Spring Vale Primary School Wolverhampton

Our Governors

Spring Vale Primary School’s Governing Body Academic Year 2023-24

Our Governing Body

Spring Vale Primary School’s Governing Body

Academic Year 2023-24

Chair of Governors – Mr M West – Co-opted Governor

Vice Chair of Governors – Father D Feeney – LA Governor

Head Teacher – Mr C Blunt – Head Teacher Governor

Mr S Blower – Co-opted Governor

Mrs M Hall – Co-opted Governor

Mrs M Randhawa – Co-opted Governor

Mr N Smith – Co-opted Governor

Mrs N Wynne - Co-opted Governor

Miss O Kerr – Parent Governor

Ms K Pollonais – Parent Governor

Mr M Petford – Parent Governor

Mrs E Cope – Staff Governor

Mrs K Kelly – Associate Governor

Full Governing Body Meetings

Meetings will be held on:

Wednesday 27th September 2023

Wednesday 29th November 2023

Wednesday 7th February 2024

Thursday 7th March 2024

Wednesday 8th May 2024

Wednesday 10th 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.

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

Mrs K Kelly – (in attendance) papers only

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 M Petford
Mr S Blower

All above Governors have voting rights

Mrs K Kelly – (in attendance) papers only

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 M Petford

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)