Selsdon Primary School and Nursery Caring, learning, aspiring, succeeding ABOUT US OPEN DAYS OUR BLOGS PARENTS PUPILS SCHOOL POLICIES STAFF Governors OUR GOVERNING BODY We are part of the Federation of Heavers Farm and Selsdon Primary Schools. A Federation that has been in place since 2014. As a Federation, we have one governing body. We meet as a governing body at least once a term. We also have two committees which also meet once a term; the Quality of Education Committee and the Resources Committee. Governors sit on at least one committee each year. For the list of who sits on what committee, please see the list below. Our Governance Manager is Liz Parry. She is responsible for the leadership, organisation, administration and clerking arrangements for our governing body. Here is a leaflet explaining what our governing body do: What Governors Do The Governing Body is composed as follows: 2 Parent Governors (one from each school) The Executive Headteacher 1 Staff Governor 1 Local Authority Governor 2 Partnership Governors 6 Co-opted Governors Total Number of governors is 13. This is confirmed in our Instrument of Government dated 19th January 2016. The Head of School from each school also sit as an observer at governing body meetings. HOW TO CONTACT THE GOVERNING BODY If you need to contact the Governance Manager, the Chair or Vice Chair you can reach them by: Telephone: 020 8653 5434 and speak to any of the office staff. Please give them your name, and telephone number and an indication of the best time to contact you. They will pass your message on to the relevant person. Email to federationgovernancemanager@gmail.com with ‘Governor Enquiry’ in the subject line. Post please address your letter to the relevant person: c/o Heavers Farm Primary School 58 Dinsdale Gardens London SE25 6LT OUR GOVERNORS Attendance figures are based on the academic year 2020/21. GRAHAM CLUER: CHAIR OF GOVERNOR Partnership Governor Appointed by: Governing Body Term of Office: 4 years Date of appointment: 1 September 2018 Committees served on: Resources Committee and Quality of Education Committee Positions of responsibility: Chair of Governors. Headteacher Performance Management Panel. Nominated safeguarding governor. Voting rights: Full Register of business and pecuniary interests: Governor and Vice Chair for Winterbourne Infant School. Trustee of Croydon Astronomical Society. Member of Croydon NASUWT. Wife is a governor and Vice Chair for Beulah Infant School and Ecclesbourne Primary School. Attendance record at Full Governing Body Meetings 2020/21: 100% Attendance record at Committee Meetings 2020/21: 100% NIGEL COLLINS Co-opted Governor Appointed by: Governing Body Term of Office: 4 years Date of appointment: 21 October 2018 Committees served on: Resources Committee and Quality of Education Committee Positions of responsibility: Vice Chair of Governors, Staff Wellbeing Sub Committee, Headteacher Performance Management Panel Voting rights: Full Register of business and pecuniary interests: None declared Attendance record at Full Governing Body Meetings 2020/21: 100% Attendance record at Committee Meetings 2020/21: 50% HARRY CAMBRIDGE Staff Governor Appointed by: Governing Body Term of Office: 4 years Date of appointment: 28 September 2021 Committees served on: Resources Committee Positions of responsibility: Voting rights: Full Register of business and pecuniary interests: Member of teaching staff at Heavers Farm Attendance record at Full Governing Body Meetings 2020/21: N/A Attendance record at Committee Meetings 2020/21: N/A TANYA DENNIS Local Authority Governor Appointed by: Local Authority Term of Office: 4 years Date of appointment: 5 December 2017 Committees served on: Quality of Education Committee Positions of responsibility: Nominated SEND governor Voting rights: Full Register of business and pecuniary interests: Self employed, TRV Virtual. Member of British Institute of IT. Attendance record at Full Governing Body Meetings 2020/21: 100% Attendance record at Committee Meetings 2020/21: 80% LUCY FREESTON Co-opted Governor Appointed by: Governing Body Term of Office: 4 years Date of appointment: 28 September 2021 Committees served on: Quality of Education Committee Positions of responsibility: Voting rights: Full Register of business and pecuniary interests: None declared Attendance record at Full Governing Body Meetings 2020/21: N/A Attendance record at Committee Meetings 2020/21: N/A AYESHA MARRETT Parent Governor (Heavers Farm) Appointed by: Governing Body Term of Office: 4 years Date of appointment: 8 October 2021 Committees served on: Quality of Education Committee Positions of responsibility: Voting rights: Full Register of business and pecuniary interests: Employed by Harris Academy Attendance record at Full Governing Body Meetings 2020/21: N/A Attendance record at Committee Meetings 2020/21: N/A SUSAN PAPAS Executive Headteacher Appointed by: Governing Body Term of Office: 4 years Date of appointment: 1st September 2018 Committees served on: Resources Committee and Quality of Education Committee Positions of responsibility: None Voting rights: Full Register of business and pecuniary interests: Daughter is Schools Manager for the Federation. Attendance record at Full Governing Body Meetings 2020/21: 100% Attendance record at Committee Meetings 2020/21: 100% JOANNA READ Deputy Executive Headteacher/Associate Member Appointed by: Governing Body Term of Office: 4 years Date of appointment: 21 October 2018 Committees served on: Resources Committee and Quality of Education Committee Positions of responsibility: None Voting rights: Full voting rights in committees. No voting rights in full governing