Meet the Governors

Our Governing Body

On behalf of the Governors, I would like to welcome you to our school website. We hope you find it easy to use and that it gives you a small insight into the many things that we have to offer to both you and your children.

The Governors meet half termly to discuss many things, in particular school strategy and policies.  I personally like to come into school in between meetings to be involved in the day-to-day life of the school and see all of the wonderful things the children are doing and learning.

Our aim as the Governing body is to provide a safe and caring environment where children are encouraged and challenged to meet their full potential.  

We are proud of our School and feel privileged to support Damien Bond and the staff in delivering a varied and stimulating education for our children.  We also work closely with 'Friends of Holme School' PTA and love to hear suggestions from the children's run School Council. 

Thank you

James Piggott

Chair of Governors 

What School Governors Do

School governing bodies are made up of people from school communities who want to make a positive contribution to children's education.

Every school has a governing body. They work with the Headteacher to set the future direction for the school and decide how the school spends its budget. They are responsible for making sure the school provides good quality education and for raising pupils’ attainment by:

• setting strategic direction
• ensuring accountability
• monitoring and evaluating school performance
• acting as a critical friend

Governors govern rather than manage. Their role is one of direction and focus; they make decisions collectively on matters such as performance targets, school policies, and the school's development plan. As well as providing support and advice to the Headteacher, their role is to challenge the Headteacher by gathering views and asking searching questions to make sure that any decisions taken are in the best interest of the school.

Governors report to parents on the school's achievements and respond to inspection recommendations. They also hear appeals from pupils and staff and consider complaints.

Overall Responsibilities of the Governing Body

School Governors at Holme Junior & Infant School are appointed to provide: 

• strong links between the school, parents and the community
• a wide experience of the outside world 
• an independent view 
• a visible form of accountability for the Headteacher and staff of the school 
• a team focusing on long term development and improvement 
• accountability to the parents and the community for the use of resources and standards of teaching and learning in the school
• support for the Headteacher and staff

In addition, individual governors will usually be involved in some of the following activities often through groups or committees which report back to the main Governing Body.

• School development plan
• Headteacher performance management
• School profile 
• Staff appointments 
• The financial management of the school 
• Pupil discipline 
• The curriculum 
• The training of governors 
• Community links 

Governing bodies are the strategic planners of schools. In order to do this a governing body: 

• has an operational manager (the Headteacher) who is responsible for the day-to-day management of the school
• agrees on policies and practice which allows the Headteacher the necessary tools to carry out their responsibilities
• agrees on principles and targets for improvement
• reviews long-term resourcing needs
• supports and challenges the Headteacher
• receives and discusses reports on the resulting practice and conduct of the school
• reviews its own working practices, including using self-evaluation forms 

The Register of Interests

From 1st September 2015, governing bodies of local authority maintained schools in England are required to publish on their website their register of interests.

The register meets statutory requirements by setting out the relevant business interests of our Governors and details of any other educational establishments they govern.  The register includes details of any relationships between governors and members of the school staff including spouses, partners and relatives.

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The Governing Body Committees

The Governing Body has two committees that meet every half term. These are full governing body meetings and meetings of the finance committee. The Standards, Curriculum and Effectiveness committee meet on a termly basis. Each committee has individual terms of reference which provide clear details of what the committee’s responsibilities are.

In order to comply with the DfE’s republished statutory guidance in March 2015 which stipulates new requirements regarding the publication of Governor’s details, the Governing Body Committee List shows details of the committees and the Governors that have been appointed on each committee. In addition this list gives details regarding our Link Governors and their subject area.

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The Governing Body Constitution

In March 2015, the DfE republished statutory guidance on “The constitution of governing bodies of maintained schools. The guidance stipulates new requirements regarding the publication of Governor’s details. The statutory guidance, which Governing Bodies must have regard to, stipulates that;

Governors hold an important public office and their identity should be known to their school and wider communities. Governing Bodies should therefore publish on their website information about their members.

In order to comply with this latest guidance the Governing Body Constitution Document shows details of the names of our Governors, the category they have been appointed under, their term of office and gives details regarding their voting rights within Governing Body meetings.

CURRENT CONSTITUTION

Governor Attendance

From 1 September 2015, governing bodies of local authority maintained schools in England are required to publish on their website details of Governors attendance records at governing body and committee meetings over the last academic year.

In line with recommended guidance the records are updated every September. The records were last updated in September 2022 and contain information from 1st September 2022 to 31st August 2023.  These records will be reviewed and updated in September 2023.

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Governor Pen Portraits