Menu RECENT NEWS HEADTEACHER'S BLOG Governance Welcome to Bowmansgreen’s Governing Body As a school governor we are part of a corporate body known as the ‘Governing Body’, our role is to effectively run the school in partnership with the headteacher. Our Governing Body has a vital role to play in ensuring every child receives the best possible education by driving up school and children’s performance . Our Governing Body is the key strategic decision-making body of school and we set the school’s strategic framework. As the Governing Body we agree the strategic priorities, aims and objectives for the school and sign off the policies, plans and targets in order to achieve them. We check on progress and regularly review the strategic framework for the school in the light of that progress. The Governing Body leaves the running of the school to the headteacher, which is the only appointment we make. It is our role to support and strengthen the headteacher’s leadership and to hold them accountable for the performance of children and staff. This is particularly important in relation to the educational performance of the school. As Governors we need to know our school. We do this through visits to see the school in action, we check that the school is implementing the policies and improvement plans we sign off, and see for ourselves how the vision and plans for the school are working in practice. While it is helpful to see classes at work, Governors are not inspectors and it is not our role to assess the quality or method of teaching. All our Governors bring with them a range of different skills and experiences. Decisions are taken by the whole Governing Body, but to make the best use of everyone’s time and expertise, all Governors also join one of two committees. Committees work on particular aspects of school life and present their recommendations to the Governing Body for approval or discussion. These committees also meet in each half term, and are: Effectiveness: Behaviour and attendance Curriculum and school improvement Standards and achievement Resources: Finance Site Personnel Communication Our Body consists of: Parent Governors – elected from and by parents and carers of children in the school Local Authority Governor – nominated by Hertfordshire County Council Staff Governor – representative of teaching and support staff, who is elected by their colleagues. Co-opted Governors – are appointed by the GB on the basis that they have the skills required to contribute to the effective governance and success of the school. Associate Members – Associate members are not governors, and do not have a vote at full governing body meetings. However, they are entitled to attend those meetings and to be sent the papers for them. They have the skills required to contribute to the effective governance and success of the school. Name Type of Governor Roles Committee Term Starts Term Ends Mrs LizAnn Petch Co-opted governor ViceChair Effectiveness Pay 06 Feb 2018 05 Feb 2022 James Broadwell Parent governor Governor Recruitment, Education & Training Resources 15 Mar 2021 14 Mar 2025 Miss Anna Lippa Headteacher Headteacher Effectiveness Resources Mr Tony Major Parent governor Resources 15 Mar 2021 14 Mar 2025 Mrs Janet Matthews Co-opted governor Joint Vice Chair Resources 12 Dec 2018 11 Dec 2022 Mrs Karen Penn Co-opted governor Chair Effectiveness Resources 01 Sep 2019 31 Aug 2023 Rebecca Robertson Other Business Manager Mr Mark Rushforth Staff governor Resources 01 Oct 2019 30 Sep 2023 Mr James Braddy Co-opted governor Effectiveness 16 May 2018 15 May 2022 Miss Claire Golding Associate Member Effectiveness 13 Sep 2021 12 Sep 2025 Sue McClinton Clerk Full Governing Board Mrs Trish Hamill Clerk Effectiveness Resources Reverend Patricia Jones Co-opted governor Effectiveness 15 May 2019 14 May 2023 Debbie Pitt Co-opted governor Effectiveness 11 Dec 2019 10 Dec 2023 Associate members have voting rights in the committee to which that person is appointed (as determined by the governing body). Within the previous 12 months the following individuals have served on the Governing Body: Emily Warr Co-opted Health and Safety Resources 13 Dec 2017 12 Dec 2021 Richard Patterson Parent Governor SEN and More Able Effectiveness 23 Oct 2018 22 Oct 2022 Meet our Governors Relevant Business Interests As a Governing Body we are required to declare any relevant business interests including any other governor roles at other educational settings and any relationships between governors and members of the school staff. Bowmansgreen Primary School Governor Declarations of Interest Meeting attendances Full Governing Body Attendance Record 2020 – 2021 Full Governing Body Attendance Record 2019 – 2020 Full Governing Body Attendance Record 2018 – 2019 Full Governing Body and Committees Attendance Record 2017-2018 V5 Full Governing Body and Committees Attendance Record 2016-2017 (Please click on the link) Dates of Governor Meetings 2021 – 2022 Date Start End Committee Meeting Wed 29 Sep 2021 18:30 20:30 Bowmansgreen Primary School Full Governing Board Wed 6 Oct 2021 18:30 20:30 School Effectiveness Committee School Effectiveness Committee Wed 20 Oct 2021 18:30 20:30 Resources Committee Resources Committee Wed 24 Nov 2021 18:30 20:30 Bowmansgreen Primary School Full Governing Board Wed 1 Dec 2021 18:30 20:30 Resources Committee Resources Committee Wed 8 Dec 2021 18:30 20:30 School Effectiveness Committee School Effectiveness Committee Wed 19 Jan 2022 18:30 20:30 School Effectiveness Committee School Effectiveness Committee Wed 26 Jan 2022 18:30 20:30 Resources Committee Resources Committee Wed 2 Feb 2022 18:30 20:30 Bowmansgreen Primary School Full Governing Board Wed 2 Mar 2022 18:30 20:30 School Effectiveness Committee School Effectiveness Committee Wed 9 Mar 2022 18:30 20:30 Resources Committee Resources Committee Wed 23 Mar 2022 18:30 20:30 Bowmansgreen Primary School Full Governing Board Wed 4 May 2022 18:30 20:30 Resources Committee Resources Committee Wed 18 May 2022 18:30 20:30 Bowmansgreen Primary School Full Governing Board Wed 22 Jun 2022 18:30 20:30 School Effectiveness Committee School Effectiveness Committee Wed 29 Jun 2022 18:30 20:30 Resources Committee Resources Committee Wed 29 Jun 2022 18:30 20:30 Resources Committee Resources Committee Wed 13 Jul 2022 18:30 20:30 Bowmansgreen Primary School Full Governing Board TRANSLATE English▼ SEARCH SITE Search for: DOWNLOAD APP Visit this address with your Android or Apple device: schoolsays.co.uk/bowmansgreen UPCOMING EVENTS Fri, 3rd Dec 2021 Occasional Day Fri, 10th Dec 2021 Christmas Jumper Day (or wear red) for Save the Children £1 donations Mon, 13th Dec 2021 8:00 am - FOBS Bags 2 School Collection Wed, 15th Dec 2021 12:00 pm - Whole School Christmas Lunch Thu, 16th Dec 2021 1:00 pm - Class Christmas Parties Full calendar SAFETY THINKUKNOW.CO.UK QUICK LINKS Home Recent News Newsletter Archive Calendar Contact GET IN TOUCH Tel: 01727 767772 Fax: 01727 767770 Email: admin@bowmansgreen.herts.sch.uk Bowmansgreen Primary School Telford Road, London Colney, Hertfordshire, AL2 1PH View map KEEP UP-TO-DATE! 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