Governors

Welcome to our Governors’ section.

Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.

GOVERNORS: WHAT ARE THEY AND WHY DO SCHOOLS HAVE THEM?

Did you know that behind the scenes of our school are eleven volunteers who work tirelessly to support me and my staff in our work. These volunteers form our Governing Body.

There are different categories of governors.

At St Nics’ we have:

2 Parent Governors –elected by and from the parents/carers of the children currently in school

1 Staff Governor –elected by all staff employed at school

7 Foundation Governors –As a voluntary aided school we have governors appointed by the Diocese or St Nicolas’ Parish Council, and one appointed by All Saints Parish Council. There is a vacancy since Father Andrew retired for a de facto governor as part of the role as Rector of St Nics' Church

1 Community Governor -The LA governor is expected to represent the LA and its policies on the governing body.

The headteacher is also a governor

So why do schools bother having a Governing Body?

Leading a school in this day and age is a complicated and demanding role for anyone. The headteacher is responsible for the day-to-day internal organisation, leadership, management and control of the school, and for advising the Governing Body. Both head and Governing Body work in partnership to promote the school’s mission and ethos, and to foster school improvement and high quality education.

Governors have three main roles:

· To provide strategic direction for the school

· To act as a critical friend to the headteacher

· To ensure accountability

They also carry out a number of other important duties, which include:

· Determining broadly how the school's budget is spent

· The appointment of certain staff

· Setting standards for pupils' behaviour

· Making sure the site is safe

· Setting and monitoring certain school policies, including collective worship

· Monitoring the quality of educational standards

In addition to Full Governing Body meetings, here are two Governing Body committees (People and Learning / Finance & Premises) each of which meets once per term.

The members of my current Governing Body provide us with ears that listen, shoulders that support and hands that help, together with differing perspectives, common sense advice and much humour. We value their commitment, enthusiasm and trust.

Governor Information

Name	Governor Category	Term of Office Start Date	Term of Office End Date or Resignation Date	Membership of Committees	Positions of Responsibility
Vacancy	Ex-officio (Incumbent at St Nicolas’ Church)
John Harmer	Foundation (St. Nicolas PCC)	28/6/2018	27/6/2022	People & Learning
Toby Richardson	Foundation (St. Nicolas PCC)	1/11/2016	31/10/2020	Finance & Premises	Vice Chair of the GB
John Bethell	Foundation (St. Nicolas PCC)	21/2/2017	20/2/2021	People & Learning
Marian Coom	Foundation (Diocese)	15/8/2018	14/8/2022	People & Learning
Emma Smart	Ex-officio (Head Teacher)	1/9/2017		People & Learning Finance & Premises
Julia Powell	Local Authority	23/11/2017	22/11/2021	People & Learning Finance & Premises	Chair of the GB Governor responsible for Safeguarding
Jenna Clare	Parent	31/10/2020	30/10/2024	People & Learning	Chair of the People & Learning Committee
Akemi Nogiwa	Parent	1/8/2018	31/7/2022	Finance & Premises
Jessica Staniforth	Staff	11/5/2018	10/5/2022	People & Learning
Robin Holdsworth	Foundation (All Saints’ PCC)	07/11/2018	06/11/2022	Finance & Premises
James Armstrong	Foundation (Diocese)	06/09/2018	05/09/2022	Finance & Premises	Chair of the Finance & Premises Committee

Declared Governor Interests

Name	Name of Organisation	Nature of Business	Nature of Interest	Date Declared
John Harmer			None	11/9/2018
Toby Richardson			None	12/9/2017
John Bethell	Sarsen Consulting Limited SSAFA The Conservative Party	Management Consulting	Shareholder Member Member	20/2/2018
Marian Coom			None	11/9/2018
Emma Smart	St Nicolas CE(A) Infant School	School	Employed as Head Teacher	12/9/2017
Julia Powell			None	11/9/2017
Akemi Nogiwa			None	11/9/2018
Jessica Staniforth	Westborough URC St Nicolas CE(A) Infant School	Church School	Member Employed as Class Teacher	23/11/2017

Governor Attendance 2018-19

Full Governing Body

Name	September 2018	November 2018	February 2019	March 2019	June 2019	Overall %
Toby Richardson	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	80%
John Bethell	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	60%
Emma Smart	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	100%
Julia Powell	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	80%
Jessica Staniforth	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	80%
Robin Holdsworth	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	100%
James Armstrong	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	100%
Akemi Nogiwa	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	100%
Marion Coom	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	80%
John Harmer	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	80%

People & Learning Committee

Name	October 2017	February 2018	June 2018	Overall %
John Bethell	Yes	No	No	33%
Emma Smart	Yes	Yes	Yes	100%
Julia Powell	Yes	Yes	Yes	100%
Jessica Staniforth	Yes	Yes	Yes	100%

Finance & Premises Committee

Name	November 2017	February 2018	June 2018	Overall %
Toby Richardson	Yes	No	No	33%
Julia Powell	Yes	Yes	No	67%
Emma Smart	Yes	Yes	Yes	100%
Jessica Staniforth	N/A	N/A	Yes	100%

St Nicolas' Church of England Infant School

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St Nicolas' Church of England Infant School

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