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Chapel Break Infant School
Governance Statement 2018 - 2019
What are School Governors and what do they do?
The School Governors are like a Board of Directors who have legal duties, powers, and responsibilities. All governors serve for a term of four years. We are a ‘Critical Friend’ to the school, supporting its aims and values and helping it to strive and achieve the highest standards possible in all aspects of school life.
The 3 main roles of the Governing Body are:
Ensuring that the School has a clarity of Vision and strategic direction
To hold the Head Teacher to account for the school’s educational performance
To oversee the financial performance of the school and make sure that its money is well and appropriately spent.
So how do the Governors do this at Chapel Break?
Meetings of the Full Governing Body are held at least once every half term where all aspects of the school are reviewed and discussed. Governors also regularly spend time at the school on an individual basis to both help with and monitor all aspects of daily school life.
We also have 3 Sub Committees who meet at least once a term:
The Finance & Personnel Committee’s main responsibility is to oversee the school budgets, staffing policies and matters relating to the buildings and grounds.
The Teaching, Learning and Assessment Committee reviews the school’s curriculum to ensure that it meets the standards required, that the assessment processes in place are robust and effective and that all pupils, whatever their ability, make the required levels of progress and maximise their potential.
The Behaviour & Welfare Committee monitor and review such things as the Safeguarding of both Children and Staff, Health & Safety policy and the level and quality of extra curricular activities at the school.
The Governing Body is made up of:
• The Head teacher
• Parents (proposed and elected by other parents who have children at the school)
• An elected Member of Staff at the school
• A Local Authority Representative
• Co-Opted Community Representatives
What have the Governors achieved in 2018-19?
As part of the three main roles shown above, the Governors have been instrumental in working with the Head and staff on the following:
• Continuing to update the vision for the school and developing a five-year plan, taking into account changes that will be required moving forward
• Working with and continuing to build a network of similar thinking schools, both within Norfolk and across the country.
• Continuing to work with the Local authority to understand and plan the future school provision for Bowthorpe.
• Ensuring the school premises and equipment are fit for purpose
• Working with the Local Authority on a proactive approach to budgeting whilst ensuring that the School receive a green overall financial rating.
• Supporting the School as it, along with many other schools, lobby both Local and National Government for better school funding, particularly in terms of Special Educational Needs.
• Visiting the school regularly to monitor progress against the school’s improvement and development priorities.
What is the School’s Vision Statement and the underlying principles that support it?
Our vision is ‘To pioneer a warm-hearted hive of creativity, inspiring our community to love learning and thrive. To cultivate supportive partnerships that sustain excellence in learning.’
The underlying principles that support this vision are:
• ‘We are Partners’ • ‘We encourage and foster a happy and healthy lifestyle’
• ‘We are Participative’ • ‘We contribute to and embrace a high performance culture’
• ‘We are Curious’ • ‘We are Inclusive’
• ‘We are Pioneering’ • ‘We are all Learners’
• ‘We are Positive’
Who are the Governor’s at Chapel Break Infant School and how do I contact them?
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Current Term of Office |
Committee Membership |
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Governor |
Governor Category |
Date First Appointed |
From |
To |
Finance |
Behaviour |
Teaching & Learning |
Head’s PM |
Declarations of Interest |
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Alison Borthwick |
Co-opted |
01/09/2014 |
01/09/2018 |
31/08/2022 |
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Y |
Y |
Self-employed Maths Training |
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Jonathan Bugg |
Co-opted |
24/07/2013 |
24/07/2017 |
23/07/2023 |
Y |
Y |
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None declared 19/09/2019 |
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Kevin Jermy |
Co-opted |
01/02/2014 |
03/10/2017 |
02/10/2021 |
Y |
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Y |
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None declared 19/09/2019 |
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Sara Johnston |
Headteacher |
Ongoing |
Ongoing |
Ongoing |
Y |
Y |
Y |
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None declared 19/09/2019 |
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Helen Lamb |
Co-opted |
09/07/2013 |
03/07/2017 |
08/07/2021 |
Y |
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Y |
Y |
None declared 19/09/2019 |
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Vacancy |
Parent |
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Lee Stuart |
Staff |
19/09/2019 |
19/09/2019 |
18/09/2023 |
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Y |
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None declared 19/09/2019 |
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Ian Prior |
Parent |
18/01/2012 |
18/01/2016 |
17/01/2020 |
Y |
Y |
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None declared 19/09/2019 |
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Kevin Hunn |
Co-opted |
03/10/2017 |
03/10/2017 |
02/10/2021 |
Y |
Y |
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None declared 19/09/2019 |
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Kevin Holland |
Co-opted |
20/03/2018 |
20/03/2018 |
19/03/2022 |
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Y |
Y |
Y |
Advisor for Educator Solutions. Provides Education support via VNET and Optimum Coaching (own company) |
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Jill Duman |
Local Authority |
23/07/2019 |
23/07/2019 |
22/07/2013 |
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Works for Educator Solutions as an advisor to schools. |
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Kim Chambers |
Co-opted |
19/09/2019 |
19/09/2019 |
18/09/2023 |
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Member of Staff |
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Previous Governors |
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Angela Moore | Staff | 24/07/2013 | 19/09/2017 | Resigned 09/07/2019 |
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Sam Lee |
Parent |
18/01/2016 |
18/01/2016 |
Resigned 09/07/2019 |
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Chair of Governors: Kevin Hunn
Clerk to Governors: Jennie Reynolds
Chapel Break Infant School
Governing Board Attendance Record September 2018 to August 2019
Governor |
Full Governing Board |
Finance & Personnel Committee |
Behaviour & Welfare Committee |
Teaching, Learning & Assessment Committee |
Alison Borthwick |
83% |
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100% |
Jonathon Bugg |
50% |
67% |
100% |
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Kevin Jermy |
100% |
100% |
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100% |
Sara Johnston |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
Helen Lamb |
100% |
67% |
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100% |
Sam Lee |
83% |
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0% |
100% |
Angela Moore |
100% |
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100% |
100% |
Ian Prior |
100% |
100% |
100% |
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Kevin Hunn |
83% |
100% |
0% |
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Kevin Holland |
67% |
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Vacancy |
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Vacancy |
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If any parent / carer would like to contact the Governors, please telephone or leave a message with the school office.
Our school number is: 01603 749 550