Governors
The Department for Education’s Governance Handbook assigns three core functions to the governing board:
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Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
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Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the performance management of staff
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Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent
Polehampton C of E Infant School and Polehampton C of E Junior School together formed the Polehampton C of E Schools Federation with a single governing board on 1st September 2011.
Both schools converted to academy status and became part of the Keys Academy Trust on 1st September 2020.
The local governing board is comprised of fourteen governors and has three main committees:
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Quality of Education Committee
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Finance and Human Resources Committee
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School and Community Committee
For information about the goverance in The Keys Academy Trust, please see here
Committee Membership:
|
Type |
Name |
Committee |
Area of Responsibility |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Foundation |
Joelle Cooper |
Member of Finance and HR |
|
|
Foundation |
Reverend Anna Harwood |
Member of School and Community |
|
|
Foundation |
Vacancy |
||
| Co-opted | Vacancy | ||
|
Co-opted |
Henry Carruthers |
Member of Finance & HR |
|
|
Local Authority |
James Smith |
Chair of Governors, Chair of Finance & HR |
GDPR |
|
Co-opted |
Brian Rogers |
Member of School & Community |
Health and Safety Safeguarding / Looked-After Children |
| Co-opted | Vacancy | ||
|
Co-opted |
Nicola Bradshaw |
Chair of Quality of Education |
Foundation Stage Governor |
|
Co-opted |
Vacancy |
||
|
Parent - Junior |
Anna Lippett |
Vice Chair of Governors, Chair of School & Community |
Listening and Wellbeing Governor |
|
Parent - Infant |
Sarah Tang |
Member of Quality of Education |
Inclusion Governor |
|
Executive Headteacher |
Helen Ball |
All committees |
|
|
Staff |
Carl McGlone |
Member of School and Community |
|
|
Associate Governor |
Jenny Scott |
n/a |
Head of School - Infant |
|
Associate |
Helen Medcalf |
n/a |
Heads of School - Junior |
|
Louise Brown |
n/a |
Clerk to the Governors |
Terms of Office:
|
Name |
Start Date |
End Date |
Term |
Appointed By |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
James Smith |
18/05/2020 |
17/05/2024 |
4 years |
Governing Board |
|
VACANCY |
4 years |
Governing Board |
||
|
Nicola Bradshaw |
10/02/2018 |
09/02/2022 |
4 years |
Staff / Governing Board |
|
Brian Rogers |
08/07/2018 |
07/07/2022 |
4 years |
Governing Board |
|
Joelle Cooper |
07/07/2020 |
06/07/2024 |
4 years |
Diocese |
|
Reverend |
19/03/2019 |
18/03/2023 |
4 years |
Diocese |
|
Henry Carruthers |
20/05/2019 |
19/05/2023 |
4 years |
Governing Board |
|
VACANCY |
|
4 years |
Diocese |
|
|
Helen Ball |
01/09/2015 |
ongoing |
ongoing |
Ex Officio |
|
Sarah Tang |
19/10/2018 |
18/10/2022 |
4 years |
Parents |
|
Anna Lippett |
19/10/2018 |
18/10/2022 |
4 years |
Parents |
|
Carl McGlone |
04/12/2018 |
03/12/2022 |
4 years |
Staff |
Governors’ prior academic year attendance:
|
Name |
Full Governing Body Meetings 2019/2020 |
Committee Attendance 2019/2020 |
|---|---|---|
|
Caroline Harrison |
5/5 |
7/13 |
|
Sarah Pickard |
3/5 |
2/5 |
|
James Smith |
4/5 |
6/6 |
|
Helen Ball |
5/5 |
13/13 |
|
Joelle Cooper |
4/5 |
4/6 |
|
Nicola Bradshaw |
5/5 |
5/5 |
|
Brian Rogers |
5/5 |
5/5 |
|
Sarah Tang |
5/5 |
5/5 |
|
Anna Lippett |
5/5 |
3/3 |
|
Carl McGlone |
4/5 |
3/4 |
|
Reverend Anna Harwood |
3/5 |
2/3 |
|
Henry Carruthers |
5/5 |
6/7 |
|
Foundation Vacancy |
n/a |
n/a |
Previous Governors:
The following governors left the Governing Body in the last twelve months:
|
Category |
Name | End date |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Caroline Harrison | 21/09/20 |
| Sarah Pickard | 21/09/20 |
Register of Other Interests as at July 2020:
Governors resolved to disclose all directorships and trusteeships.
|
Name |
Other Interests |
|---|---|
|
Caroline Harrison |
None |
|
Sarah Pickard |
Director of New Road Consulting Ltd |
|
James Smith |
Trustee of David George Trust, Director of various subsidiaries of CSL Ltd |
|
Nicola Bradshaw |
Staff |
|
Brian Rogers |
Trustee of Twyford Snooker Club |
|
Joelle Cooper |
Parent, Employee of Wokingham Borough Council |
|
Helen Ball |
Staff, Trustee of David George Trust |
|
Anna Lippett |
Parent,Director CLA Consulting Ltd |
|
Sarah Tang |
Parent |
|
Rev Anna Harwood |
Trustee (Polehampton Charity, Church House Charities), |
|
Carl McGlone |
Staff, Trustee of David George Trust |
|
Henry Carruthers |
grandparent, Director of Hinton Park Management Company Ltd |