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 2021-22 | | Name | Governor Type | Term From | Term To | | Mrs Jenisa Altink Vice Chair | 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 | 19 Mar 2023 | Link Governor for PSHE | Mr Ciaran Diver | Foundation DBE Appointed | 13 Sep 2021 | 12 Sep 2025 | | Dr Stephane Farenga | Local Authority Governor | 25 May 2018 | 24 May 2022 | Link Governor for Pupil Premium and SEND | Mrs Sheila Hoile | Foundation PCC Appointed | 03 Oct 2021 | 2 Oct 2025 | | Vacancy | Foundation PCC Appointed | | | | Vacancy | Foundation PCC Appointed | | | | Vacancy | Foundation DBE Appointed | | | | Vacancy | Parent governor | | | | Mrs Helen Melidoro | Headteacher | 1 Jan 2019 | | | Cliff Wing | Clerk | | | |
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Governing Body Declarations of Interest 2021-22
Member | Confirmed | Entity | Nature | Notes | From | To | Mrs Jenisa Altink | Confirmed 29 Jun 2021 | The Wroxham School | Parent Governor | | 16 Dec 19 | | Rev Ruth Barr | Nothing to declare: Confirmed 21 Sep 2021 | | | | | | 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 26 Sep 2021 | | | | | | Mr Ciaran Diver | Confirmed 17 Sep 2021 | School | Friend | Personal friend of School Headteacher | | | Dr Stephane Farenga | Nothing to declare: Confirmed 16 Nov 2021 | | | | | | Mrs Sheila Hoile | Nothing to declare: Confirmed 22 Oct 2021 | | | | | | Mr Cliff Wing | Nothing to declare: Confirmed 4 Oct 2021 | | | | | |
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Governing Body Attendance 2020-21
Y = Attended, N = Apologies Accepted, NA = Apologies not Accepted, NS = No Apologies sent, ? = Attendance Not Marked, Blank = Not Required | Full governing board | Full governing board | Full governing board | Full governing board | Full governing board | Full governing board |
Governor | Governor Type | 22 Sep 2020 | 17 Nov 2020 | 26 Jan 2021 | 23 Mar 2021 | 18 May 2021 | 13 Jul 2021 |
Mrs Jenisa Altink | Foundation DBE or PCC Appointed | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
Rev Ruth Barr | Foundation Ex-Officio | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
Mrs Penny Beale | Parent governor | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y |
Mrs Deborah Collins | Clerk | Y | Y | Y | | Y | Y |
Mr Kieron Extence | Staff Governor | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Dr Stephane Farenga | Local Authority Governor | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Mrs Sheila Hoile | Foundation DBE or PCC Appointed | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Mrs Helen Melidoro | Headteacher | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Mrs Joyce Purkiss | Foundation DBE or PCC Appointed | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
All meetings in 2020-21 were held remotely vis Microsoft Teams