Welcome to our Governors’ section
What is the Purpose of the Governing Body?
The purpose of our governing body is to:
- help the school to set high standards by planning for the school’s future and setting targets for school improvement
- keep up the pressure for school improvement
- be a critical friend to the school, offering support and advice
- help the school respond to the needs of parents and the community
- make the school accountable to the public for what it does
- work with the school on planning, developing policies and keeping the school under review
- oversee the financial performance of the school and make sure its money is well spent
- exercise its responsibilities and powers in partnership with the Headteacher and staff
- not intervene in the day-to-day management of the school unless there are weaknesses in the school, when it then has a duty to take action.
Some of these purposes are set in law.
A school’s governing body is a corporate body. This means it has a legal existence separate from that of its individual members. As long as governors have acted honestly, without ulterior motive, and reasonably, within the law and regulations, the governing body cannot be held to account as individuals for any liabilities incurred by the governing body.
How do Governors fulfil these purposes?
We exercise our duties in a number of ways:
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| St Mary's Church of England Primary School Governing Body Membership 2022-23 | | Name | Governor Type | Term From | Term To | | Mrs Jenisa Altink | Foundation PCC Appointed | 01 Aug 2021 | 31 Jul 2025 | Vice Chair Chair of Standards and Curriculum Committee | Rev Ruth Barr | Foundation Ex-Officio | 23 Sep 2019 | | Link Governor for RE and Collective Worship | Debbie Bartlett | Staff governor | 21 Sep 2021 | 20 Sep 2025 | | Mrs Penny Beale | Parent governor | 20 Mar 2019 | 31 July 2024 | Link Governor for PE | Mr Ciaran Diver | Foundation DBE Appointed | 13 Sep 2021 | 12 Sep 2025 | Link Governor for Maths | Mrs Sheila Hoile | Foundation PCC Appointed | 03 Oct 2021 | 2 Oct 2025 | Chair of Governors Health and Safety, Safeguarding and Link Governor for Design and Technology | Mrs Helen Lee | Foundation PCC Appointed | 28 Sept 2022 | 7 Sept 2026 | Link Governor for Science | Dr Oluseyi Adeyemi | Parent Governor | | | | Vacancy | Foundation DBE Appointed | | | | Vacancy | Foundation PCC Appointed | | | | Mr Adrian Petty | Headteacher | 1 April 2022 | | | Ms Jill Byrne | School Business Manager | | | |
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Cliff Wing Clerk
Governing Body Declarations of Interest 2021-22
Member | Confirmed | Entity | Nature | Notes | From | To | Mrs Jenisa Altink | Confirmed
7 March 2023 | The Wroxham School | Parent Governor | | 16 Dec 19 | | Rev Ruth Barr | Nothing to declare: Confirmed
26 October 2022 | | | | | | Mrs Debbie Bartlett | Confirmed 16 Nov 2021 | North Mymms St Mary's | Employee | Deputy Headteacher at school | 03 Sep 17 | | Mrs Penny Beale | Nothing to declare: Confirmed
2 November 2022 | | | | | | Mr Ciaran Diver | Nothing to declare Confirmed 17 November 2022 | | | | | | Mrs Sheila Hoile | Nothing to declare: Confirmed
13 February 2023 | | | | | | Mrs Helen Lee | Nothing to declare: Confirmed
18 November 2022 | | | | | | Dr Oluseyi Adeyemi | Nothing to declare: Confirmed
26 January 2023 | | | | | | Mr Cliff Wing | Nothing to declare: Confirmed 4 Oct 2021 | | | | | |
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Governing Body Attendance 22-23
| | 21st September 2021 | 16th November 2021 via MS Teams | 26th January 2022 via MS Teams | 22nd March 2022 | 24th May 2022 | 12th July 2022 |
| Jenisa Altink | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y |
| Rev’d Ruth Barr | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Debbie Bartlett | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Penny Beale | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Jill Byrne | - | - | - | - | Y | Y |
| Ciaran Diver | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Dr Stephane Farenga | N | Y | Y | N | Y | N |
| Sheila Hoile | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Helen Melidoro | Y | Y | Y | Y | - | - |
| Adrian Petty | - | - | - | - | Y | Y |
| Cliff Wing | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
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