LA (1)

End of Office

Steven Hadley

1^st November 2026

Parents (4)

End of Office

Stephanie Cross

14^th October 2025

Angela Dunnett

14^th October 2025

Siobhan Francis

4^th October 2027

Muhammad Islam

4^th October 2026

Head Teacher (1)

End of Office

Anthony James

Ex-Officio

Staff Governor (1)

End of Office

Dawn Lovett

12^th October 2027

Co-opted (5)

End of Office

Farooq Hussain

15^th September 2026

Pally Lashar

15^th September 2026

Eve Loveridge

17^th September 2028

Claire Mahmood

1^st November 2026

Felicity Somervell

15^th September 2026

Full Governing Board

Wednesday 18^th September 2024 at 6pm (set-up meeting)

Wednesday 11^th December 2024 at 6pm

Wednesday 9^th April 2025 at 6pm (budget ratification)

Wednesday 9^th July 2025 at 6pm

Finance & Personnel Committee

Wednesday 6^th November 2024 at 6.30pm

Wednesday 12^th March 2025 at 6pm (budget setting)

Wednesday 18^th June 2025 at 6pm

Behaviour & Safety Committee

Wednesday 9^th October 2024 at 6pm

Wednesday 15^th January 2025 at 6pm

Wednesday 21^st May 2025 at 6pm

Pay Committee

TBA

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 & review financial projections.
• Review Pupil Premium/ PE& Sports Premium and ensure impact statements are published on the school’s website.
• Approve expenditure and virements of sums over £20,000, sums below that amount are delegated to the Head Teacher/Principal.
• Conform to the Schools Financial Value Standards in Schools
• Assess the financial progress towards achieving the objectives in the school improvement plan.
• Review of leases and contracts – including traded services.
• Ensure Best Value principles apply.
• Review the financial implications on the budget of the pay and conditions document.
• Receive the annual accounts and certificate of audit of the school fund account and other voluntary funds held within school.
• Assess the school’s insurance cover to ensure that it provides adequate protection against risks.
• Review and approve internal financial procedures and controls.
• Ensure LA/academy financial procedures are complied with. This is to include:
• A Cost Centre Group Report or Account Summary Report (or equivalent )
• A Virement Report,
• A copy of the latest Suspense File ( non-cheque book and EPA schools only)
• A system report showing cumulative expenditure of £10,000 or more with an individual supplier.  Note: This must not be restricted to an individual financial year and may cross a number of financial years
• Ensure tenders are sought when expenditure is expected to exceed the Public Contract Regulations limit for tendering.  Information on tendering limits can be found under route 5 at Buying for schools: how to buy what you need - Find the right route to buy - Guidance - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
• 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). Refer to local policy guidance.
• 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. Stephanie Cross
2. Steven Hadley
3. Farooq Hussain
4. Tony James
5. Claire Mahmood
6. Felicity Somervell
    

Minimum of three members required

Chair of Committee

Claire Mahmood

Clerk

Joanne Morgan

The committee has responsibility delegated by the governing board to:

Behaviour and attendance:

• Review behaviour policy and written statement of behaviour principles.
• Review attendance policy.
• Monitor school behaviour.
• Review and monitor attendance data against school and national targets.

Premises, Health and Safety:

• Estate strategy and asset management plan
• 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.
• Ensure where the school provides school lunches and/or other school food and milk, this meets DfE standards.
• 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
• COSHH - ensure that all required safety data sheets have been obtained and COSHH assessments, produced and reviewed on at least an annual basis.
• 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 action 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 by relevant site staff and have attended appropriate 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.

 Any item referred by the full governing board

Membership

1. Angela Dunnett
2. Siobhan Francis
3. Muhammad Islam
4. Tony James
5. Pally Lashar
6. Dawn Lovett
7. Felicity Somervell

Minimum of three members required

Chair of Committee

Siobhan Francis

Clerk

Joanne Morgan

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

The committee will consider any issues pertaining to staffing and personnel, in line with HR policies and procedures.  This includes but is not limited to;

• Staff grievance and discipline (in line with school policies)
• Staff dismissal, redundancy and redeployment
• Staff capability
• Management of absence
• Dignity at work

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:

Consider and decide on the reinstatement of a suspended or permanently excluded pupil within 15 school days of receiving notice of a suspension or permanent exclusion from the headteacher if:

• it is a permanent exclusion;
• it is a suspension which would bring the pupil's total number of school days out of school to more than 15 in a term; or
• it would result in the pupil missing a public examination or national curriculum test
• Receive and consider any representations lodged by parents of pupils who have been suspended or permanently excluded.
• 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

To be elected at each meeting

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

To be elected at each meeting

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
• Dignity at Work
• 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 hearing 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:

• Undertake functions in relation to appraisal and pay progression as determined in the pay policy.

Committee to meet once per year in the autumn term

Membership

• Minimum of three members required.  Cannot be HT or governor employed by the school
• Any representations made by staff following the initial decision of the Pay Committee must be heard in the first instance by the same members of the committee.

1. Stephanie Cross
2. Siobhan Francis
3. Claire Mahmood

Chair of Committee

To be elected at the initial meeting

Clerk

The committee has responsibility delegated by the governing board to:

• 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 and in accordance with the pay policy
• Undertake mid-year monitoring of the Head Teacher’s performance against targets

Membership

1. Angela Dunnett
2. Steven Hadley
3. Felicity Somervell

Minimum of two members required

Chair of Committee

To be elected at the initial meeting

Clerk