Governing body information

Our Governing Body has three committees: finance, pay and head teachers performance management. The core functions of our governing body, as set out in The School Governance (Roles, Procedures and Allowances) (England) Regulations 2013, are:

ensuring that the vision, ethos and strategic direction of the school are clearly defined;
ensuring that the head teacher performs his or her responsibilities for the educational performance of the school; and
ensuring the sound, proper and effective use of the school’s financial resources.

The statutory purpose of the Governing Body is to promote high standards of educational achievement at the school.

The day to day management of the school is the responsibility of the Headteacher and staff, whereas the governors are responsible for the general direction of the school and providing a strategic overview.

The Governing Body acts as a critical friend to the school and ensures accountability, whilst considering the interests of children, parents and staff. It makes decisions about curriculum, finance, staffing and premises matters, to help raise standards of achievement and to make sure that the school provides a good quality education for all of our pupils.

Name	Governor Category	Date of current Appointment /Election	Source of Appointment (where appropriate)	Term of office/ Roles within GB	Attendance at full GB Meetings	Declarations on register of business & pecuniary interest	Remarks
Hannah Riley	Staff Head	N/A	n/a	On going	3/3	Nil	Started Sept 22
Jen Hammond	Staff	1/5/24	Staff	4 years	3/3	Nil
Helen Fairman	Chair Parent	19/3/22	Parents	4 years	3/3	Nil
Emma Connor	Vice chair Parent	23/11/22	Parents	4 years	3/3	I am a Director for Your Space Therapies Limited. The company is commissioned by Sheddingdean Community Primary school who have a contract for a weekly child therapy service with the company. I do not personally provide therapy for the school, and the contract is managed by the head of service, Karen Dunn
Ana Womersley	Parent	6/9/23	Parents	4 years	3/3	Nil
Richard Cooke	Co-opted	21/01/21	Governing Body	4 years	3/3	Nil
Michael Wright	Co-opted	1/12/23	Governing Body	4 years	3/3	Nil
Sian Middleton-Hatt	Parent	5/11/24	Parents	4 years	1/1	Nil
Deborah McDonald	Co-Opted	22/11/24	Governing Body	4 years	1/1	As a Trustee of Sheddingdean Church, I would not be able to contribute to decisions about charges to hirers.
Paul Aylett	Co-Opted	22/11/24	Governing Body	4 years	1/1	Nil