Governors

What do we do?

All schools in England have a Governing Body which is responsible for overseeing many of the strategic decisions of the school. The Governing Body works in close partnership with the Headteacher, staff and the Local Authority. Whilst Mrs McGuigan, alongside the Senior Leadership Team, is responsible for the day to day running of the school, the governors are involved in such things as staffing, the curriculum, monitoring standards, school buildings, health and safety and finance. As well as holding meetings, we normally like to visit the school in order to have a good understanding of the education and opportunities on offer to the children. We very much value the children’s opinions and gain regular feedback from them. Similarly, parental feedback, formally and informally, helps us all to work  closely together to ensure that all children, whatever their needs, are receiving the best possible education. In these challenging times of COVID, we are still in regular contact with the school through e’mails, telephone calls and video conferencing. We work closely with the staff to ensure that their tireless efforts and the decisions taken are in the best interests of everyone concerned. We are then still able to retain a strategic overview of the situation and a safe school community.

If you are interested in being a governor, please contact the school office to find out if we have any vacancies. If you would like to contact a governor, this can be done through the school office. Letters marked for the attention of a governor will be passed on in confidence.

Who are we?

Chair: Steve Perrin

Vice Chair:  Phil Murray

Headteacher: Emma McGuigan

Staff Governor: Paul Heskin (Deputy Headteacher)

Parent Governor: Sophie Farrell

Parent Governor: Sarah Robson

Co-opted Governor: Louisa Hawker (Assistant Headteacher)

Co-opted Governor: Judy Bayliss

Co-opted Governor: Grant Shipton

LEA Governor: Vacancy

In line with regulations, our Governing Body was reconstituted in September 2017 to consist of the Headteacher, two parent governors, one staff governor, a local authority governor and five co-opted governors. The standard term of office for a governor is 4 years. The Chair and Vice-Chair are elected annually at the first meeting of the academic year. Much of the work of the Governing Body is done by committees. At this school we have two committees: Teaching & Learning and Resources.

Teaching and Learning	Resources
Judy Bayliss (Chair)	Phil Murray (Chair)
Louisa Hawker	Paul Heskin
Emma McGuigan	Emma McGuigan
Sophie Farrell	Sarah Robson
Steve Perrin	Grant Shipton

 

Governor name	Governor Category	Appointed by	Position of Responsibility	Committee membership	Previous roles 2018-2019	Term of office	Register of Business interests
EmmaMcGuigan	Head Teacher	Full G.B.	Head Teacher	Teaching and Learning Resources	Teaching and Learning Resources	01/01/13-
Judy Bayliss	Co-opted	Full GB	Chair of Teaching and Learning Safeguarding Pupil Premium CLA pupils HT’s performance Appraisal Panel Pay Review Committee	Teaching and Learning	Teaching and Learning (Chair) Safeguarding Pupil Premium CLA pupils	1/7/20-30/6/24
Sophie Farrell	Parent	Parents	English	Teaching and Learning		2/3/20-1/3/24
Louisa Hawker	Co-opted	Full GB	Assistant Head	Teaching and Learning	Teaching and Learning	1/11/19-31/10/23
Paul Heskin	Staff Governor	Staff	Deputy Head	Resources	Resources	01/11/16-31/10/20
Phil Murray	Co-opted	Full GB	Vice Chair Chair of Resources Health and Safety Governor Training Wellbeing HT’s Performance Appraisal Panel Pay Review Committee	Resources	Chair of Resourses Health and Safety Maths	1/10/19-30/9/23	Clerk to 3 schools. Director of Engagement Ltd, a company providing services to schools.
Steve Perrin	Co-opted	Full GB	Chair of Governors HT’s Performance Appraisal Panel	Teaching and Learning	Vice Chair of Governors Teaching & Learning	30/9/19-30/9/23
Sarah Robson	Parent	Parents	Link Governor for Trauma & Attachment	Resources	Resources	20/5/19-19/5/23
Grant Shipton	Co-opted	Full GB	Maths Pay Review Committee	Resources	Resources	16/1/19-15/1/23

 

A Training log is kept of the wide range of courses attended by individual governors

 

Governor Profiles 2020

Record of Attendance at Governing Body and Committee Meeting 2020

Record of Attendance at Governing Body and Committee Meeting 2019

Record of Attendance at Governing Body and Committee Meetings 17- 2018

Holtsmere End Junior School – Governor Action Plan – Copy

gov attendance record 16-17

Record of Attendance at Governing Body and Committee Meetings