Governors

At Garrett Hall we are very lucky to have a dedicated team of governors. Our governors play a vital role in ensuring that our school provides the very best possible education for all of our children. Our governors are responsible for providing a strategic view, ensuring accountability and act as a crucial friend to the school. Our governors hold regular meetings, of at least one per term.

How are our governors selected?

Parent governors are elected by the parents/carers and the term of office is four years. When a position becomes vacant nominations will be asked for and an election involving all registered parents and guardians will take place.

Community governors are appointed by the Governing Body and their term of office is four years.

LEA governors are appointed by the Local Education Authority and their term of office is four years

Staff governors are elected by the staff for four years from the date of appointment.

Governing Body Composition:

Type of Governor	No.
Co opted	4
Headteacher	1
Local Authority	1
Parent	2
Staff	1

Names of Governors	Type of Governor	Term of Office	Date of appointment	Date of resignation (if resigned in the last 12 months)	Appointing Body
Mrs Shirley Chappell - Chair	Co-opted	4 years	11 March 2013 Re-appointed 8 March 2017		The Governing Body
Mrs Caroline Aspden	Co-opted	4 years	5 March 2015		The Governing Body

Mr Nigel Grimshaw	Co-opted	4 years	26 June 2017		The Governing Body
Cllr Joanne Marshall	Co-opted	4 years	5 March 2015		The Governing Body
Cllr Barry Taylor	Local Authority	4 years	28 April 2015		Nominated by Council and appointed by the Governing Body
Mrs Sue Chambers Mrs Tracy Beaty	Acting Headteacher Headteacher	NA NA	NA NA		NA NA
Mrs Gillian Nelson	Co-opted	4 years	5 March 2015		The Governing Body
Mrs Sarah Bullock	Parent	4 years	27 Nov 2017		The Governing Body
Mr Greg Parr	Parent	4 years	13 Nov 2013	Nov 2017	The Governing Body
Mrs Alison Seddon	Parent	4 years	13 Nov 2013 Re-elected 13 Nov 2017		The Governing Body
Mr Wayne Jones	Staff	4 years	3 July 2015		The Governing Body
Mrs Sharon Britton	Co-opted	4 years		April 2017	The Governing Body

Specific Responsibilities

Responsibility	Name
Safeguarding/Child Protection Governor	Mrs Shirley Chappell
Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Governor	Sarah Bullock
Health and Safety Governor	Wayne Jones
E-Safety Governor	Wayne Jones
Pupil Premium & Looked after children Governor	Alison Seddon
Link Governor	Caroline Aspden
Standards Governor	Nigel Grimshaw
School Improvement link Governors	Alison Seddon, Sarah Bullock, Caroline Aspen

Committee Structure

Terms of reference for all committees are available on request from school.

Curriculum & Standards Committee	Finance & Resources Committee	Pay Committee
Remit: To ensure there is a process in place for the monitoring and evaluation of teaching and learning that has regard to raising standards.	Remit: To review and recommend for approval by the Full Governing Body / to review and approve the levels of financial delegation for inclusion in the Scheme of Financial Administration. To provide guidance and assistance to the headteacher and governing body on all financial matters concerning the school	Remit: The Pay Committee will have delegated powers to consider and decide all matters concerning pay with the Pay Policy determined by the Governing Body.
Membership	Membership	Membership
Shirley Chappell (chair) Caroline Aspden, Tracy Beaty, Sarah Bullock, Wayne Jones, Alison Seddon Clerk: Jayne Bennett	Barry Taylor (chair), Tracy Beaty, Nigel Grimshaw, Joanne Marshall, Gillian Nelson, Clerk: Jayne Bennett	Barry Taylor (chair), Joanne Marshall, Nigel Grimshaw

Committees convened when necessary:

Staff Dismissal/Grievance/Appeals
Pupil Discipline
The General Complaints Panel

The Committee shall comprise of a pool of governors named for this purpose of whom the first three will be called in alphabetically order with o prior knowledge of the cases

Register of Interests

Name	Details of Pecuniary Interest	Details of personal interest
Mrs Caroline Aspden	None	None
Mrs Tracy Beaty Mrs Sue Chambers	None None	None None
Mrs Sarah Bullock	None	None
Mrs Shirley Chappell	None	Relative of staff member
Mr Nigel Grimshaw	None	None
Mr Wayne Jones	None	None
Cll Joanne Marshall	None	None
Mrs Gillian Nelson	None	None
Mrs Alison Seddon	None	None
Cllr Barry Taylor	None	None

Attendance Record of Current Governors in 2017-18

Name of Governor	Dates of Full Governing Body Meetings Attended
	18-9-17		13-11-17		19-3-18		18-6-18
	YES	NO	YES	NO	YES	NO	YES	NO
Mrs Caroline Aspden		X	X		x		X
Mrs Tracy Beaty Mrs Sue Chambers	X	NA	X	NA	X	NA	X X
Mrs Sarah Bullock		X		X	X		X
Mrs Shirley Chappell	X			X	X		X
Mr Nigel Grimshaw		X	X			X	X
Mr Wayne Jones	X		X			X	X
Cll Joanne Marshall	X		X		X		x
Mrs Gillian Nelson	X		x		X		X
Mrs Alison Seddon	X		X			X		X
Cllr Barry Taylor	x		x		X		X

Name of Governor	Dates of Curriculum & Standards Committee Meetings
	18.10.17		01.03.18		12.07.18
	YES	NO	YES	NO	YES	NO
Mrs Caroline Aspden		X		X	X
Mrs Tracy Beaty Mrs Sue Chambers	X	NA	X	NA	X X
Mrs Sarah Bullock		X	X		X
Mrs Shirley Chappell	X		X			X
Mr Wayne Jones	X		X			X
Mrs Alison Seddon	X		x		X

Name of Governor	Dates of Finance & Resources Committee Meetings
	18.10.17		01.03.18		26.04.18
	YES	NO	YES	NO	YES	NO
Mrs Tracy Beaty Mrs Sue Chambers	X	NA	X	NA	X X
Mr Nigel Grimshaw	X			X	X
Mrs Joanne Marshall	X		x			X
Mrs Gillian Nelson	X		X		X
Mr Barry Taylor	x		X		X

Garrett Hall Primary School

Governors

Governing Body Composition: