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.ResourcesCommittee.05.10.23
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