The Governing Body
The Instrument of Government states that the Governing Body shall consist of the following:
3 Parent Governors, LA Governor, Headteacher, Staff Governor and 4 Co-Opted Governors.
The Governing Body of Belswains Primary School is committed to assist the Headteacher and all staff in providing a safe, happy and all inclusive environment in which to deliver the best possible education for our children.
To assist with our aims, school links have been established between Governors and Staff
The Governing Body operates the following sub-committees;-
- Resources – dealing with Finance, Premises, Staff Pay and Conditions
- Strategic – dealing with all curriculum related activities
Working Parties are set up as and when the need arises:
- Pupil Premium and Vulnerable Groups Working Party – ensuring Pupil Premium funding is spent to the best advantage and monitoring results against expenditure
| Belswains Primary School Membership |
| Name | Governor Type | Term From | Term To | Additional Information | Committees | Roles 2020/21 | Business or Pecuniary Interests | Other Relevant Interests |
| Mrs Lucy Ashford | Parent governor |
01 Sep 2019 | 31 Aug 2023 | Strategic | Co Vice-Chair Website D & T |
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| Mrs Neysa Claridge | Headteacher |
01 Sep 2020 | Strategic and Resources | Headteacher | Employed by Belswains Primary School | |||
| Miss Louisa Clarke | Staff governor |
15 Sep 2020 | 14 Sep 2024 | Strategic | English | Employed by Belswains Primary School | ||
| Mr Alan Craig | Parent governor |
01 Sep 2019 | 31 Aug 2023 | Resources (Chair) | Sports Premium History |
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| Mrs Allison Culley | Co-opted governor |
01 Nov 2018 | 31 Oct 2022 | Strategic (Clerk) | Employed by Belswains Primary School | |||
| Miss Susan Cutler | Local Authority Governor |
01 Nov 2018 | 31 Oct 2022 | Chair until 01.10.2022 | Strategic (Chair) and Resources | Chair Safeguarding Governor Data Protection Officer SEN School Travel Plan EYFS |
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| Mr Idris Foster-Edwards | Co-opted governor |
15 Jan 2017 | 14 Jan 2021 | Completion of term of office | Strategic and Resources (Clerk) | Vice Chair Chair of Disciplinary School Council Health and Safety | ||
| Mrs Nafeesa Khan | Associate Member |
16 Sep 2020 | 15 Sep 2021 | Resources (Clerk) | R.E. | |||
| Mrs Tracey Middleton | Clerk |
Clerk | Clerk, Trainer and Admin roles currently undertaken. Employed by HfL | |||||
| Mrs Cassandra O'Neill | Co-opted governor |
03 Nov 2017 | 3 Nov 2021 | Resources | Computing | |||
| Mrs Fran Parkins | Parent governor |
16 Sep 2020 | 15 Sep 2024 | Resources | Co Vice-Chair Wellbeing & Mental Health Governor Maths | |||
| Miss Sarah Schembri | Staff Governor | 05 Oct 2016 | 15 Sep 2020 | Completion of term of office | Resources | |||
| Mrs Suzanne Uezzell | Co-opted governor |
11 Jul 2019 | 10 Jul 2023 | Strategic | Governor Development Coordinator CLA |
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| Mrs Lucy Warner | Parent Governor | 05 Oct 2016 | 15 Sep 2020 | Completion of term of office | Strategic (clerk) | |||
| Mrs Karen Yilmaz | Associate Member |
01 Nov 2018 | 31 Dec 2020 | Left employment | Strategic and Resources | Deputy Headteacher | Employed by Belswains Primary School | |
| Mr Christopher Payne | Associate Member |
01 Jan 2021 | Strategic and Resources | Deputy Headteacher | Employed by Belswains Primary School | |||
| Notes: | ||||||||
| 1) | Associate members are not Governors (so are not counted in the total number of governors constitution) but are appointed by the Governing Body to bring expertise and experience in specific areas to committees. The majority of Associate Members are staff members such as Deputy Heads or members of the SLT, or in some cases an external person who cannot commit to the full time role of a governor but brings a skill (e.g. finance; health and safety) which supports the governing boards effectiveness. They may be appointed for a period of between one and four years. They may attend full Governing Body meetings and whilst they do not have voting rights on the governing board, if they are over 18, they can be delegated voting rights on a committee which should be reflected in the terms of reference for that committee | |||||||
| 2) | Other relevant interests includes relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff (including spouses, partners and close relatives) | |||||||
| 3) | Governors at Belswains Primary School have declared that they have no other governance roles in other schools | |||||||
The Approved Minutes of governing body meetings are available, upon request, from the school office.
The Governing Body undertakes an Annual Survey of all parents/carers to obtain their views on the performance of the school. Governors are available at all other times to listen to concerns or views of parents/carers and can be contacted via the school office.
The Chair of Governors and Headteacher send out an annual review letter to parents at the end of each academic year .