St Mary's Governing Body
2024-2025
Welcome to the Governing Body of St Mary's
Who are the governors?
School governors are drawn from the school community and are volunteers who wish to make a positive contribution to children’s education. Our priorities include raising standards, improving the quality of teaching and making sure that children are safe.
At St Mary’s there are spaces for 16 governors, including governors elected by parents/carers and by staff, governors from the church community and those appointed by the Local Authority. We meet formally every term and also regularly for committee meetings. The Chair of Governors meets with the Headteacher regularly. All governors visit to see how well we are doing across the school.
What difference do we make?
Governors consider strategic issues, including the appointment of the Headteacher. We spend a lot of time looking at how children are learning, and children’s progress and achievement. We also set and monitor the school budget. We examine lots of evidence about the school – from test results to your responses to the parents’ questionnaire – in order to identify priorities for the coming year. We are responsible for providing support, and we are also under a duty to challenge.
We are always trying to improve our communication with you so that you are more aware of what we are doing in school and have the change to raise concerns with us. Please use the parents’ questionnaire to let us have feedback or you can leave a letter for the Chair of Governors at the school office. Alternatively please email us at [email protected].
Thank you very much for your support.
Dave Bassford (Chair of Governors)
March 2023
School governors are drawn from the school community and are volunteers who wish to make a positive contribution to children’s education. Our priorities include raising standards, improving the quality of teaching and making sure that children are safe.
At St Mary’s there are spaces for 16 governors, including governors elected by parents/carers and by staff, governors from the church community and those appointed by the Local Authority. We meet formally every term and also regularly for committee meetings. The Chair of Governors meets with the Headteacher regularly. All governors visit to see how well we are doing across the school.
What difference do we make?
Governors consider strategic issues, including the appointment of the Headteacher. We spend a lot of time looking at how children are learning, and children’s progress and achievement. We also set and monitor the school budget. We examine lots of evidence about the school – from test results to your responses to the parents’ questionnaire – in order to identify priorities for the coming year. We are responsible for providing support, and we are also under a duty to challenge.
We are always trying to improve our communication with you so that you are more aware of what we are doing in school and have the change to raise concerns with us. Please use the parents’ questionnaire to let us have feedback or you can leave a letter for the Chair of Governors at the school office. Alternatively please email us at [email protected].
Thank you very much for your support.
Dave Bassford (Chair of Governors)
March 2023
St Mary's Governing Body receive the Bishop of Southwark's Certificate for Governance
Chair of Governors
Dave Bassford
Safeguarding (LAC/SCR), Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Committees: Standard & Progress, Admissions, Pay, & Staff Capability/Disciplinary/Dismissal/Grievance
Safeguarding (LAC/SCR), Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Committees: Standard & Progress, Admissions, Pay, & Staff Capability/Disciplinary/Dismissal/Grievance
Vice-Chair of Governors
Julia Pring
Pupil Premium, RE, Numeracy, Training Committees: Standard & Progress , Resources, Faith Group, Admissions, Pay, HT Appraisal Group, & Pupil Discipline/Exclusions |
Paula Anderson
Literacy, More Able Committees: Standard & Progress, Pay Appeals, Staff Capability/ Dismissal/Grievance Appeals & Complaints |
Governors
Kate Riches
General Data Protection, EYFS Committees: Resources, Faith Group and Pupil Discipline/Exclusions |
Mohamed Jalloh
Financial Resources Committees: Resources |
Christine Graham
Committees: Standard & Progress, Resources, Faith Group, Admissions and Pay |
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Marcia Skinner
Physical Education and Sports Premium Funding, Equality and Diversity |
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Vicki Stead
Staff governor |
Chris Stringfellow
Behaviour and safety Committees: Faith Group and Admissions |
Kevin Whipps
Premises, Health & Safety Committees: Resources, Pay and Complaints |