Governors

ROLE OF A SCHOOL GOVERNING BODY

The School’s Governing body is made up of a mix of volunteers from the local community, the local authority, parents and school staff. They are the school’s accountable body, who oversee the policy and practices to ensure the school functions to the highest possible standard. It holds the Head teacher accountable for the performance of the school.
To monitor and evaluate, the school Governors meet regularly, once a term both as a full body and as committees. These meetings will discuss all aspects of the school’s performance including absence rates, exam results, complaints, involvement with the community, the curriculum, staffing, school budget, health and safety, school improvement plan and training courses. Governors visit the school regularly – climate walks, participating in activities and attending events or meetings with teachers. These visits enable Governors, along with regular meetings, to ensure best practice is in place and being followed as well as monitoring the school improvement plan.

GOVERNORS’ ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Mrs Joanne Pumfrey
  Chair of Governors -
  Mrs Joanne Pumfrey

  Chair of Governors

  Finance & Premises & Personnel Committee

  Governor Specific responsibility for: SEN and GDPR Working Party

  Individual Skills/ Experience/ relevant business and financial interests

  Employed by Essex Police, lawyer assisting with public protection and operational matters.

• Mrs Ann Newman
  Chair of Personnel
  Mrs Ann Newman

  Chair of Personnel Committee

  Governor Specific responsibility for: Governor CPD and English

  Individual Skills/ Experience/ relevant business and financial interests

  Insurance and data analysis background

  Clerking experience

• Mr Neel Faucon
  Chair of Finance and Premises
  Mr Neel Faucon

  Chair of F&P

  Governor Specific responsibility for: H&S, Pupil Premium and GDPR Working Party

  Individual Skills/ Experience/ relevant business and financial interest

  Works in financial services

  General data and protection regulation/ business continuity

  Governor at Moulsham High School ( Bridge academy Trust)

• Mrs Sam Jones
  Parent Governor
  Mrs Sam Jones

  Governor Specific responsibility for: EYFS and Phonics

  Individual Skills/ Experience/ relevant business and financial interests

  Deputy Headteacher of a Primary School (Mildmay Primary- Employed by Bridge Academy Trust)

  Subject specialism - maths

• Mrs Claire Mills
  (Headteacher) - Finance, Premises & Personnel Committee
  Mrs Claire Mills

  Finance and premises and personnel committee

  Individual Skills/ Experience/ relevant business and financial interests

  Head Teacher at Chancellor Park Primary School

• Mrs Amber Jones
  Parent Governor- Safeguarding
  Mrs Amber Jones

  Parent Governor

  Specific responsibility for: Safeguarding and Mental Health and Well-being

  Individual Skills/ Experience/ relevant business and financial interests

  Health background- trained midwife and health visitor

  Experience in field of safeguarding and child protection and Early help intervention

• Mr Neil Gulliver
  (LA)
  Mr Neil Gulliver

  Governor Specific responsibility for: Maths

  Individual Skills/ Experience/ relevant business and financial interests

  Local authority councillor- Member of Royal Institute of Town Planners

  Governor at Barnes Farm Schools (Chelmsford Learning Partnership)

• Mrs Hilary Crick
  ( Acting Deputy Head)- Finance, Premises & Personnel Committee
  Mrs Hilary Crick

  Member of Finance and premises/ personnel committee

  Individual Skills/ Experience/ relevant business and financial interests

  Deputy at Chancellor Park Primary School

• Mrs Jennifer Arthurton
  Parent Governor
  Mrs Jennifer Arthurton

CONTACT WITH PARENTS

The Governors have their own email address, which we encourage you to use. If the query is not within the remit of the Governing Board it will be referred to the Headteacher or one of her/his staff.

governors@chancellorpark.essex.sch.uk

Governors also aim to meet with parents whenever opportunities arise and respond quickly to views and concerns. Governors are invited to attend Parents’ evenings; coffee mornings, PTA events and special assemblies regularly.

WHAT DO WE DO?

There are several key aspects to the work of the Governing Board. Working with the Head Teacher, we set the policies for the school, establish the development plan, ensure that public funds are spent appropriately and effectively for the good of the children’s education, ensure that all statutory duties are complied with and provide for rigorous accountability. The day to day management of the school is the responsibility of the Headteacher and her/his team, and are not part of the governors’ business meetings.

COMMITTEES

There are 2 sub-committees of the main Governing Board where work is discussed in depth – Finance, Premises and Personnel. Governors with specific expertise or experience in these areas sit on these committees which meet in addition to the Full Governing Body meetings on a termly basis. Further working parties and project teams will be set up on an ad-hoc basic for special activities i.e. Pay Committee. We also have a GDPR Working party who review policies and practices relating to data.

OTHER ROLES

As well as being a member of one of the committees, Chancellor Park governors also have other responsibilities within the school for example monitoring of subjects, Health & Safety, Safeguarding and Child Protection, SEN, Sports Premium and Pupil Premium.

WHEN DO WE MEET?

The full Governing Board and each sub-committee meet each term and every governor is expected to attend these. Often meetings include a presentation focusing on an aspect of the school’s development plan and receive reports from school, staff with relevant responsibilities.

CONFIDENTIALITY

Maintaining confidentiality at all times is essential as governors are privy to delicate information relating to the school and its community. Explaining this to friends and acquaintances can minimize the possibility of awkward questions or requests being made that could compromise a governor’s position. Similarly, requests to intercede on a parent’s behalf are always directed back to the teachers and/or the Head Teacher so that policies and procedures can be followed appropriately.

GOVERNOR ATTENDANCE AND DISCLOSURE 2022-2023

The Governors are now duty bound to publish their attendance and interests.
Governor attendance and disclosure 2022-2023

 Financial Information

We are obliged to publish how many school employees (if any) have a gross salary of £100,000 or more. There are no school employees who have a gross annual salary of £100,000.

Please find link below to our school's bench marking service report.

Financial Bench marking Report

 

Name	Date of appointment	Term of Office	Date of Leaving	Type of Governor	Attendance Record at Full GB (3 possible meetings) 2022/23	Business and Pecuniary Interests	Maternal interests	Governance Roles in other Schools
Claire Mills		4 years	n/a	Headteacher	100%	None	None	None
Joanne Pumfrey		4 years	n/a	Chair of Governors Finance & Premises & Personnel Committee Governor Specific responsibility for: SEN and GDPR Working Party	100%	Essex Police lawyer/ public protection	None	None
Neel Faucon		4 years	n/a	Chair of Finance and premise Governor Specific responsibility for: H&S, Pupil Premium and GDPR Working Party	100%	None	None	Bridge Academy Trust (School Governor)
Ann Newman		4 years	n/a	Co-opted Chair of Personnel Committee Governor Specific responsibility for: Governor CPD and English	100%	None	None	None
Jennifer Arthurton		4 years	n/a	Parent	100%	None	None	None
Hilary Crick		4 years	n/a	Staff	100%	None	None	None
Amber Jones		4 years	n/a	Parent Governor Specific responsibility for: Safeguarding and Mental Health and Well-being	100%	NHS Health Visitor	None	None
Sam Jones		4 years	n/a	Parent Governor Specific responsibility for: EYFS and Phonics	100%	Deputy HT at Local primary school	None	None
Neil Gulliver*		4 years	n/a	Local Authority Governor Specific responsibility for: Maths	66%	None	None	Governor at Barnes Farm Junior School County councillor

* Absence due to exceptional circumstances