Meet the Governors

Full Governing Board

Wednesday 12^th September 2018 at 6pm (set-up meeting)

Thursday 6^th December 2018 at 6pm

Wednesday 1^st May 2019 at 6pm (budget ratification)

Wednesday 10^th July 2019 at 6pm

Behaviour & Safety Committee

Wednesday 17^th October 2018 at 6pm

Wednesday 23^rd January 2019 at 6pm

Wednesday 15^th May 2019 at 6pm

Finance & Personnel Committee

Wednesday 21^st November 2018 at 6.30pm

Wednesday 3^rd April 2019 at 6pm

Wednesday 19^th June 2019 at 6pm

Pay Committee

Wednesday 21^st November 2018 at 6pm

The committee has responsibility delegated by the governing board to:

Finance:

• Review/approve all policies relevant to finance and roles of the committee.
• Approve the annual budget and present it to the full governing board for ratification.
• Review the actual expenditure and monitoring statements at least once a term.
• Receive and review financial projections.
• Approve expenditure and virements of sums over £20,000, sums below that amount are delegated to the Head Teacher.
• Complete the Schools Financial Value Standards in Schools to be presented to the full board to ratify.
• Assess the financial progress towards achieving the objectives in the School Improvement Plan.
• Review of leases & contracts – including traded services.
• Ensure Best Value principles apply.
• Review the financial implications on the budget of the Pay & Conditions document.
• Receive the annual accounts and certificate of audit of the school fund account and other voluntary funds held within school.
• Assess the schools insurance cover to ensure that it provides adequate protection against risks.
• Review and approve the petty cash to be held by the school.
• Ensure LA financial procedures are complied with – review the Fair Funding document annually.
• Obtain quotations with a view to placing contracts/orders, once the relevant committee has drawn up a specification.

Staffing:

• Review/approve all policies relevant to staffing and roles of the committee.
• Consider applications from staff for variation to contract (secondments, early retirements, leave of absence, reduced working hours etc.)
• Ensure all personnel records are held securely.
• Review the staffing structure of the school annually ensuring that it meets the requirements of the curriculum and is in line with the School Improvement Plan.
• Review staff work / life balance, working conditions and well-being, including the monitoring of absence.
• Implement the appraisal policy and monitor teacher appraisal process.
• Equal Opportunities.
• Establish and maintain rolling programme for Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Checks.
• Staff training and CPD.

Any item referred by the full governing board

Membership

1. Deirdre Birch
2. Farooq Hussain
3. Tony James
4. Pally Lashar
5. Felicity Somervell
6. Petra Stanaway

Minimum of three members required for quorum

Chair of Committee

Felicity Somervell

Clerk

Julie Hayes

The committee has responsibility delegated by the governing board to:

Behaviour and attendance:

• Review behaviour and attendance polices.
• Review and monitor school behaviour.
• Review and monitor attendance data against school and national targets.

Premises, Health and Safety:

• Review the health and safety policy on an annual basis, amend, develop and review any other health and safety related polices or procedures.
• Establish and review an accessibility plan.
• Review e-safety policy and procedures.
• Receive Health and safety audit, and monitor any action plans that come out of the audit.
• Receive a regular report on accident statistics, near misses, incidents of violence or aggression and any RIDDOR incidents.
• Consider any reports provided by inspectors of the enforcing authority under Health and Safety at work Act or any other relevant enforcement authority.
• Comply with current fire safety legislation and regulations: ‘level one’ fire risk assessment should be carried out by the school on an annual basis; ‘level 2’ or technical fire risk assessment is reviewed bi-annually (Sandwell Specific).
• Ensure risk assessments are carried out and reviewed on a regular basis.
• Review and approve upcoming offsite activities, ensuring that health and safety planning and risk assessments have been undertaken for them.
• Ensure Fire risk assessment is carried out and reviewed annually, any recommendations identified will be transferred to an actions plan which will be monitored by governors to ensure completion.
• Ensure fire log book is maintained and updated.
• Inspect the school site and buildings to enable maintenance and improvement, including security (site visit). The inspection to be documented and any actions monitored.
• Ensure building related maintenance checks have been carried out at appropriate intervals and actions are monitored until completion. This will include but not limited to:
• Electronic testing – PAT testing
• Asbestos (where applicable)
• Annual gas service
• Glassing risk assessment
• Ladder log
• Playground equipment and gym inspection
• Lifting equipment
• Local exhaust ventilation (where applicable)
• Legionella risk assessment and relevant checks
• Ensure premise log book is being maintained and the premise manager and deputy have attended relevant health and safety training.
• Governors need to be satisfied that contractors do not pose a health and safety risk whilst on the school premise and should therefore have a system in place to ensure contractors are managed whilst carrying out work on the school premise. The system should identify relevant health and safety information required prior to a contractor coming on site and the process to be followed whilst on site. There should be a procedure for commissioning contractors.
• Consideration should be given to any health, safety and welfare implications posed by new equipment or circumstances.
• Receive reports and audits from health and safety representatives (to include caretaking and cleaning), actions identified should be monitored to completion.
• Health and safety self-monitoring return.
• Monitor the health and safety training that staff and governors have undertaken and plan any future training required.
• Monitor all safeguarding procedures.
• Keep up to date on any changes in health and safety legislation that may have an impact for the school.
• Review communications and publicity relating to health and safety in the school and where necessary recommend any improvements or changes, how information is communicated and made available within the school.
• Receive minutes of school central safety committee.

