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Governors

 

Role

 

The Governing Body of Everton Primary School is responsible for:
 
a. Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction; 
b. Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the 
school and its pupils; and 
c. Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its 
money is well spent. 
 

 

 

Membership 

 

The governing body of Everton Primary School is determined by an instrument of government and re-constituted (11th March 2015) as per the requirements of The School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2012.  The governing body is now made up of 11 Governors:

 

4 Parent Governors - elected from the parent body;

1 LEA Governor - appointed by the LEA;

2 Staff Governors (including the Head Teacher);

4 Co-opted Governors - appointed by the governing body for specific skills and to represent the community.

 

The current membership of the governing body is:

 

Chair - Richard Kirbyshaw - Parent Governor (15/06/16 to 14/06/20)

Vice Chair -  Tracy Crowe - Parent Governor (03/02/15 to 02/02/19)

Richard Evers - Co-opted Governor (09/11/2016 to 8/11/20)

Anthony Hercock - LA Governor (04/08/15 to 03/08/19)

Susan Hughes - Co-opted Governor (11/03/15 to 10/03/19)

Louise Chambers - Co-opted Governor (10/02/16 to 09/02/20)

Jane Backhouse - Co-opted Governor (10/02/16 to 09/02/20)

Ryan Griffiths - Parent Governor (16/02/2017 to 15/01/21)

Head - Paul Higginbottom - Staff Governor (01/09/2012 to present)

Alison Bowers - Staff Governor (06/12/17 to 0512/21)

 

 

There is one parent governor vacancy for which an election will take place.

 

A key document for anyone interested in the governance of the school or in becoming a governor is at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/governors-handbook.

 

 

 

Work of the Governing Body

 

The work of the governing body is in the public domain, subject to confidentiality, and all documents are available via the school office.
 

 

 

OFSTED

 

Governance is included in the Leadership and Management section of OFSTED's school inspection that was rated Good in September 2013 at: https://www.evertonprimary.co.uk/cms/news/downloaddoc.asp?DocRef=433&DocCount=3&MediaFolder=keyinfo.
 
Specifically the comments on governance were:
 
  • The governing body is active, energetic and holds an accurate view of the school’s strengths and weaknesses. It deploys the different skills of its members well, particularly in respect of safeguarding pupils’ health and well-being, and ensures that all of its statutory responsibilities are met.  Governors track pupils’ achievement carefully and know how it compares to other schools’.
  • The Chair of the governing body has a very clear understanding of governors’ roles and responsibilities, and adopts a keen strategic perspective in overseeing the school’s future development. He readily acknowledges the impact of the headteacher in driving recent improvements.
  • Governors know how the pupil premium is spent and have followed the impact of this spending through to the outcomes reached by those pupils who are entitled to its support.
  • The school holds all teachers, including the headteacher, rigorously to account for the effectiveness of their performance. Promotions and pay rises are linked through this to the amount of pupils’ learning.

 

 

 

Governors' Attendance at Meetings over the last year

 

 

Name of governor

Spring

full

 Spring interim

Summer full

Autumn full 

Autumn

interim

 

7.3.18

 31.1.18

11.07.2018

06.12.2017

18.10.2017

Mr Richard Kirbyshaw

Y

 Y

Y

N- apologies

N- apologies

Mr Richard Evers

Y

 Y

N- apologies

N- apologies

N

Mrs Susan Hughes

Y

 Y

Y

N- apologies

Y

Mr Anthony Hercock

Y

 Y

Y

Y

Y

Mrs Louise Chambers

N- apologies

 N- apologies

Y

Y

Y

Mrs Jane Backhouse

Y

 N- apologies

Y

Y

Y

Mrs Tracey Crowe

Y

 Y

Y

Y

N- apologies

Mrs Alison Bowers

Y

 N- apologies

Y

Y

Y

Mr Ryan Griffiths

Y

 Y

N- apologies

Y

Y

Mr Paul Higginbottom

Y

 Y

Y

Y

Y

 

 

Governors' Attendance at Collaboration Meetings over the last year

 

Name of governor

09.06.17

19.07.17

06.10.17

20.11.17

 2.3.2018 20.4.18 21.5.18 6.7.18

Mr Richard Kirbyshaw

N- apologies

N-apologies

Y

N-apologies

 Y N - apologies Y N

Mrs Tracey Crowe

 

Y

Y

Y

Y

 N N - apologies N Y

Mrs Alison Bowers

Y

Y

N-apologies

N-apologies

 Y N - apologies Y Y

Mr Paul Higginbottom

Y

Y

Y

Y

 Y Y Y Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

Governors' Attendance at Other Committee Meetings over the last year

 

 

Governor

08.03.17

5.07.17

20.11.17

 15.3.18

Finance

Finance

Finance

 Finance

Mr R
Kirbyshaw

Y

Y

y

 Y

Mr R Evers

Y

Y

N - apologies

 N - apologies

Mr A Hercock

Y

N - apologies

Y

 N - apologies

Mrs T Crowe

Y

Y

Y

 Y

Mrs A Bowers

N/A

N/A

N/A

 N/A

Mr P Higginbottom

Y

Y

Y

 Y

 

 

 

 

Governor Register of Business Interests

 

 

Name

Governance roles in other schools

Any interest declared

 

Richard Kirbyshaw

None

None

Richard Evers

None

Wife works at the school

Tracy Crowe

None

None

Anthony Hercock

None

None

Susan Hughes

None

None

Louise Chambers

None

None

Jane Backhouse

None

None

Paul Higginbottom

At Mattersey Primary School

None

Alison Bowers

None

None

Ryan Griffiths

None

None
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