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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

    Committee Purpose
    Admissions

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

    Performance Management

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

    Pupil support Responsible 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 Learning Responsible 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 Cartwright

     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

     Children Looked After

    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:

     Admissions

     Resources

     Specific responsibilities:

     

    Jason Askham

     Category of governor:

     Foundation
     Appointed by:  Diocese of Leeds (Church of England)                  
     Term of office:  March 2024 - March 2028
     Committees:

     Headteacher Performance Management

     Teaching and Learning/Pupil Support (chair)

     Specific responsibilities:

     Attendance 

    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)

     Teaching and Learning/Pupil Support

     Specific responsibilities:

     Co-Chair of the Governing Board

     Child Protection

     Complaints 

     Cluster representative 

     Health and Safety

     Wellbeing

    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:

     

    Julie Lee

     Category of governor:

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

     Admissions

     Resources (chair)

     Teaching and Learning/Pupil Support

     Specific responsibilities:

     Pupil Premium 

     Reading

    Laura Garner

     Category of governor:

     Staff Governor

     Appointed by:

     The staff at Bramley St Peter's C of E Primary School  

     Term of office:

     September 2025 - September 2029

     Committees:

     Teaching and Learning/Pupil Support

     Specific responsibilities:

     n/a

    Oyinba Akinsola

     Category of governor:

     Foundation
     Appointed by:  Diocese of Leeds (Church of England)                  
     Term of office:  April 2024 - April 2028
     Committees:

     Resources

     Specific responsibilities:

     

    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

     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:

     Headteacher performance management

     Resources

     Specific responsibilities:

     Co-Chair of the Governing Board

     Child Protection

     Complaints 

     Cluster representative

     Reading 

     Wellbeing

    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