Any item referred by the full governing board

Membership

1. Deirdre Birch
2. Jaime Goreham
3. Tony James
4. Juskaran Kooner
5. Dawn Lovett

Minimum of three members required

Chair of Committee

Jaime Goreham

Clerk

Julie Hayes

The committee has responsibility delegated by the governing board for hearing:

• Staff grievance and discipline (in line with school policies)

• Staff dismissal, redundancy and redeployment
• Staff capability/management of absence

Membership

• To be made up of members who have no awareness of the original incident and are not known personally to the member of staff

Minimum of three members required

Chair of Committee

To be elected at each meeting

Clerk

The committee has responsibility delegated by the governing board to:

• Review the use of exclusions within school, including exclusions of more than 15 school days and exclusions which would result in a pupil missing the opportunity to take a public exam.
• Receive and consider any representations lodged by parents of pupils who have been excluded for a fixed term or permanently.
• Comply with exclusion procedures in accordance with the LA & DfE guidance.

Any item referred by the full governing board

Membership

• To be made up of members who have no awareness of the original incident and are not known personally to the appellant parents or pupils.

Minimum of three members required

Chair of Committee

Clerk

The committee has responsibility delegated by the governing board to:

• At the relevant stage, hear any complaint made under the school complaints procedures.

Any item referred by the full governing board

Membership

• To be made up of members who have no awareness of the original incident and are not known personally to the complainant.

Minimum of three members required

Chair of Committee

Clerk

The committee has responsibility delegated by the governing board for hearing appeals with regard to:

• Pay
• Redundancy
• Staff grievance
• Leave of absence – if appropriate
• Staff dismissal
• Any Item referred by the full governing board

When dealing with an appeal the committee should be equal to or greater than the original committee that made the decision.

Membership

• To be made up of members who have no awareness of the original incident and are not known personally to the appellant.

Minimum of three members required

Chair of Committee

To be elected at each meeting

Clerk

The committee has responsibility delegated by the governing board to:

• Review staff pay progression in accordance with the pay policy and annual appraisal cycle.

Committee to meet once per year in the autumn term.

Membership

1. Deirdre Birch
2. Felicity Somervell
3. Petra Stanaway

Chair of Committee

Petra Stanaway

Clerk

Julie Hayes

The committee has responsibility delegated by the governing board for:

• Meet the external advisor to discuss the Head Teacher’s performance targets.
• Decide whether targets have been met and set new targets annually.
• Recommend pay progression to the relevant committee.
• Undertake mid-year monitoring of the Head Teacher’s performance against targets.

Committee to meet once per year in the autumn term and also again during the annual cycle to review objectives.

Membership

1. Deirdre Birch
2. Felicity Somervell
3. Petra Stanaway

Chair of Committee

TBC

Clerk

N/A

The panel has responsibility delegated by the governing board for:

• Selection of the Head Teacher and deputy Head Teacher

Guidance on this process will be provided by your School Improvement Partner.

The appointment must always be ratified by the full governing board.

Membership

All members must be available at all stages of the process.

Chair of Committee

To be elected at each meeting

Clerk

Safeguarding/ Child Protection Governor *

Chair of Governors

SEND Governor

Farooq Hussain

Health & Safety Governor

Jaime Goreham

Safer Recruitment Governor

Farooq Hussain

Felicity Somervell

Petra Stanaway

Maths Governor

Petra Stanaway

English Governor

Felicity Somervell

Computing Governor

Petra Stanaway

Pupil Premium

Juskaran Kooner / Farooq Hussain

Lunchtime Staff / Cleaning / Administration Support Staff

• Head Teacher / Deputy Head Teacher
• Post Line Manager

Educational Support Staff

• Head Teacher / Deputy Head Teacher
• 1 SLT

Business Manager

• Head Teacher
• 2 Governors

Teaching Staff

• Head Teacher
• 1 Governor

Senior Leadership Team

* Head Teacher and Deputy Head Teacher appointments must be ratified by the relevant body.

• Head Teacher
• 2 Governors