Governance
The Governing Body
Structure and Remit
The Governing Body has three core functions:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
- Holding the head teacher to account for the educational performance of Alexandra School and its pupils and the performance management of staff; and
- Overseeing Alexandra School’s financial performance and making sure its money is well spent.
The Governing Body makes the strategic and policy decisions affecting the school, whilst the operational and managerial decisions are delegated to the head teacher, Mr. Waiting.
The constitution of the Governing Body is set out in our Instrument of Government. We have eleven Governors (each appointed by the Governing Body, with the exception of Parent Governors who are elected by the parent body and the Staff Governor who is elected by the staff body) comprising:
- four elected Parent Governors,
- one Local Authority Governor (nominated by the Local Authority and appointed by the Governing Body),
- one elected Staff Governor,
- the head teacher, and
- four Co-opted Governors (co-opted for their skills and experience).
With the exception of Mr. Waiting, who is a governor by virtue of his position as head teacher, the term of office for all Governors is four years. At the end of that term they may be re-appointed. We also currently have one Associate Member, who has been appointed for a four year term, with full committee voting rights.
Governors and the Associate member meet as a Full Governing body at least once each term (and usually four times a year). Each committee meets at least three times a year.
Chair of Governors
The Governing Body elects a Chair annually. The current Chair is Louise Groves.
Committees
Governor business is carried out through the Full Governing Body and it's two committees. One committee focuses on Teaching, Learning and Curriculum and the other on Finance, Resources and Premises. On occasion specific working groups may be set up and there are two Special Panels (Pay Panel and Headteacher's appraisal panel).
Link Governors
Link Governors are appointed annually and oversee a specific aspect of the work of the school. This means that they will take steps to become informed about the relevant area and will:
- link with a (named) member of school staff with responsibilities in the relevant area;
- report to Full Governing Body meetings; and
- review and recommend relevant policies.
Minutes of Governing Body Meetings
The minutes of meetings are available for inspection in the School Office. The most recent minutes of the Full Governing Body meetings may be downloaded below:
Contacting the Governing Body
You can contact the Governing Body, the Chair of Governors or an individual Governor via the Clerk to the Governing Body, Clare Blake. You can leave a letter for the Clerk at the School Office or email the Clerk
Governor Details
Full details of the current Governors and and of those who have stepped down in the last 12 months, including their dates of appointment, positions of responsibility and attendance at meetings are set out below. You can find out more about our Governors on our Meet Our Governors Page and full details of their business, pecuniary and other relevant interests on our Register of Governor’s Interests Page.
Governors’ Details and Attendance
Name |
Type of Governor, date appointed and term of office |
Committees and attendance for the academic year to 2019/20 |
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Robert Waiting |
Head teacher, appointed Ex-officio Governor |
FGB 5/5
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Gloria Reid |
Associate Governor Appointed 14th November 2019 Term expires 13th November 2023 Member of TLC |
FGB 4/4 |
Louise Groves |
Parent Governor elected 1st November 2014 re-elected September 2018 term expires September 2022 Chair of the Governing Body Lead Safeguarding Governor Curriculum & Standards Link Governor Member of TLC |
FGB 5/5
|
Megan Griffiths |
Staff Governor Appointed 2nd October 2020 term expires 1st October 2024 |
na |
Richard Williamson |
Local Authority Governor appointed 28th June 2017 term expires 27th June 2021 Finance and SEND Link Governor Member of FRP |
FGB 5/5 |
Katie Meredith |
Co-opted Governor Appointed 25th November 2019 term ends 24th November 2023 Member of TLC |
FGB 4/4
|
Belinda Rochelle Riley |
Associate Governor appointed 7th December 2016 term expired 6th Dec 2020 appointed Associate Governor 14th January 2021 Term expires 13t January 2025 Safeguarding Link Governor Member of TLC |
FGB 3/5
|
Elinor Olisa Barikor |
Parent Governor Appointed 25th November 2019 term ends 24th November 2023 SEND Link Governor Member of FRP and TLC |
FGB 4/4 |
Rachel Stewart |
Parent Governor Appointed 4th December 2020 Term ends 3rd December 2024 Member of FRP |
na |
Susan Jackson |
Co-opted Governor Elected 10th October 2017 as Associate appointed Co-opted 14th March 2019 term expires 13th March 2023 Vice Chair HR Link Governor Chair of TLC |
FGB 5/5 |
Rosemary Jerrit |
Parent Governor elected 24th January 2018 term expires 23rd January 2022 Health and Safety Link Governor Member of FRP |
FGB 4/5 |
Governors whose term ended in the last 12 months
Name |
Type of Governor, date appointed and date term of office expired or Governor Resigned |
Committees and attendance for the academic year to 2019/20 |
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Nicholas Paul Shippin |
Parent Governor elected 11th October 2016 retired 1st October 2020 Vice Chair Finance Link Governor Chair of FRP |
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Nicola Gava |
Co-opted Retired 1st November 2019 |
1/1 | |||||||||||
Catherine Coombes
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4/4
2/2
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