Governors
Governor Responsibilites and Terms of Office
Governor Interests
Terms of Reference
Croftlands Infant and Nursery School Instrument of Governance states we require:
1 Head Teacher
1 Staff Governor
1 Local Authority Governor
3 Parent Governor
7 Co-opted Governor
The Governing Body has the power to delegate certain of its duties to appointed committees. The structure and membership of these committees is agreed by the Governing Body.
The committees are responsible for doing the majority of the leg-work of the Governing body. Each committee is run by a Chair and the Headteacher sits on each of the committees.
Meetings are minuted so that their business and any decisions reached can be fed back in detail to the following meeting of the Full Governing Body. Committee meetings are quorate when three governors (which can include the Headteacher) are in attendance. Minutes of Governing Body meetings are available to view in the school office.
Currently our governing body meets in full once a term.
Our Chair of Governors is Ms Melissa Thompson-Craig. Our Vice Chair of Governors is Mr Mark Stephens. Both are contactable by writing to them at school or phoning the office to leave a message.
These committees are as follows:
| Premises, Health and Safety |
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| Education |
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| Finance, Personnel and Admin |
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Our Governing Body currently comprises of the following members:
Jo Procter- Head teacher
Melissa Thompson-Craig - Co-opted Governor - Chair of Governors - appointed by the governing body
Mark Stephens- Co-opted Governor- Vice Chair of Governors- appointed by the governing body Vice Chair of Finance
Paul Harris - Co-opted Governor - Chair of Health and Safety - appointed by the governing body
Martin Swainson - Parent Governor - elected by parents
Jonathan Hardisty - Co-opted Governor - Vice Chair of Health and Safety - appointed by the governing body
Emma Wright - Staff Governor - Chair of Education- elected by staff
Sian Taylor- Clerk to the Governors
Esther Parker - Co-Opted Governor - appointed by the governing body
Katharine Ryan - Parent Governor - elected by parents
Joe Adams- Parent Governor- elected by parents
Vacancy - Co-opted
Vacancy - Local Authority
What the Governors do?
The term of office for governors is four years.
Effective work is being done by the governing body. Our Governors act as critical friends and hold senior leaders to account for all aspects of the school?s performance.
This is done by regularly observing lessons and working with staff at our Education, Finance and Premises committee meetings.
All leaders and managers, including the governing body, are highly ambitious for the school and lead by example.
