Governing Body

Full Governor Board (FGB) Structure and Remit

Governors – strategy, finance, the deployment of resources, decisions, accountability and challenge.

Head teacher and SLT – day to day operations and management.

Full Governor  Board:  20 Governors (11 Foundation,  3 Parent,  3 Staff, 2 section 51, 1 Principal).

Chair: Mgr Liam Slattery         Vice Chair: Matthew Collins

Meetings:  3 times a year

Function:  The strategic direction of the school - Preserving and developing the Christian character of the school - Monitoring school standards of performance and improvements - Pupil progress - Use of Pupil Premium Grant - Allocated finance (budget) - Quality of Leadership - Management and Governance - Effectiveness of whole school leadership – Accountability - SEF and SIP - Resources & delegations - Quality of teaching - Staffing appointments - Succession planning - Safeguarding and health and safety - Pupil behaviour and safety - Equality - Well-being- Care  and maintenance of the school assets – Buildings -Facilities and learning environments - Statutory requirements - Policies and procedures – Marketing - School web site.

Committees

Mission and Ethos

Chair:  Vacant

Meetings: 3 times a year

Function: Preserving and developing the Christian character of the school - Mission statement - Collective worship - Pastoral care - Admission Policy - Equal Opportunities - Safeguarding - Induction of new staff & students - to report to the FGB

Resources

Chair:  Lee Tempest

Meetings: 3 times a year

Function: Setting the budget - Monthly monitoring of the budget - Financial management  - Pupil Premium Grant / PE funding - Appointment of staff  - Personnel policies - Appraisal protocols -  - School assets - The school premises and facilities - Development projects - Rolling programmes for maintenance - Accessibility plan - Health and Safety -  Site security - to report to the FGB

 

Standards and Quality

Chair: Cathleen Burden

Meetings: 3 times a year

Function:  School standards - Pupil progress and their outcomes - Quality of teaching and learning - School improvement - Target setting - Attendance and behaviour -School key priorities - Curriculum policies and schemes of work - Extended Schools activities - Effectiveness of Inclusion systems and routines - Pupil Premium and use of PE funding - to report to the FGB

Panels

Admissions

Chair: 

Meetings: Formed when required.

Function: - To rank applications for admission to the school – to consider in year applications – to report to the FGB

Appeals

Chair: 

Meetings: Formed when required.

Function: To be the final arbiter for matters referred to the panel. Members selected depending on the nature of the content of the appeal to ensure no tainting.

Discipline

Chair: 

Meetings: Formed when required.

Function: To be the final arbiter for matters referred to the panel. Members selected depending on the nature of the content of the appeal to ensure no tainting.

Principal Performance Management

Chair:  Vacant

Meetings: Twice yearly

Function: Setting of targets for the Principal – to report to the FGB

 

GOVERNING BODY INFORMATION - 2023/2024

 

Name

Governor

Category

Appointed

By

Period of Service

Committee Membership

 

Position/

Responsibility/

Faculty Link &

Functional Link

Relevant

Business interests

Membership of any other governing body (education)

 

Relationships between governor and school staff. Any material interests with close family relationships

Ms Shireen

BHAIYAT

Parent

Parents

21/02/22 to

20/02/26

M & E

S & Q

PPP

 

Safeguarding / PP

 

None declared

 

Children pupils at SPHS

Family relative on school staff.

Ms Esme CAWLEY

Staff

Staff

21/05/21 to 20/05/25

S & Q

 

Employed by SPHS

 

Child pupil at SPHS

Mr Stuart CRABB

Staff

Staff

29/11/21 – 28/11/25

R

 

Employed by SPHS

RFU District Secretary

 

 

Ms Emma FRYER

Staff

Staff

12/10/22 – 11/10/26

M & E

 

Employed by SPHS

 

 

Mrs Helen HAYWOOD

Foundation

Clifton Diocese

22/09/23 – 21/09/27

M & E

S & Q

R

Str

PPP

SEND

Careers

 

Co-opted governor Tibberton Community Primary School.

 

Mr Kevin

McDERMOTT

(Principal)

Ex-Officio

 

 

M & E

S & Q

R

Str

 

Employed by SPHS

 

 

Mr Emmanuel (Kofi) OBBENG

(Vice-Chair of Governors)

Foundation

Diocese

02/09/22 – 01/09/26

R

Key Stage 5

None declared

 

 

Mgr William

SLATTERY

(Chair of Governors)               

Foundation

Clifton

Diocese

01/08/23 to 31/07/27

M & E

S & Q

R

Str

PPP

Attendance / Behaviour

Well-being

R.E.

