Governors | Chase Terrace Primary School

Governors

The Governors

The Governors are a group of people passionate about education. The Governors oversee the strategic direction of the school and evaluate progress towards goals that improve the school. They do this through regular Committee Meetings that look at Standards, Premises, Personnel and Finance. They also meet termly as a whole Governing Body.

As part of their work they make regular visits in to school to look at pupil progress, safeguarding, SEN, teaching and learning and many other aspects of the school. They do this by montoring data, talking to the children and staff and observing the every day workings of the school.

The Governors are:

Mrs C D Evans -Chair

Declared interests: None declared

Roles in other schools: Chair of governors at Chase Terrace Technology College

Mrs T Harrison

Declared interests: None declared

Mrs J Brown

Declared interests: None declared

Mrs C Poynton

Declared interests: None declared

Mrs S E Woodward

Declared interests: Member of Staffordshire County Council, Member of Lichfield District Council and husband is employee of Age UK (South Staffs)

Mr R Browne

Declared interests: None declared

Mr A P Matthews

Declared interests: None declared

Mr G McBurnie

Declared interests: None declared

Structure and Remit

The Governing Body meets 3 times a year and controls the overall strategic direction of the school.

Three committees carry out more detailed work.

The Resources Committee has oversight of the school’s finances, human resources, health and safety and premises. The chair is Mr R Browne and it meets 3 times a year.

The Standards Committee has oversight of pupil outcomes including achievement and personal development. It also has oversight of safeguarding. The chair is Mrs J Brown and it meets 6 times a year.

The Child Care Committee has oversight of all aspects of the Governor Led Nursery and wrap-around care. The chair is Mrs J Brown and it meets 3 times a year.

Below are the dates of appointment, attendance records and information about who appointed all governors.

Membership of CTPS Governing Body post Re-constitution
						Meeting dates and attendance
						14.05.15	09.09.15	22.10.15	04.02.16	19.05.16	09.02.17
Name		Appointed by
Mr. G. McBurnie		Head Teacher				Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mrs. T. Harrison		Staff governor				Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mrs. D. Evans		Chair of governors		Co-opted member		No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mrs. J. Brown		Vice Chair of governors		Co-opted member		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Mr. R. Browne		Parent governor				Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Mr. A. Matthews		Parent governor				Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Mrs. C. Poynton		Parent governor				No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mrs. S. Woodward		Local authority representative				No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No

Resources Committee membership and attendance at meetings
Name/meeting date		12.03.l5	18.06.15	26.11.15	17.03.16	07.03.17
Headteacher		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mr. R. Browne		Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Mrs. D. Evans		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Mr. A. Matthews		No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Mrs. S. Woodward		Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No

Standards Committee membership and attendance at meetings
Name/meeting date		19.03.15	15.10.15	19.11.15	10.03.16	28.04.16	15.02.17
Headteacher		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mrs. J. Brown		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mrs. D. Evans		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mrs. T. Harrison		Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Mrs. C. Poynton		Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

Childcare Committee membership and attendance at meetings
Name/meeting date		25.02.15	10.06.15	03.11.15	15.06.16	07.03.17
Headteacher		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mrs. J. Brown		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mrs. D. Evans		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mrs. S. Woodward		Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes

“At Chase Terrace Primary School each staff member takes tremendous pride in educating children and preparing them for maturity, each child is treated as an individual and given a sufficient amount of space to discover themselves.”

Headteacher