Governors and the Register of Business Interests

School Governors

Who can become a school governor?

You don't need to have a child at a school to become a governor. No special qualifications are required, but you must be 18 or over on the date when you are elected or appointed. Enthusiasm, commitment and an interest in education are the most important qualities. Many schools would particularly welcome new governors who have transferable skills developed at work, or who have a particularly good understanding of the community served by the school.

What do school governors do?

The governing body of a school is responsible for ensuring that it is run to promote pupil achievement. Its duties include:

setting strategic direction, policies and objectives
approving the school budget
reviewing progress against the school's budget and objectives
appointing, challenging and supporting the headteacher.

The governing body is made up of:

parent governors (elected by parents)
staff representatives (elected by staff)
local authority governors (appointed by the local authority)
community governors (members of the local community appointed by the governing body)

What would be involved?

The amount of time involved for each governor varies between schools. We have two meetings each term which last around 2 hours each. We do ask that you read information provided before each meeting which may well take another couple of hours. We would also strongly encourage you to visit the school to see the children at work each term and observe the impact of decisions made at meetings.

Being a governor is a serious commitment, but it can be rewarding. Find out more about the benefits of becoming a school governor on the School Governors' One Stop Shop(SGOSS) website.

Register of Business Interests

The Register of Business Interest includes all business interests such as directorships, major share holding and other appointments of influence within a business or other organisation which may have dealings with the school. The disclosure also includes the business interests of immediate family relatives. We ensure that the register is kept up to date and complete and includes all relevant persons. The register is reviewed annually.

Name of Governor	Category	C	R	Business Interest	Relationship	Date of Appointment
Sarah Clements	Headteacher	✓	✓	None	N/A	5/3/2015
Adrienne Barrell	Co Headteacher Retired Dec 23	✓	✓	Chickenshed	Partners Employer	5/3/2015
Tracey Charles	Co opted Chair	✓	✓	None	N/A	5/3/2023
Geoffrey Southwell	Local Authority	✓	✓	None	N/A	1/9/2022
Sharon Kingham nee Rowsell	Staff	✓	✓	Lawsons & Millbond	Partner & Sons Employer	17/9/2022
Arthur Hasler	Co opted Vice Chair Resigned 28/8/24	✓	✓	None	None	19/3/2023
Niamh Bays	Co opted	✓	✓	None	None	25/6/2023
Ajay Purbhoosing	Co opted	✓	✓	None	None	28/6/2022
Aynur Duman	Parent	✓	✓			21/9/2022
Denise Vigor	Co opted	✓	✓	None	None	24/3/2024

C= Member of Curriculum Committee R= Member of Resources Committee

*=Resigned

Other committees are formed as and when needed.

All appointments are for 4 years.

Governor Attendance Table

Type of Meeting

F & C

Name /Date

28 Jun 22

21 Sep 22

23 Nov 22

22 Feb 23

29 Mar 23

10 May 23

12 July 23

4 Oct 23

22 Nov 23

21 Feb 24

27 Mch 24

8 May 24

10 July 24

2 Oct 24

Sarah Clements

✓

Adrienne Barrell

✓

Tracey Charles

✓

Geoffrey Southwell

✓

Sharon Kingham nee Rowsell

✓

Arthur Hasler

✓

Niamh Bays

✓

Ajay Purbhoosing

✓

Aynur Duman

✓

Denise Vigor

✓

Type of meeting - F = Finance, C = Curriculum,

✓ = Present at meeting

C = Consented Absence

U = Unconsented absence

R = Resigned

RT = Retired