/2017 | March 2020 | 4 years | Parent | None | Y |
| Rob Harot |
Vice Chair Became Chair May 2020 FP+P Committee Behaviour Lead Governor |
16/11/2017 Became Vice-Chair July 2018 |
2021 | 4 years | Co-opted | None | Y |
| Krystal Perry | Clerk | 01/01/2012 | N/A | Clerk | None | Y | |
| Hannah Squires | FP+P Committee | 01/11/18 | 2022 | 4 years | Parent | None | Y |
| Former Governors | |||||||
| Simon Daize | Safeguarding Governor | 01/11/2014 | 2018 | 4 years | Partnership | None | Y |
| Mark Fox | Finance Governor | 01/09/2013 | 2017 | 4 years | LA | None | Y |
| Andrew Evans | Chair, Safeguarding | 19/09/2014 | 2016 | 4 years | co-opted | None | Y |
| Chris Bunker | Vice Chair, Chair of FP+P Cttee | 19/09/2014 | 2016 | 4 years | Parent | None | Y |
| Sue Linger | SEN Link | 01/09/2013 | 2016 | 4 years | Parent | None | Y |
| John Dalziel | Chair | January 2017 | July 2018 | 2 years | Parent | None | Y |
Statement of other interests -
- There are no other declaration of interests to declare at this time, including those of a Governance or Personal interest.
Governors Meetings dates and attendance September 2018 - July 2019
| FGB | Curriculum | FP&P | Pay Committee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
27th Sept 2018, 22nd Nov 2018, 31st Jan 2019 28th March 2019, 15th May 2019, 27th June 2019. |
20th Sept 2018, 17th Jan 2019, 25th April 2019, 18th June 2019 |
20th Sept 2018, 8th Nov 20178 10th Jan 2019 7th March 2019, 2nd May 2019 13th June 2019. |
29th Nov 2017, | |
| Nathan Cocker | / / / / / | x x x x | / / / / / / | / |
| Rob Harot | / / / | n/a | / / / / / / | n/a |
| Karen Dunn | / / / | / / | n/a | / |
| Vanessa Coleman | / / / | / / | / / / / / / | / |
| Victoria Bailey | / / / / / / | / / / / | / / / / / / | / |
| Austin Holdstock | / x x | n/a | / / | / |
| Rob Green | x x x x x x / | x x x / | n/a | n/a |
| Hannah Squires | x / / | n/a | x / / / / / | / |
| Clerk Cover | / / | / | x / / | / |
| Krystal Perry (Maternity Leave) | / x x | / x | / x x | x |
Governor contact Information -
Please email ncocker@pinchmillprimary.co.uk and mark for the attention of Mr Nathan Cocker Chair of Governors
To contact the Clerk please email - kthompson@pinchmillprimary.co.uk