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The Governing Body of Springwell Park plays a crucial role in the life and work of our school. It is made up of 7 volunteers from the local and wider community, plus the Headteacher and a member of staff. When we are recruiting for the Governing Body, we use the National Governors Association skills audit to ensure our Governors have a wide range of skills to challenge and support our school. The school Governing Body holds 6 full board meetings each year. The Governor role is a strategic rather than operational role. This means Governors do not get involved in the day to day running of the school. Instead they support and challenge the school's leadership team to drive school improvement. Governors have three core duties: Plan the strategic direction of the school Oversee financial performance of the school and ensure the money is well-spent Hold the school leadership team to account Governors also have the responsibility to act in a certain way and this is outlined in our Code of Conduct. Springwell Park Governing Board Headteacher: Miss T. Webley Chairperson: Mrs Adele Browne Vice Chairperson: Sue Green Clerk to the Governors: Christine Hall If you need to contact the Chair of Governors please call the school office or write to the school address. Name Term of office Date of appointment Appointed by Adele Browne 4 years 20/03/17 Co-opted Sue Green 4 years 02/06/08 Co-opted David O'Callaghan 4 years 22/05/17 LA Tracy Webley 4 years 01/09/15 Headteacher Jane Thurgood-Parkes 4 years 09/07/18 Co-opted Frank McFarlane 4 years 09/07/18 Co-opted Tom Hanlon 4 years 20/09/21 Staff Hayley Fitzsimmons 4 years 27/05/21 Parent Lindsey Foster 16/11/21 Parent Roles and Responsibilities Link Governor role Eg of tasks Who Pay and performance Headteachers performance management Pay policy Performance Management Adele Browne, Jane Thurgood-Parkes Appeals: Frank McFarlane, David O’Callaghan, Sue Green Safeguarding and attendance Safeguarding Attendance LAC Online safety Single Central Record Adele Browne Frank McFarlane (David O’Callaghan) Governor liaison Training Skills audit Induction of new governors Clare Evans Finance and Environment Budget Health and Safety Pupil Premium spending Sports funding Sue Green GDPR David O’Callaghan EYFS Standards and Quality SEN Equality Inclusion Quality of provision Standards and Quality Website Curriculum Data Assessment Behaviour David O’Callaghan Jane Thurgood-Parkes Former Governors Name Category Term of office Stood down Phil Nottingham Staff 4 years 21/12/16 Alan Blackburn Co-opted 4 years 21/12/16 Darren Hardy Co-opted 4 years 19/05/18 Cllr Trish Hardy Local Authority 4 years 19/05/18 Daren Viedman Co-opted 4 years 24/05/18 Cathy Simpson Parent 4 years 29/03/20 Clare Evans Staff 4 years 31/08/21 Debbie Rogers Parent 4 years 30/09/21 Register of interests Name of Governor Declared Interest (including relevant business and financial interests and governance roles in other settings) Adele Browne Governor at Litherland High Sue Green None David O'Callaghan Governor at Redgate Primary Tom Hanlon None Hayley Fitzsimmons None Tracy Webley None Frank McFarlane Chair of Governors at Archbishop Blanch school Governor at Litherland High Jane Thurgood - Parkes None Lindsey Foster None Record of Attendance 2020-2021 Name Scheduled Meetings Attended Meetings Apologies Absences Adele Browne 6 3 3 - Clare Evans 6 5 1 - Hayley Fitzsimmons (term of office started 13/07/2021) 1 1 - - Sue Green 6 6 - - Frank McFarlane 6 6 - - David O’Callaghan (changes in terms of office) 5 5 - - Debbie Rogers 6 4 2 - Jane Thurgood-Parkes 6 6 - - Tracy Webley 6 6 - - Record of Attendance 2019-2020 Name Scheduled Meetings Attended Meetings Apologies Absences Adele Browne 5 5 0 0 Clare Evans 5 5 0 0 Sue Green 5 4 1 0 Frank McFarlane 5 5 0 0 David O’Callaghan 5 5 0 0 Cathy Simpson (term of office ended Mar 2020) 3 1 2 0 Jane Thurgood-Parkes 5 3 2 0 Tracy Webley 5 5 0 0 Record of Attendance 2018-2019 Name Scheduled Meetings Meetings Attended Apologies Accepted Absences Adele Browne 6 4 1 1 Clare Evans 6 6 - - Sue Green 6 5 1 - Franck McFarlane 6 5 1 - David O’Callaghan 6 6 - - Cathy Simpson 6 4 2 - Jane Thurgood-Parkes 6 4 2 - Tracy Webley 6 6 - - Types of Governors At Springwell Park we have 4 different types of Governor: Parent Governor The Governing body has 2 Parent Governors. Parents, including carers, of pupils at our school can stand for election as a Governor. Parent Governors nominate themselves and, if there are more nominations than spaces available on the Governing Body, they are elected by other parents at the school. If not enough parents nominate themselves for election, the governing body may approach and appoint parents. Authority Governor Local Authorities appoint Governors to schools and candidates are appointed without any political affiliation or preference. Authorities may appoint minor authority representatives, e.g. District and Parish Councillors, as Authority Governors. Headteacher Governor The Headteacher is a Staff Governor. In Springwell the position for the 1st staff Governor is held for the Headteacher. This position is not subject to election. Staff Governor Our Governing body has 2 positions for Staff Governors; the first position is for the Headteacher. Teaching and support staff working at the School may become Governors, as long as they are on the payroll (volunteers working in the school do not qualify). Staff Governors nominate themselves and, if more staff are nominated than the 1 position available, an election is held. This election is only open to members of staff in the school. Co-opted Governor A Co-opted Governor is a person from the local or wider community who is asked to be part of the Governing Body because of their skills, knowledge and experience. Our school has 4 Co-opted Governors. Sitemap Cookie Information Website Policy All website content copyright © Springwell Park Community Primary School Website design byAPrimarySite Cookies Unfortunately not the ones with chocolate chips. Our cookies ensure you get the best experience on our website. Please make your choice! Reject all Accept all I need more information