Spring Vale Primary School
Together Everyone Achieving More
Our Governors
Spring Vale Primary School’s Governing Body Academic Year 2023-24
Full Governing Body Meetings
Meetings will be held on:
Wednesday 27th September 2023
Wednesday 29th November 2023
Wednesday 7th February 2024
Wednesday 13th March 2024
Wednesday 8th May 2024
Wednesday 3rd July 2024
What is a Governing Body?
The Governing Body is a group of unpaid volunteers who support the Headteacher in running the School. We meet regularly to discuss children’s progress and results, acting as “critical friends” to the Headteacher, in order to improve the School’s performance. This means that we challenge the Headteacher by asking important questions, in order to help pupils achieve their full potential. We help the Headteacher manage the School’s budget, by ensuring that money is spent on improving outcomes for our pupils.
Register of Governors Interests as at 1st September 2023 – Interests with Companies & Securities
Governors have nothing to declare.
Governor at Another School
No Governor has a governance role at any other educational institution.
Governor Body Structure
Full Governing Body
Termly Meetings
Chair of Governors – Mr M West
Vice Chair of Governors – Father D Feeney
Finance, Personnel and General Purposes Committee
Half Termly Meetings
Chair of Committee – Mr M West
Curriculum Committee
Half Termly Meetings
Chair of Committee – Mr M West
Pay and Personnel Committee
Chair to be determined as necessary
Annual meeting (following the Autumn
term’s Finance, Personnel and General
Purposes Committee)
Appraisal Committee
Chair to be determined as necessary
Annual meeting
Appeals Committee
Chair to be determined as necessary
Meeting to be arranged as and when needed
Pupil Discipline Committee
Chair to be determined as necessary
Meeting to be arranged as and when needed
Staff Discipline Committee
Chair to be determined as necessary
Meeting to be arranged as and when needed
Finance, Personnel and General Purposes Committee members
Chair of Committee – Mr M West
Mr C Blunt
Father D Feeney
Mrs K Kelly
Miss O Kerr
Mrs M Randhawa
Mr N Smith
Mrs N Wynne
All above Governors have voting rights
Curriculum Committee members
Chair of Committee – Mr M West
Mr C Blunt
Mrs E Cope
Father D Feeney
Mrs M Hall
Ms K Pollonais
Mr I Spooner
Mr S Blower
All above Governors have voting rights
Appraisal Committee members
Chair to be determined as necessary
Annual meeting (following the Autumn
term’s Finance, Personnel and General
Purposes Committee
Pay and Personnel Committee
This meets annually before the Finance, Personnel and General Purposes Committee and is made up of the same Governors, with the exception of Mrs Wynne, Mrs Kelly and Mrs Cope (staff members) who do not sit on this committee.
Link Governors
Parent Governor Forum – One of Four Governors
Looked after children – Father D Feeney
Equal Opportunities – Mr N Smith
Compliance & Monitoring – Mr S Blower Attendance – Ms K Pollonais
Health & Safety – Mr N Smith
Safeguarding – Mrs M Hall
Target Setting – Mrs E Cope
SEN(D) – Miss O Kerr
Collective Worship – Father D Feeney Monitoring – Mr M West
Governor Training – Mrs N Wynne
Pupil Premium – Mrs M Randhawa
Curriculum – Mr S Blower
Governors Linked to Year Groups
Foundation – Mrs M Hall
Year 1 – Mr I Spooner
Year 2 – Mrs M Randhawa
Year 3 – Miss O Kerr
Year 4 – Father D Feeney
Year 5 – Mr N Smith
Year 6 – Mr S Blower
Attendance at Governor Meetings 2023-24
Attendance at Governor Meetings 2022-23
Attendance at Governor Meetings 2021-22
Attendance at Governor Meetings 2020-21
Attendance at Governor Meetings 2019-20
FGB – Full Governing Body meeting
C – Apologies received – consent to absence
√ - Attended
X – Did not attend (no apologies received)