Governors
A warm welcome to visitors, parents and prospective parents to the Kaye's First & Nursery School website.
Chair of the Governing Body
Email: governors@kayesfirst.co.uk
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Meeting Dates
Standards & Effectiveness Committee Meetings 6pm - 7:30pm
Finance & Resources Committee Meetings 7:30pm - 8:30pm
| Governor | Category | Specific Responsibilities |
| Mrs J Dearnley | Headteacher | |
| Mrs E Firth | Staff | |
| Mr B Sloan | Parent | Website Compliance/Teaching & Learning/English/DT |
| Miss H Biver | Parent | Behaviour/Science/RE |
| Mrs K North | Co-opted | Vice-Chair/Safeguarding/PSHE/Computing |
| Ms C Lockwood | Co-opted | Chair of Governors/Wellbeing/Curriculum/Maths |
| Mrs S Spence | Co-opted | Governor Training/Wellbeing/Art & Design |
| Mr C Bonham | Co-opted | Health & Safety/Early Years/Geography/Music |
| Ms Kate Stead | Co-opted | PE/Sports Premium/History |
| Mr B Bailey | Co-opted | Early Years |
| Mrs P Reynolds | Co-opted | SEND/Leadership & Management/MFL |
| Vacancy | Co-opted | |
| Vacancy | LA |
| Governor | Appointing Body | Term of Office |
| Mrs J Dearnley | Governing Body | 1st September 2020 |
| Mr C Bonham | Governing Body | 10th April 2017 - 9th April 2021 |
| Mrs E Firth | Staff | 10th October 2019 - 9th October 2023 |
| Ms C Lockwood | Governing Body | 3rd May 2017 - 2nd May 2021 |
| Mr B Sloan | Parents | 12th September 2019 - 11th September 2023 |
| Miss H Biver | Parents | 2nd December 2019 - 1st December 2023 |
| Mrs S Spence | Governing Body | 9th July 2019 - 8th July 2023 |
| Mrs K North | Governing Body | 22nd February 2018 - 21st February 2022 |
| Mr B Bailey | Governing Body | 12th September 2019 - 11th September 2023 |
| Mrs P Reynolds | Governing Body | 2nd October 2019 - 1st October 2023 |
| Ms Kate Stead | Governing Body | 10th December 2019 - 9th December 2023 |
| Vacancy | Governing Body | |
| Vacancy | LA |
| Governor | Committees they serve on... |
| Mrs J Dearnley | Finance & Resources/Standards & Effectiveness |
| Mr C Bonham | Finance & Resources |
| Mrs S Spence | Finance & Resources |
| Ms C Lockwood | Finance & Resources |
| Mrs K North | Standards & Effectiveness |
| Mr B Bailey | Finance & Resources |
| Mr B Sloan | Standards & Effectiveness |
| Mrs E Firth | Standards & Efectiveness |
| Mrs P Reynolds | Standards & Effectiveness |
| Miss H Biver | Standards & Effectiveness |
| Ms K Stead | Finance & Resources |
| Vacancy | |
| Vacancy | |
| Business Manager | Finance & Resources |
Ms C Lockwood
Teacher Appraisal Committee/Performance Management Committee
Mr C Bonham
Ms C Lockwood
Complaints/Pupil Discipline Committee
Parent Governors
Parents of pupils at the school, elected by the parents. Any parent or person with parental responsibility, or carer of a registered pupil of the school at the time of the election is eligible to stand for election as a parent governor.
LA Governors
Nominated by the LA. There is one place on the governing body.
Co-opted Governors (Community Governors)
Appointed by the governing body. The number on governing body set up in the reconstitution.
Staff Governors
Head teacher plus 1 member of staff elected by all the staff at the school.
Associate Members
Appointed by the governors for 1-4 years.
Instrument of Government
This is the legal document which sets out the make-up of the governing body. As of the 15th January 2015 this document states that, Kaye’s First & Nursery School governing body shall consist of a total of 13 governors: 1 Head Teacher, 2 Parent governors, 1 LA governor, 1 Staff governor and 8 Co-opted governors
Governing Body Documents
Governing Body Minutes
What do Governors do?
What is a governor?
School governors come from every walk of life. No matter what type of governor, each have the same role and responsibilities and are charged with acting in the best interests of the children in the school. Being a governor involves time, energy and a willingness to become involved in the life of the school on a regular basis over at least four years.
The different types of governors represent the school stakeholders and provide different perspectives. But they are not ‘delegates’ of these stakeholders and are not there to act in the interests of any one group. A parent governor is a representative parent, not a parent representative, although clearly, they are well placed to alert the governing body to any parental concerns. They are one of 300,000 governors in England forming one of the largest volunteer forces in the country.
Purpose of the governing body
The governing body is the school’s accountable body. It is responsible for the conduct of the school and for promoting high standards. The governing body aims to ensure that children are attending a successful school which provides them with a good education and supports their health and well-being.
Governors should act, at all times, with honesty and integrity and be ready to explain their actions and decisions to staff, pupils, parents and anyone with a legitimate interest in the school. They should both challenge and support the school.
They should set the strategic direction of the school by:
- setting the values, aims and objectives for the school
- agreeing the policy framework for achieving those aims and objectives
- setting the statutory targets and
- agreeing the school improvement strategy which includes approving the budget and agreeing the staffing structure.
They should challenge and support the school by monitoring, reviewing and evaluating:
- the implementation and effectiveness of the policy framework
- progress towards targets
- the implementation and effectiveness of the school improvement strategy and
- the budget and staffing structure.
They should ensure accountability by:
- signing off the Self-Evaluation form (SEF) [This is very useful in Ofsted terms but no longer a compulsory document.]
- responding to Ofsted reports when necessary
- holding the headteacher to account for the performance of the school.