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Welcome to the Governors’ section.  Here you will find what the role of the Governing Body is, who the Governors are, their roles and responsibilities, constitution and attendance tables for the past year.

 

The Role of Governors

 

The Governing Body, consisting of a team of volunteers, works hard to act as a 'critical friend' for the senior management of the school.  It is our role to hold the school to account in its efforts to continue to improve and strategically develop the school.  We ensure that the education of our pupils remains its core focus.

 

To this end, the Governing Body meets in full twice a term to discuss key strategic issues and ensure it meets its statutory obligations.  This is supported by a committee structure consisting of two committees each meeting, generally, once a term:

  • the Resources Committee (which focuses on all financial, premises and personnel related matters) and
  • the Children and Learning Committee (which concerns itself with all curriculum and safeguarding issues)

 

All minutes of Governing Body and Committee meetings are available for parents to view.

Governors generally serve for four years and are provided with lots of opportunities for training mainly through Surrey County Council, in areas such as safeguarding, school finance, health and safety and the curriculum.

 

The Governing Body has a responsibility to keep in touch with what is happening in the classroom.  Although their role is strategic, it is important that they have some understanding of the practicalities of the job.  Meeting children, talking to staff and seeing lessons underway help members of the Governing Body to understand some of the issues they are required to discuss and make decisions about with greater clarity.

 

The Governing Body Constitution requires that the Governing Body of the school be made up as follows:

  • x 2 Parent Governors (elected from the school parental population)
  • x 2 Staff Governors (includes the Headteacher)
  • x 7 Co-opted Governors
  • x 1 Local Authority (Surrey County Council appointed) Governor
  • Plus Associate Members which the governing body can appoint if they have a specific skill required and can support the governing body in this way.

 

The core functions are:

  • Ensuring that the vision, ethos and strategic direction of the school are clearly defined.
  • Ensuring that the head teacher performs their responsibilities for the educational performance of the school.
  • Ensuring the sound, proper and effective use of the school’s financial resources.

 

In line with this, Ofsted have expanded the criteria used by inspectors, which now include:

How well Governors:

  • Contribute to the school’s self-evaluation and understand its strengths and weaknesses, as well as ensuring they reflect on their own impact on school improvement.
  • Support and strengthen school leadership, including their own development, by attending relevant training and development opportunities.
  • Provide challenge and hold the school to account for improving the quality of teaching, pupils’ achievement and pupils’ behaviour and safety.

 

In practical terms this means we, as Governors, must ensure we are fully involved with the committees we are on, understand the vision of the school and ask questions and comment at meetings so that our role in leadership can be evidenced within governing body minutes.  We also attend training courses and use the skills learnt in practical ways to benefit the school.

 

The Governing Body is always seeking new volunteers; if you think that you might be interested in becoming a governor please read the document below and get in touch with the Clerk to the Governing Body via the School Office (school@wyke.surrey.sch.uk) to learn more about the role.

A guide for prospective School Governors in Surrey

Wyke Primary School Governing Body

Wyke Primary School Governing Body 1 Mike Kershaw - Chair of Governors
Wyke Primary School Governing Body 2 Sarah Fanthorpe - Vice Chair of Governors
Wyke Primary School Governing Body 3 Tony Corless
Wyke Primary School Governing Body 4 Roger Waters-Duke
Wyke Primary School Governing Body 5 Sue Higham
Wyke Primary School Governing Body 6 Tracy Palmer-Scott
Wyke Primary School Governing Body 7 Ken Beuden
Wyke Primary School Governing Body 8 Andy Pennington
Wyke Primary School Governing Body 9 Michelle Wilson - Headteacher
Wyke Primary School Governing Body 10 Diane Newman - Dep Headteacher - Associate Member
Wyke Primary School Governing Body 11 Adam Bruder - Staff Governor

Governing Body Appointments and Roles

Constitution of the Governing Body and Committees (Updated  23 July 2019)

 

 Governor

 Category

 Term of Office

 (expires)

 Appointing

 Body

 Positions of

 Responsibility

 Nature of

 Business

 Nature of

 Interest (to

 include

 Governance

 roles in other

 educational

 settings)
 Mr M Kershaw  Co-opted  25 Nov 19  Governing Body

 Chair of

 Governors

  Management

 consultant

  None
 Mrs S Fanthorpe  Co-Opted  25 Nov 22  Governing Body  Vice Chair of

 Governors      

 Solicitor  None

 Mr T Corless

 Co-opted

 25 Nov 22

 Governing Body

 

 Technical support

 None

 Mr R        

 Waters-Duke

 Co-opted

 29 Nov 20

 Governing Body

 

 Accountant

 None

 Mr P Morley

 Co-opted

 28 Sep  21

 Governing Body

 

 Engineer

 None
 Mr K Beuden  Parent  29 Nov 20  Parents    Financial & IT        consultancy  None
 Mrs S Higham  Local Authority  30 Jun 22  LA (SCC)  

 Chartered

 surveyors

  None
 Mr A Pennington  Parent  29 Nov 20  Parents    Manufacturing  None

 Mrs T

 Palmer-Scott

 Co-opted

 25 Nov 22

 Governing Body

 

 Life training.

 Spouse is a

 builder

 Building work
Mr A Bruder

 Staff

 31 Aug 22

 Staff

 

 KAT employee

 Teacher

 Mrs M Wilson

 Staff

 (Headteacher)

 N/A

 N/A

 

 KAT employee

 Teacher

 Mr P Morley

  Co-opted  28 Sept 21 Governing Body    Engineer  None
 Vacant  Co-opted          

 Miss D Newman

 Associate 

 Member

 (Deputy

 Headteacher)

 (no voting right)

 23 Jun 23

 Governing Body

 

 

 KAT employee

 Teacher

 Mrs F Noyce

  Clerk  N/A  Governing Body

 Clerk to the

 Governing Body

  N/A  LSA

Governors who have served on the Governing Body in the previous 12 months but who have now left

(Updated 22 Jul 19)

 

 Governor

 Category

 Date of Leaving
Mr P Morley Co-opted 15 Jan 19

 

 

Attendance at Full Governing Body Meeting September 2018 – July 2019 

Updated July 2019

(Y – in attendance, AA – Apologies Accepted, X – did not attend, N/A – not applicable)

Governor

25/09/18

27/11/18

15/01/19

12/03/19

14/05/19

02/07/10

Mr M Kershaw

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Mr K Beuden

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

X

Mr A Bruder

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Mr T Corless

Y

Y

Y

Y

X

Y

Mrs S Fanthorpe

Y

AA

Y

AA

AA

AA

Mrs S Higham

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Mr P Morley

AA

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Mrs T Palmer-Scott

Y

AA

AA

AA

AA

AA

Mr A Pennington

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Mr R Waters-Duke

Y

Y

Y

Y

AA

AA

Mrs M Wilson

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Miss D Newman (associate member)

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Miss R Allin  (Clerk)

Y

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Mrs F Noyce (Clerk)

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y

Y

Y

 

 

 

 
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