Details of the structure and responsibilities of the governing body and its committees
Governors’ Committee Structure
Curriculum and SEC Standards and Effectiveness
Performance & Standards
Incorporating Teaching and Learning / Inclusion / Curriculum / School Improvement)
- Jacquie Price
- Gill Stewart (associate member – no voting rights)
- Maya Diab
- Katie Lawrenson
- Sequoia Chapman
- Josh Cliff
Resources
Resources & Health & Safety
- Jacquie Price
- Martin Reynolds
- Josh Cliff
- Joanne Needham
Finance
- Jacquie Price
- Martin Reynolds
- Josh Cliff
- Joanne Needham
Personnel & Staffing
- Martin Reynolds
- Jacquie Price
- Gill Stewart (Associate Member – no voting rights)
- Josh Cliff
Details of Governors and their roles
LEA Representative Governors:
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 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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