Governing Body
HAWKEDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Welcome to the governing body webpage. Here you will be able to find out more about the role of the governors and how our governing body contributes to school life.
Remit of the Governing Body
The purpose of having a governing body is to:
- Help the school to set high standards by planning for the school’s future and setting targets for school improvement
- Keep the pressure up on school improvement
- Be a critical friend to the school, offering support and advice
- Help the school respond to the needs of parents and the community
- Make the school accountable to the public for what it does
- Work with the school on planning, developing policies and keeping the school under review
- Exercise its responsibilities and powers in partnership with the headteacher and staff
The governing body consists of 3 Co-opted governors, 1 Headteacher, 1 Local Authority Governor, 2 Parent Governors, 2 Partnership Governors and 1 Staff Governor. There is currently 1 Partnership Governor vacancy on the governing body.
The table below shows the current members of the governing body and positions of responsibility.
Governor Name |
Category of Governor |
Appointing Body |
Term of Office |
Positions of Responsibility
|
Mrs. Tina Kirby |
Co-opted Governor |
Governing Body |
17.01.19 to 16.01.23 |
Headteacher’s Appraisal Panel/Admissions Appeals Panel/Pay Appeals Panel for Staff |
Miss Thelma Lewis |
Co-opted Governor |
Governing Body |
24.02.17 to 23.02.21 |
Pupil Premium/SEND/Pay Committee/Child Protection/Safeguarding/Looked After Children |
Mr. Paul Marsden |
Co-opted Governor |
Governing Body |
18.01.18 to 17.01.22 |
Health & Safety |
Mr. Cos Benincasa |
LA Governor |
Local Authority |
19.01.19 to 18.01.23 |
Pay Committee/Headteacher’s Performance Review Panel/Pay Appeals Panel for Staff |
Mr. Angus McClellan (Vice-Chair) |
Parent Governor
|
Elected by Parents |
20.09.18 to 19.09.22 |
Headteacher’s Performance Review Panel/Admissions Appeals Panel/Pay Appeals Panel for Staff/Health & Safety/Link for training/ Governor responsible for liaison with LA in the event of allegation (Child Protection) against Headteacher |
Dr. Dorothy Yen
|
Parent Governor |
Elected by Parents |
10.03.16 to 09.03.20 |
Pay Committee (Chair)/Pay Appeals Panel for the Headteacher |
Alison Benincasa (Chair) |
Partnership Governor |
Governing Body |
18.01.18 to 17.01.22 |
Governor responsible for liaison with LA in the event of allegation (Child Protection) against Headteacher/Admissions Appeals Panel/Pay Appeals Panel for Staff/Headteacher’s Performance Review Panel/Child Protection/ Safeguarding/Looked After Children |
Mr. Andy Mason |
Partnership Governor |
Governing Body |
23.05.19 to 22.05.23 |
Health & Safety/Pay Appeals Panel for the Headteacher |
Mrs. Louise Wotherspoon |
Staff Governor |
Elected by Staff |
21.03.18 to 20.03.22 |
|
Mrs. Joanne Davies (Headteacher) |
Staff Governor |
Automatically a governor as Headteacher |
01.01.13 |
|
Mrs. Katharine Butler |
Associate Member | Governing Body | 06.07.18 to 05.07.22 | |
Mr. Michael Nelson | Associate Member | Governing Body | 12.09.19 to 11.09.23 |
Child Protection/Safeguarding/ Looked After Children |
The school has one committee as follows:-
Pay Committee
The Pay Committee has delegated responsibility to follow the Pay Policy with reference to staffing and financial budget plans. If the Committee feels it to be appropriate, any matter may be passed to the full Governing Body for ratification.
Ensure the aims of the Pay Policy are achieved in a fair and equitable manner within statutory and contractual obligations.
Ensure the criteria of the Pay Policy is used appropriately in determining the pay of each member of staff in the annual review.
Recommend to governors the annual budget needed for the payment of staff.
Downloads |
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Attendance Register 2019 2020 |