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Meet the governors

Welcome to our Governors’ section.


Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.

The governing body strives to provide effective governance for the school through:

 

Strategic leadership that sets and champions vision, ethos and strategy.

Accountability that drives up educational standards and financial performance.  

People with the right skills, experience, qualities and capacity.

Structures that reinforce clearly defined roles and responsibilities.

Compliance with statutory and contractual requirements.

Evaluation to monitor and improve the quality and impact of governance.

 

At Skelton School we achieve this through termly meetings of the full Governing Body and its three sub-committees which deal in detail with the main aspects of the governing body’s work.  From time to time, working groups with a specific focus are established, such as understanding data, or other school development priorities.

 

Skelton School – Governance Details

Effective 31st October 2023

 

The structure and membership of the Governing Body is as follows –

 

Headteacher

Mr Sam King

1  Staff governor

Mrs Helen Newton

3  parent governors

Mrs Helen Evans (Safeguarding Governor), Mrs Hayley Riggs (Vice-Chair),  Mrs Emma Pigg

1  LA governor

Vacancy

4  Co-opted governors

Mr Athole McKillop, Mr Robert Provoncha, Mrs Margaret Towers, Mr Daniel Griffiths (Chair of Governors)

 

Should you wish to contact Daniel Griffiths directly, please email at daniel@skelton.cumbria.sch.uk

 

The details of the committees of the Governing Body are as follows –

 

Committee

FINANCE AND STAFFING

Chair

D. Griffiths

Membership

S King, A McKillop

Clerk

E. Lockley

Committee Task

To take responsibility for delegated and non-delegated activities regarding all aspects of school finance, performance management, staff and pay.

Delegated Powers

Monitor the income and expenditure within the school and report termly to the Governing Body.

Plan priorities for expenditure for the year including premises and resources.

Ensure that the principles of best value are followed in all decision making processes.

Write and review the policy for Financial Delegation.

Nominate a performance appraisal team who, under the guidance of an external advisor, will set, agree and review Head’s objectives.

Annually review and approve the pay of the Headteacher.

Approve the pay of all other staff within the school following Staff Appraisal.

Review and amend policies as per the Policy Review Schedule

Completion of the SFVS.

Draft the school budget annually.

Approve the mid year budget update.

Monitor staffing structure and appointments.

Non Delegated Powers

Approval of the school budget

Approval of the structure of staffing levels

Approval of the SFVS

 

Committee

PREMISES AND HEALTH & SAFETY

Chair

D Griffiths

Membership

S King, R Provoncha, A McKillop

Clerk

E. Lockley

Committee Task

To take responsibility for delegated and non-delegated activities regarding school buildings, school grounds and the health, safety and welfare of pupils, staff and visitors.

Delegated Powers

Ensure appropriate risk assessments are completed and annually review current risk assessments.

Monitor general buildings and grounds maintenance work.

Monitor expenditure on premises and renewal of contracts.

Seek and apply for funding for premises projects.

Monitor and review School Access Plan.

Decide longer term priorities for premises work to link into the School Improvement Plan.

Monitor compliance with all H&S requirements.

Annually inspect the school premises and grounds and agree priorities for maintenance work and monitor termly.

Delegate responsibility for the approval of Level 1 and 2 visits to the Headteacher.

Monitor and review the Health and Safety Policy.

Non Delegated Powers

Approve the Health and Safety Policy

Approve expenditure on premises over £5,000

 

Committee

LEARNING and COMMUNITY

Chair

D Griffiths

Membership

S King, M Towers, H Riggs, H Newton, H Evans

Clerk

E. Lockley

Committee Task

To take responsibility for delegated and non-delegated activities regarding curriculum learning and community links

Delegated Powers

Monitor governor visits to school and ensure a minimum of 1 annual visit by each governor.

Monitor and review subject policies and other policies in conjunction with teaching staff.

Allocate areas of specific responsibility for governors, ie. SEND, Safeguarding, curriculum areas.

Ensure that the curriculum is accessible to and inclusive of all pupils.

Agree governor visits to the school and linking with subject teachers.

Review, maintain and encourage community links.

Monitor and review attendance.

Non Delegated Powers

Review pupil progress and agree whole school objectives.

 

 

 

Details of individual governors are as follows –

 

Name

Category

Position held

Date of appointment

Term of office

Appointed by

Business interests

Attendance at relevant meetings in 2021

Helen Evans

Parent

Safeguarding

Mar 2022

 

3 years

Parents

Branch Out Education, Swing Dance Cumbria, Swing Fit, Richard Evans music teacher

6/8

Athole McKillop

Co-opted

 

Nov 2022

3 years

Governing body

None

4/8

Margaret Towers

Co-opted

 

Oct 2022

3 years

Governing body

Branch Out Education

4/6

Daniel Griffiths

Co-opted

Chair

Nov 2020

3 years

Parents

Red Barn holiday lets

5/6

Robert Provoncha

Co-opted

 

Mar 2021

3 years

Governing Body

Trustee of Skelton Village Hall

3/3

Hayley Riggs

Parent

 

Mar 2022

3 years

Parents

None

1/1

Sam King

Head

Head

NA

NA

NA

None

NA

Helen Newton

Staff

 

Sept 2022

3 years

Staff

None

NA

Emma Pigg

Parent

 

October 2023

3 years

Parents

None

NA

 

Former governors

 

Name

Category

Position held

Date of appt

Date left

Appointed by

Attendance at relevant meetings in last full year of office

 

Jean Bloomfield

Co-opted

Vice Chair

Jun 2015

Oct 2016

Govs

6/6

 

Robert Fawcett

Co-opted

 

Nov 2017

Feb 2018

Parents

1/2

 

Sarah Bisson

Parent

 

Sep 2017

Feb 2018

Parents

1/2

 

Joy Reekie

Co-opted

 

Mar 2016

Jun 2017

Govs

4/6

 

 

Mark Quinn

Parent

 

Nov 2016

3 years

Parents

5/7

 

Helen Parry

Co-opted

Chair

Mar 2017

Nov 2019

Govs

9/12

 

Irving Pearson

Co-opted

 

Mar 2019

Feb 2021

Governing Body

8/8

 

Kenneth Williams

Parent

 

Nov 2018

Nov 2020

Parents

5/5

 

Elaine Mawson

Parent

Chair and Safeguarding

Nov 2016

3 years

Parents

8/12

 

Gary Newman

Head

Head

NA

NA

NA

8/8

 

Fiona Rudd

Head

Head

NA

NA

NA

9/9

 
Victoria SmithCo-optedChairNov 2020Mar 2023Govs9/12 

Michael Holme

LA

Vice Chair

Nov 2019

4 years

Local Authority

5/6

 

Rachel Woolley

Parent

 

Apr 2023

3 years

Parents

None

NA

        

 

 

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