body. Register of business and pecuniary interests: Husband is employed by the Federation. Attendance record at Full Governing Body Meetings 2020/21: 100% Attendance record at Committee Meetings 2020/21: 100% HILARY SMITH Associate Member Appointed by: Governing Body Term of Office: 4 years Date of appointment: 1st September 2018 Committees served on: Quality of Education Committee Positions of responsibility: Voting rights: Full. Register of business and pecuniary interests: None declared. Attendance record at Full Governing Body Meetings 2020/21: 100% Attendance record at Committee Meetings 2020/21: 100% EVERTON STEWART Co-opted Governor Appointed by: Governing Body Term of Office: 4 years Date of appointment: 12 February 2020 Committees served on: Resources Committee. Positions of responsibility: Headteacher Performance Management Panel. Nominated Health and Safety governor. Voting rights: Full Register of business and pecuniary interests: Owner and director of Vidicode UK Ltd business. Attendance record at Full Governing Body Meetings 2020/21: 80% Attendance record at Committee Meetings 2020/21: 0% ALAN TIGG Executive Headteacher Appointed by: Governing Body Term of Office: 4 years Date of appointment: 3 April 2020 Committees served on: Resources Committee and Quality of Education Committee Positions of responsibility: None Voting rights: Full Register of business and pecuniary interests: Employed by Richmond and Wandsworth council. Membership of TMA, APG and ILM. Attendance record at Full Governing Body Meetings 2020/21: 60% Attendance record at Committee Meetings 2020/21: 100% APRAJITA TRIPATHI Co-opted Governor Appointed by: Governing Body Term of Office: 4 years Date of appointment: 9 December 2021 Committees served on: Resources Committee Positions of responsibility: Nominated SEND governor Voting rights: Full Register of business and pecuniary interests: TBC Attendance record at Full Governing Body Meetings 2020/21: N/A Attendance record at Committee Meetings 2020/21: N/A HUGO FEITOR Acting Head of School (Selsdon)/Observer ROBERT ASKEY Head of School (Heavers Farm)/Observer LIZ PARRY Governance Manager Voting rights: None Register of business and pecuniary interests: Clerk to the Governing Body at St John’s Cof E Primary School. Clerk to the Governing Board at Bensham Manor School. Clerk to the Governing Board at Rockmount Primary School MINUTES OF FULL GOVERNING BODY MEETINGS Hard copies of the minutes are also available from either school office. Full Governing Board Minutes 13 July 2021 Full Governing Board Minutes of Budget Ratification Meeting 29 April 2021 Full Governing Board Minutes 16 March 2021 Full Governing Board Minutes10 December 2020 Full Governing Board Minutes 17 September 2020. What do governors do? We have taken some of the following information from the National Governors Association (NGA). School governors are people who want to make a positive contribution to children’s education. Governors are one of the largest volunteer forces in the country and have an important part to play in raising school standards. The role of the governing body is absolutely key to the effectiveness of a school. School governors provide strategic leadership and accountability in schools. At Selsdon Primary the site is owned by the governing body as they are a Foundation School. It is governors who hold the main responsibility for finance in schools, and it is governors who work with the Executive Headteacher to make the tough decisions about balancing resources. Each individual governor is a member of a governing body, which is established in law as a corporate body. Individual governors may not act independently of the rest of the governing body. Decisions are the joint responsibility of the governing body. The role of the governing body is a strategic one, its key functions are to: set the aims and objectives for the school set the policies for achieving those aims and objectives set the targets for achieving those aims and objectives monitor and evaluate the progress the school is making towards achievement of its aims and objectives be a source of challenge and support to the headteacher (a critical friend) The Executive Headteacher is responsible for the internal organisation, management and control of the school and the implementation of the strategic framework established by the governing body. Who can become a governor? Almost anyone over 18 years of age can become a governor. There are no particular qualifications or requirements, other than a willingness to give time to the role and a capacity for working with other people. There are different types of school with different categories of governor. The types of state schools in England are: community voluntary controlled voluntary aided foundation trust – a type of foundation school academies, free Schools & City Technology Colleges (CTCs) – independent state funded schools There are also different categories of governor: parent staff foundation partnership local authority co-opted The type of governor you will become depends on your situation; however all governors have the same roles and responsibilities once part of the governing body. More Information on school governors For more information on what school governors do and for information on how to become a school governor there are excellent resources here: Share this: TwitterFacebook Like this: Loading... Follow Us Key Dates Diary Dates Term Dates 2021/22 Our Blogs Nursery Reception Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Our Federation Heavers Farm Primary School Recent Posts Attendance NSPCC Speak out. 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