HUNTER'S BAR INFANT SCHOOL
GOVERNING BODY
WHY DO WE HAVE A GOVERNING BODY?
The governing body has an important role to play in seeing that Hunters Bar Infants School is run effectively and provides the best possible education for all our pupils. Governors themselves have a variety of views, skills and experience to contribute to the effectiveness of the school and are committed to constantly learning more and developing this contribution.
The Full Board meets termly, supported by two committees ‘Resources’ and ‘Community, Learning and Achievement – CLA’. Terms of reference for the committees and lists of their members can be downloaded at the bottom of this page, along with details of members’ attendance.
Governors help to determine the vision and strategic direction of the school, ensuring pupils and staff are safe while both challenging and supporting the school in tackling weaknesses and bringing about necessary improvements. This is done within the framework set by national legislation and the policies of Sheffield City Council. Governors don’t take detailed operational decisions about the day-to-day management of the school – that is the job of the Head and Senior Leadership Team, who discus all the main aspects of school life with the governing body.
The Governing Body focuses on:
1. Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
2. Holding the Headteacher or Principal to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils and the performance management of staff
3. Overseeing the financial performance of the school, making sure money is well spent.
For further information about the work of school governors:
https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/schoolgovernors
https://www.gov.uk/topic/schools-colleges-childrens-services/running-school-college
WHO SITS ON THE GOVERNING BODY?
School governors are drawn from different parts of the community and can be parents and staff or from the local authority, the community and other groups. This helps ensure the governing body has sufficient diversity of views and experience but does not mean governors of a particular category represent that group on the governing body. For example, parent governors do not represent the interests or views of parents at the school and do not report back to them.
Parent Governors
Parents, including carers, of pupils are eligible to stand for election as parent governors and are elected by other parents and carers of children at the school.
Staff Governors
The head teacher is a staff governor by virtue of his or her job. Other paid staff, both teaching and support, may become governors. Staff governors are elected through a ballot by the school’s teaching and support staff.
Local Authority Governors
Local authorities are encouraged to appoint governors nominated by the main political parties, Trade unions, voluntary organisations and community groups. They may include council representatives. Local authorities will also consider other people who put their name forward.
Co-opted Governors
Are appointed by the governing body and have the skills required to contribute to the effective governance and success of the school. They could be drawn from staff, parents or individuals who live or work in the community served by the school.
Associate Members
Are appointed by the governing body to attend committee meetings and/or full governing body meetings due to their particular skills or experience. Associates are not governors and do not have a vote in governing body decisions.
HOW TO BECOME A SCHOOL GOVERNOR
You can become a school governor by:
- Parent Governor: being elected by parents as a parent governor, if your child attends the school
- Staff Governer: being elected by the teaching or non-teaching staff, if you are a member of the teaching or non-teaching staff
- being appointed by the Local Authority
- Co-opted Governor: being appointed by the other governors
To become a governor, you will need to ensure those who have a vote, or who appoint people, know about your interests and skills. Our school organises elections when positions become vacant and tells parents and staff about them, but you can always ask whether there are vacancies now that need to be filled. You can approach a current governor to see whether they might co-opt you if you feel that you can offer a particular skill.
WHAT DO THE GOVERNORS AT OUR SCHOOL DO?
As part of the governing body team, a governor is expected to:
1. Contribute to the strategic discussions at governing body meetings which determine:
- the vision and ethos of the school;
- clear and ambitious strategic priorities and targets for the school;
- that all children, including those with special educational needs, have access to a broad and balanced curriculum;
- the school’s budget, including the expenditure of the pupil premium allocation;
- the school’s staffing structure and key staffing policies;
- the principles to be used by school leaders to set other school policies.
2. Hold the senior leaders to account by monitoring the school’s performance; this includes:
- agreeing the outcomes from the school’s self-evaluation and ensuring they are used to inform the priorities in the school development plan;
- considering all relevant data and feedback provided on request by school leaders and external sources on all aspects of school performance;
- asking challenging questions of school leaders;
- ensuring senior leaders have arranged for the required audits to be carried out and receiving the results of those audits;
- ensuring senior leaders have developed the required policies and procedures and the school is operating effectively according to those policies;
- acting as a link governor on a specific issue, and reporting to the governing body on the progress on the relevant school priority;
- listening to and reporting to the school’s stakeholders : pupils, parents, staff, and the wider community, including local employers.
3. Ensure the school staff have the resources and support they require to do their jobs well, including the necessary expertise on business management, external advice where required.
HOW DO I GET IN CONTACT WITH THE GOVERNORS?
If you would like to contact our governors, you can do this by:
- leaving a message and your contact details at the school office who will then pass these on to a governor
- making direct contact with governors when they are in school. Governors’ photos are outside the school office to make them easier to spot!
WHO ARE THE GOVERNORS AT OUR SCHOOL?
| Forename | Type | First Appointed | Term from | Term Until | Committees | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behaviour and Inclusion | Finance Resources | Teaching and Learning | ||||||
| Annie Rose | Allen | Associate Deputy Head Teacher | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Michael | Barnes | Headteacher | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Peter | Carr | Co-opted Governor | 1 June 2024 | 9 August 2024 | 8 August 2028 | Yes | ||
| James | Clark | Parent Governor | 28 June 2022 | 28 June 2022 | 27 June 2026 | Yes | ||
| Sarah | Compai | Parent Governor | 28 June 2022 | 28 June 2022 | 27 June 2026 | |||
| Louise | Cunliffe | Co-opted Governor | 1 July 2023 | 30 June 2027 | Yes | Yes | ||
| Natalie | Day | Co-opted Governor | 2 February 22021 | 1 September 2023 | 31 August 2027 | Yes | ||
| Clara | De Los Arcos | Parent Govenor | 1 January 2026 | 1 January 2026 | 1 January 2030 | Yes | ||
| Jim | Dugmore | Observer | ||||||
| Hannah | Embury | Staff Governor | 27 November 2024 | 27 November 2024 | 26 November 2028 | |||
| Hesther | Enthoven | Associate | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Jo | Hill | Parent Governor | 28 June 2022 | 28 June 2022 | 27 June 2026 | Yes | ||
| Emma | Lindley | Parent Governor | 1 January 2026 | 1 January 2026 | 1 January 2030 | Yes | ||
| Gill | Pollard | Coopted Vice Chair | 10 November 2021 | 9 November 2025 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Debbie | Squire | Co-opted Governor | 28 June 2022 | 27 June 2026 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Brian | Wood | Clerk | ||||||
Governor Meetings: 2024- 2025
Governor Meetings: 2021 - 2022
Full Governing Body
9 Nov 2021
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1 Mar 2022
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28 Jun 2022
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Community, Learning and Achievement
Resources
1 Feb 2022
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24 May 2021
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12 Oct 2021
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18 Jan 2022
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10 May 2021
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Governor Meetings: 2020 - 2021
Due to the pandemic, Governors met each half term as a Full Governing Body, incorporating Resources and CLA.
6 Oct 2020
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8 Dec 2020
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2 Feb 2021
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23 Mar 2021
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10 May 2021
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29 Jun 2021
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6 Jul 2021
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