The Governing Body
Our Governing Body has 13 members who bring a variety of skills and expertise to their roles on our Governing Body, together with energy, enthusiasm and a real desire to ensure that our children receive the best possible education.
The role of our Governing Body is to set the strategic direction of our school together with our Headteacher, who is responsible for day-to-day management.
The key roles of school governing bodies are:
• To ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction.
• To hold the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff.
• To oversee the financial performance of the school and make sure its money is well spent.
Our Governing Body operates through two committees - Teaching, Learning and Community (TLC) and Premises & Resources (P&R).
These committees meet every half term and report to Full Governing Body meetings which are also held half-termly.
The Instrument of Government sets out the arrangements for the constitution of all Governing Bodies of local authority maintained schools.
Co-opted
All
Responsibilities:
Chair of Governing Body
Safeguarding
Safer Recruitment
Finance
Performance Management
Co-opted
Teaching, Learning and Community
Responsibilities:
Vice Chair of Governing Body
Chair of Pay Committee
Performance Management
Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
Premises & Resources
Responsibilities:
PPG/LAC
Safeguarding & Safer Recruitment
Staff Wellbeing
Teaching, Learning and Community
Responsibilities:
Literacy
Single Equality
Mental Health
Teaching, Learning and Community
Responsibilities:
Chair of Teaching Learning and Community Committee
STEM (Maths, ICT)
Performance Management
Teaching, Learning and Community
Responsibilities:
Wider Curriculum
Teaching, Learning and Community
Responsibilities:
Healthy Living
P.E.
Sports Grant
All
Responsibilities:
Oversees Teaching and Learning, Assessment
Health & Safety
Safeguarding
Premises & Resources
Responsibilities:
Special Educational Needs (SEN) / Specialist Resourced Provision (SRP)
Staff Welfare
Premises & Resources
Responsibilities:
Premises
Health & Safety
Teaching, Learning and Community
Responsibilities:
Teaching and Learning
All
Responsibilities:
Website
Policies
All of our Governors are committed volunteers who are initially appointed or elected for a four-year term. Our Governors are generally appointed based on the professional skills they have which can be used to help the school continuously improve, Additionally, some of our Governors had or still have children at the school so have a good knowledge of King's Oak.
Our current Governors have diverse professional skills and working backgrounds which benefit the school. These includes skills and experience in accounting, business and change management, human resources, information technology, education, premises management, procurement (obtaining goods/supplies), public sector policy and healthcare. All Governors also commit to receive ongoing training to ensure they carry out their roles effectively.
The OFSTED Report of December 2018 said that "Leaders and governors have brought about considerable improvement. They have created a purposeful and caring learning community. Governance is strong. Governors monitor leaders' actions successfully and provide good challenge and support".
Portraits by Arnelle and Ruby - Year 6 pupils.
Listed below are the Governing Body Roles and Terms of Office for 2019/20:
| Governor Type | Surname | First name | Start Date | End Date | Position | Voting Rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-opted | Gautam | Joanna | 10/07/2019 | 09/07/2023 | Chair | |
| Co-opted | Thompson | Jo | 29/04/2020 | 28/04/2024 | Vice Chair | |
| Co-opted | Edgell | Deborah | 10/07/2019 | 09/07/2023 | ||
| Co-opted | Jessop | Sarah | 10/07/2019 | 09/07/2023 | ||
| Co-opted | Simpson | Luiz | 22/02/2018 | 21/02/2022 | ||
| Co-opted | Cotton | Jamie | 23/01/2019 | 22/01/2023 | ||
| Co-opted | Culling | William | 25/04/2019 | 24/05/2023 | ||
| Local Authority | Taylor | Ian | 02/04/2020 | 01/04/2024 | ||
| Parent | VACANCY | |||||
| Parent | VACANCY | |||||
| Co-opted | VACANCY | |||||
| Ex-officio | Bentham | Katie | 01/09/2019 | N/A | Headteacher | |
| Staff | Peardon | Laura | 28/03/2017 | 27/03/2021 | ||
| Associate | Stoddart | Jessica | 04/09/2019 | 03/09/2023 | Deputy Headteacher | |
| Non-Governor | Jones | Anne | 01/01/2019 | - | Clerk |
The following served during the past 12 months but are no longer Governors:
| Governor Type | Surname | First name | Resignation Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associate | Vivian | Nicola | 31/08/2019 |
| Parent | Hancock | Alex | 18/11/2019 |
| Governor Name | Katie Bentham | Jessica Stodart | Jo Gautam | Jo Thompson | Deborah Edgell | Sarah Jessop | Luiz Simpson | Jamie Cotton | William Culling | Laura Peardon | Ian Taylor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current employment | King's Oak Primary School | King's Oak Primary School | King's Oak Primary School | ||||||||
| Businesses (Partner or Sole Proprietor) | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | Ferryeater Ltd | None | None |
| Company Directorships | None | None | None | None | None | None | Bray Court Residents Association Ltd. | None | Ferryeater Ltd | None | Taylor HF Ltd |
| Charity Trusteeships | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None |
| Membership of professional bodies, organisations, public bodies or special interest groups where a position of control/management is held | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None |
| Gifts or hospitality offered by external bodies and whether accepted or declined | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None |
| Contracts offered for the supply of goods and/or services to the school | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None |
| Any other conflict | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None |
| Immediate family/close connections to Governor | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None |
| Company Directorships or Trusteeships of family/close connections to Governor | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None |
| Governor roles in other educational establishments | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None |
| Date Governor certified that above information is correct for 19/20 year. | 10/10/2019 | 5/12/2019 | 10/10/2019 | 10/10/2019 | 10/10/2019 | 30/01/2020 | 6/10/2019 | 10/10/2019 | 23/10/2019 | 9/10/2019 | 10/10/2019 |
* Denotes that the Governor resigned during the 2018-2019 year
The Scheme of Delegation sets out the major areas of responsibility for our Governing Body and who it can delegate each task to.
The Teaching, Learning and Community Committee (TLC) is responsible for discharging Governors’ responsibilities with respect to School Standards, the Curriculum, Children, Families and the School and/or wider community.
TLC Committee TLC Committee Terms of Reference 2019-2020 v3 Sept 2019
The Premises & Resources Committee (P&R) is responsible for discharging governors’ responsibility with respect to Finance, Resources, Premises and Health & Safety.
P&R Committee P&R Committee Terms of Reference 2019-2020 v2
Attendance at Governing Board meetings is summarised in the following document:Governing Body Attendance Record 2019 - 2020
The Chair of Governors can be contacted at: chair@kop.rbksch.org
The Clerk to the Governors can be contacted at: clerk@kop.rbksch.org