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Governors

 What is the Governing Board? 

 

The governing board is a group of dedicated volunteers who help to shape the style and direction of the school.   There are: parent governors who are elected by the parent body, staff governors who work at the school and are elected by their colleagues,  local authority governors who are appointed by the local authority and foundation governors who are appointed by the church and Diocese.

 

What do Governors do? 


Governors work as a team.  They are responsible for making sure the school provides a high quality education and for raising educational standards in school. Governors set policies that promote effective ways of teaching and learning; they do this together with the Headteacher, who is responsible for the day to day management of the school. 

Governing boards are responsible to parents, funders and the community.  The governing board's main role is to ask challenging questions to be sure that the school is doing its best; this role is often called being a ‘critical friend’.  The governing board:

  • is accountable for the performance of the school to parents and the wider community
  • plans the school's future direction
  • selects the Headteacher and Deputy
  • makes decisions on the school's budget and staffing
  • makes sure the national curriculum is taught
  • decides how the school can encourage pupil's spiritual, moral and social development
  • maintains the building, the grounds and all resources (such as computers and the furniture etc.)
  • and …  makes sure the school provides for all its pupils, including those with special needs.

 

Our committees

 

CommitteePurpose
Admissions

Monitors the implementation of the admissions policy and deals with admission appeals.

PayReviews the pay of teachers (annually in line with Performance Management) and other staff (as appropriate). 
Pay appealsReviews the decisions made by the pay committee following an appeal from a member of staff.
Performance Management

Sets and reviews the performance management targets for the Headteacher, alongside a School Improvement Adviser from the Local Authority.

Pupil supportResponsible for a range of aspects such as attendance, behaviour and SEND provision.

Resources

Responsible for a range of aspects such as: finance, staffing, data protection, (GDPR), health & safety and buildings/property maintenance.

Teaching and LearningResponsible for a range of aspects such as attainment of pupils, achievement of pupils, quality of teaching and the curriculum.

 

At Bramley St Peter's we currently combine the Pupil Support and Teaching and Learning committees.

 

 

OUR GOVERNORS

Becky Linton

 

 Category of governor:

 Associate Member (with voting rights on committee)
 Appointed by: The Governing Board
 Term of office: As long as in current role
 Committees: n/a
 Specific responsibilities:

 n/a

 

Chloe Halligan

 

 Category of governor:

 Foundation
 Appointed by: Diocese of Leeds (Church of England)
 Term of office: June 2022 - June 2026
 Committees:

 Admissions

 Teaching and Learning/Pupil Support

 Specific responsibilities:

 SEND

 Linked to Year 6

 

Danielle Matthews

 

 Category of governor:

 Parent
 Appointed by: Parents at Bramley St Peter's C of E Primary School
 Term of office: November 2022 - November 2026
 Committees:

 Resources

 Specific responsibilities:

 Attendance

 Linked to Year 4

 

Jo Herbert

 

 Category of governor:

 Foundation
 Appointed by: Diocese of Leeds (Church of England)                  
 Term of office: January 2023 - January 2027
 Committees:

 Admissions (chair)

 Headteacher Performance Management (chair)

 Pay

 Teaching and Learning/Pupil Support

 Specific responsibilities:

 Co-Chair of the Governing Board

 Wellbeing

 Linked to Year 2

 

Rev Julia Wilkins

 

 Category of governor:

 Foundation - ex-officio (Rector at St Peter's Church)    
 Appointed by: Diocese of Leeds (Church of England)    
 Term of office: As long as in current role
 Committees:

 Admissions

 Teaching and Learning/Pupil Support 

 Specific responsibilities:

 Linked to Year 5

 

Julie Falkiner

 

 Category of governor:

 Foundation
 Appointed by: Diocese of Leeds (Church of England)                      
 Term of office: January 2023 - January 2027
 Committees:

 Admissions

 Pay 

 Resources

 Teaching and Learning/Pupil Support

 Specific responsibilities:

 Co-Chair of the Governing Board

 Cluster representative

 Safeguarding and Child Protection

 Linked to Year 1

 

Karon Wittmann

 

 Category of governor:

 Local Authority Governor
 Appointed by: Leeds City Council
 Term of office:           November 2020 - November 2024          
 Committees:

 Admissions

 Headteacher Performance Management

 Pay

 Teaching and Learning/Pupil Support (chair)

 Specific responsibilities:

 Children Looked After

 Pupil Premium

 Reading

 Linked to Nursery and Reception

 

Melissa Horsfall

 

 Category of governor: Staff Governor
 Appointed by: The staff at Bramley St Peter's C of E Primary School  
 Term of office: July 2021 - July 2025
 Committees: Resources
 Specific responsibilities: n/a

 

Rick Thomas

 

 Category of governor:

 Foundation
 Appointed by: Diocese of Leeds (Church of England)                  
 Term of office: September 2021 - September 2025   
 Committees:

 Headteacher Performance Management

 Pay

 Resources (chair)

 Specific responsibilities:

 Complaints

 Linked to Year 3

 

Ruth Esplin

 

 Category of governor:

 Staff - ex-officio (Headteacher at Bramley St

 Peter's School)                                                            

 Appointed by: The Governing Board
 Term of office: As long as in current role
 Committees:

 Admissions

 Pay

 Resources

 Teaching and Learning/Pupil Support

 Specific responsibilities: 

 Educational visits

 

Sadie Augier

 

 Category of governor:

 Parent
 Appointed by: Parents at Bramley St Peter's C of E Primary School
 Term of office: October 2022 - November 2026
 Committees:

 Resources

 Specific responsibilities:

 Health and Safety

 Linked to Year 1

 

Tricia Bell

 

 Category of governor:

 Associate Member (with voting rights on committees)
 Appointed by: The Governing Board
 Term of office: 
 Committees: Teaching and Learning/Pupil support
 Specific responsibilities:

 n/a

 

Register of interests of the Governing Board

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