Monksdown Primary School – Governing Body

Terry Brown                                    Clerk

Sequoia Chapman                         Co-Opted Governor

Josh Cliff                                           Co-Opted Governor

Maya Diab                                        Parent Governor

Michelle McKeown                       Parent Governor

Katie Lawrenson                            Staff Governor

Joanne Needham                           Co-Opted Governor

Jacquie Price                                    Headteacher

Martin Reynolds                             Co-Opted Governor

Gill Stewart                                       Associate Member

 

Link Safeguarding Governor                      Martin Reynolds

Link Inclusion Governor                              Sequoia Chapman

Link Attendance Governor                          Josh Cliff

Link Pupil Premium Governor                   Josh Cliff   

                                                      

THE ROLE OF THE GOVERNING BODY

The governing body’s role is to:

• Provide a Strategic View
• Act as a Critical Friend
• Ensure Accountability

In practice this means:

STEERING:

• Agreeing aims
• Agreeing policies
• Setting budget
• Agreeing improvement plans
• Responding to inspection

MONITORING:

• Plans
• Budget
• Standards of education

EXECUTIVE DECISIONS:

• Recruitment
• Dismissal
• Admissions and appeals against exclusion

ACCOUNTING TO PARENTS:

• School Profile

SUPPORT:

• Supporting and advising the Headteacher

 Information about each governor, including their:

• full name, date of appointment, term of office, date they stepped down (where applicable) and who appointed them (in accordance with the governing body’s instrument of government)
• business and financial interests
• governance roles in other educational institutions
• any material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff (including spouses, partners and close relatives)
• attendance record at governing body and committee meetings over the last academic year

Governors Minutes

Please click the links below to view our Governor meeting minutes

Full Governors meeting minutes 15.5.25

Full Governors meeting minutes 3.4.25

Monksdown Primary FGB February 26th 2025

Full Governors meeting minutes 05.12.24

Full Governors meeting minutes 13.6.24

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Monksdown.CurriculumComm.29.09.22

Monksdown.FGB.16.06.22-V2

Monksdown.FGB.17.03.22-V2

Monksdown.GoverningBoard.25.05.23

Monksdown.GoverningBoard.26.10.23

Monksdown.ResourcesComm.23.03.23

Monksdown.ResourcesComm.29.09.22

Monksdown.ResourcesCommittee.05.10.23

Monksdown.ResourcesCommittee.07.03.24

Monksdown.SpecialFGB.29.09.22

MonksdownPrimary.FGB.20.10.22

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