None declared

Chair of Governors, St Peter’s RC Primary School

 

Mr Lee TEMPEST

Parent

Parents

24/02/20 to 23/02/24

S & Q

R

Str

PPP

H & S

Owner of web design business

None

Children pupils of SPHS

Foundation Governor Vacancy (x8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parent Governor Vacancy (x1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Article 51 Vacancy (x2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Committees

Ex                          Exclusion / Appeals Panel                                         
HP                         Head’s Performance                                    
Str                         Strategy
M & E                    Mission and Ethos                                                         
R                           Resources                                                          
S & Q                    
Standards and Quality

 

Clerk to the Board of Governors:       Mr. Derek Newman                       dnewman@sphs.uk.com

 

Governors who retired during Academic Year 2023/24

 

Mrs Cathleen BURDEN

Parent

Parents

21/02/2022 – 11/09/2023

 

Governors who retired during Academic Year 2022/23

 

Mr Matt COLLINS

Foundation

Clifton Diocese

26/05/2021-23/08/2023

Mr John O’SULLIVAN

Foundation

Clifton Diocese

01/08/19 – 20/09/22

Mrs Stephanie Layhe

Ex-Officio

Principal

Retired 31/12/2022

 

Governors who retired during Academic Year 2021/22

Mr Vincent BROWN

Foundation

Clifton Diocese

08/04/20 – 29/09/21

Mr John

CIERESZKO

Foundation

Clifton Diocese

22/11/17 – 01/03/22

Mrs Dawn SUMMERS-BREEZE

Foundation

Clifton Diocese

05/05/20 – 11/05/22

Mrs Sarah COSTELLO-BYRNE

Foundation

Clifton Diocese

21/09/18 – 27/05/22

Ms Sarah ABEL

Staff

Staff

29/11/21 –

31/08/22

GOVERNOR RECORD OF ATTENDANCE SEPTEMBER 2022 TO AUGUST 2023

 

13

Sep

FGB

27 Sep ME

18

Oct

SQ

01 Nov R

22 Nov FGB 

10 Jan SQ

11

Jan ME

07

Feb

R

28

Feb

FGB

21

Mar

SQ

 02 May ME

23

May

SQ

13 Jun R

11

Jul

FGB

S Bhaiyat

P

C

NP

 

A

P

A

 

A

 NP

 A

 

 A

C Burden

P

C

P

 

P

P

P

 

P

 

E Cawley

P

 

P

 

P

P

 

 

P

 

 

M Collins

P

C

 

A

P

 

P

P

P

 

 

 A

S Crabb

A

 

 

P

P

 

 

A

A

 

 

 

E Fryer

 

 

 

 

A

 

A

 

P

 

 

 

 P

S Layhe

P

C

P

P

P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

K McDermott

 

 

 

 

 

P

P

P

P

 A

 P

K Obbeng

 

 

 

P

P

P

 

P

P

 

 

 

J O’Sullivan

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L Slattery

P

C

 

P

P

P

P

A

P

 NP

 P

L Tempest

P

 

P

P

P

P

 

P

P

 

 

P = present         NP = not present              A = apologies                     
C = meeting cancelled                    V = video meeting

 

FGB / EGB      =             Full Governing Board / Emergency Full Governing Board

R                      =             Resources (incl. Food & Extended School)                                                

ME                   =             Mission & Ethos (incl. Admissions, Safeguarding & Equal Opportunities)

SQ                   =             Standards & Quality

Str                   =             Strategy

AT                   =             Admissions Team (additional dates)

GOVERNOR RECORD OF ATTENDANCE SEPTEMBER 2021 TO AUGUST 2022

 

14

Sep

FGB

05 Oct ME

12 Oct EGB

19

Oct

SQ

02 Nov R

09 Nov Str

23 Nov FGB 

07 Dec ME

31 Jan SQ

08

Feb

R

01

Mar

FGB

04 Mar EGB

 05 Apr ME

10

May

SQ

17 May EGB

26May EGB

07

Jun

EGB

14 Jun R

12

Jul

FGB

S Abel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

 

 

 

A

V

P

 

A

S Bhaiyat

A

P

P

P

 

 

P

NP

A

 

P

P

NP

P

P

V

P

 

A

V Brown

P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C Burden

A

P

P

P

 

 

P

P

P

 

P

A

P

P

P

V

P

 

P

E Cawley

P

 

P

 

 

 

P

 

 

 

A

 

 

 

P

V

P

 

P

J Ciereszko

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M Collins

P

P

A

 

A

 

P

P

 

P

P

P

P

 

A

V

P

P

P

S Costello-Byrne

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

A

P

P

P

P

P

P

V

 

 

 

S Crabb

P

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

 

 

 

P

V

P

 

P

S Layhe

P

P

P

A

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

 

P

P

P

 

P

P

P

J O’Sullivan

P

 

A

 

NP

 

P

 

 

P

A

P

 

 

A

V

A

A

A

L Slattery

P

 

A

 

 

 

P

 

 

 

P

P

P

 

P

V

P

P

P

D Summers-Breeze

P

A

A

P

 

P

A

A

P

 

P

P

P

P

 

 

 

 

 

L Tempest

P

 

P

P

P

 

P

 

P

P

P

P

 

P

A

V

P

P

P

 

P = present   NP = not present     A = apologies      C = meeting cancelled     V = video meeting(Covid)

KEY

FGB / EGB      =             Full Governing Board / Emergency Full Governing Board

R                      =             Resources (incl. Food & Extended School)                                                

ME                   =             Mission & Ethos (incl. Admissions, Safeguarding & Equal Opportunities)

SQ                   =             Standards & Quality

Str                   =             Strategy

AT                   =             Admissions Team (additional dates)