Governors are at the heart of how a school operates. It is important they get things right. How they do their job affects the interests of pupils, staff morale and how the school is seen by parents and others in the community.
Governors at Wilby CofE VA Primary School work as a team and are responsible for making sure the school provides a good quality education. Raising educational standards in school is a key priority and we believe that this has the greatest opportunity for succes when there are high expectations of what pupils can achieve.
The Governing Body:
- is accountable for the performance of the school to parents and the wider community
- plans the school's future direction
- selects the head teacher
- makes decisions on the school's budget and staffing
- makes sure the national curriculum is taught
- decides how the school can encourage pupil's spiritual, moral and social development
- makes sure the school provides for all its pupils, including those with special needs
Governors also promote effective ways of teaching and learning when setting the school aims and policies. They do this together with the head teacher, who is responsible for the day to day management of the school. Our school governing body includes governors who are:
- Parents elected by other parents at the school
- Staff elected by Head, teachers and support staff at the school. The head teacher is entitled to be a staff governor without an election
- Persons appointed by Northamptonshire County Council as the local education authority. There are upto four of these 'LEA' governors
- Foundation governors, appointed by the church
Foundation governors form the majority on the governing body of the school, which is a Church of England
Wilby CE VA Primary School Governing Body 2020 - 2021
| Governor | Category | Date of Appointment | End of Term of Office | Committees/Responsibilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynette Dudley | Foundation | 15.06.2017 |
14.06.2021 |
Chair of Governors Pay, Personnel & Finance Committee Safeguarding, Attendance, Behaviour, Anti-bullying Lead Health and Safety Lead |
| Gillian Whall | Foundation | 05.10.2018 | 04.10.2022 |
Vice Chair of Governors
Admissions Committee EYFS Lead |
| Helen Tite | Foundation | 26.03.2017 |
25.03.2021 |
Pay, Personnel & Finance Committee Admissions Committee
|
|
Rev Jackie Buck |
Foundation | 15.06.2017 |
14.06.2021 |
Class 4 Governor |
|
Julia Cleworth |
Foundation | 24.02.2017 |
23.02.2021 |
Pay, Personnel & Finance Committee RE and Collective Worship Lead |
|
Katie Warwick |
Staff | 14.10.2019 |
13.10.2023 |
|
|
Lisa Pearce |
Head | 19.10.2007 | ongoing | |
|
George Thompson |
Foundation | 11.12.2017 |
10.12.2021 |
Pay, Personnel & Finance Committee Finance Lead PE Premium Lead |
|
Adele Rowland |
Foundation | 01.09.2018 | 01.09.2022 |
Maths Lead Class 2 Governor |
|
Claire Marsh |
Parent | 13.03.2018 | 12.03.2022 |
Class 3 Governor Admissions Committee |
|
Anthony Foreman |
LA | 20.03.2020 |
19.03.2024 |
Website Compliance Lead |
| Vacancy | Parent | 16.07.2020 |
Wilby CE VA Primary School Governing Body Pecuniary Interests
| Governor | Interest | Pecuniary | Non-Pecuniary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gillian Whall | None | None | None |
| Helen Tite | None | None | None |
| Rev Jackie Buck | None | None | None |
| Julia Cleworth | None | None | None |
| Lynette Dudley | None | None | None |
| Katie Warwick | Staff | Yes | None |
| Lisa Pearce | Partner is Site Supervisor | Yes | None |
| George Thompson | Parish Councillor , Church Warden | None | Yes |
| Adele Rowland | None | None | None |
| Claire Marsh | Child in school | None | None |
Attendance Information Governing Body Meetings Sept 2019 - July 2020
|
Governor |
PPF 11/10/2019 |
Whole Governors 14/10/2019 |
PPF 24/11/2019 |
Whole Governors 27/11/2019 |
Whole Governors 22/01/2020 |
Admissions 13/02/2020 |
Whole Governors 11/03/2020 |
PPF 22/04/2020 |
Whole Governors 20/05/2020 |
PPF 09/06/2020 |
Whole Governors 03/07/2020 |
Whole Governors 15/07/2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lisa Pearce |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
A | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
|
Lynette Dudley |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N/A | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
|
Gillian Whall |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
A | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
|
Adele Rowlands |
N/A |
Y |
N/A |
Y |
Y |
N/A | Y | N/A | Y | N/A | Y | A |
|
Claire Marsh |
N/A |
Y |
N/A |
Y |
Y |
Y | Y | N/A | Y | N/A | Y | Y |
|
George Thompson |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N/A | Y | A | A | Y | Y | Y |
|
Helen Tite |
Y |
A |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | A |
|
Julia Cleworth |
A |
Y |
A |
Y |
Y |
N/A | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
|
Katie Warwick |
N/A |
Y |
N/A |
Y |
Y |
N/A | Y | N/A | Y | N/A | A | Y |
|
Michael Palmer |
N/A |
Y |
N/A |
Y |
Y |
N/A | Y | N/A | Y | N/A | Y | Y |
|
Rev Jackie Buck |
N/A |
Y |
N/A |
Y |
Y |
N/A | Y | N/A | Y | N/A | Y | Y |
| Anthony Foreman | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Y (Obs) | N/A | Y | N/A | Y | Y |
Attendance Information Governing Body Meetings Sept 18 – July 19
|
Governor |
Vision 18/09/2018 |
Whole Governors 26/09/2018 |
Whole Governors 14/11/18 |
PPF 30/01/2019 |
Whole Governors 30/01/19 |
Admissions 14/02/2019 |
Whole Governors 13/03/19 |
Whole Governors 22/05/19 |
Whole Governors 17/07/2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gillian Whall |
N/A |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Helen Tite |
N/A |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Lisa Pearce |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Adele Rowland |
N/A |
A |
Y |
N/A |
Y |
N/A |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Julia Cleworth |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N/A |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Kerry Groom |
N/A |
Y |
A |
N/A |
Y |
N/A |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Michael Palmer |
N/A |
Y |
Y |
N/A |
Y |
N/A |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
George Thompson |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N/A |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Rev Jackie Buck |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N/A |
A |
N/A |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Lynette Dudley |
N/A |
A |
Y |
N/A |
A |
N/A |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Claire Marsh |
N/A |
Y |
Y |
N/A |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
NB: N/A means not on Governing Body at that time or not a member of that committee.