Governors Name	Type of Governor	Committee(s)	Link Governor Role
Mr John Dooris	Head Teacher	Resources Curriculum & Standards
Mrs. Rachel. Cook	Parent	Curriculum and Standards
Mrs Alyson Harrison	Parent	Resources Performance Management	Safeguarding
Mrs Margaret Rafferty	Staff -SBM	Resources	Safeguarding
Mrs Yvonne Joy Chair	Co-opted	Resources (Chair) Curriculum and Standards Performance Management	Child Protection School Improvement Plan Priority 1
Miss Emma Bateman	Co-opted	Curriculum and Standards	School Improvement Plan Priority 2
Miss Sarah Rule	Co opted	Curriculum and Standards
Cllr Norah. Cooney	Co-opted	Resources Pay Review	Looked After Children School Improvement Plan Priority 3
Mrs Sarah. Clifford	Co-opted	Curriculum & Standards Pay Review	SEND School Improvement Plan Priority 1
Mr Michael Bateman	Co-opted	Resources Pay Review	Health & Safety
Reverend Julie Smith	Co-opted	Curriculum & Standards
Mr Stan Glover	Co-opted	Resources Pay Review	School Improvement Plan Priority 3
Mrs Rachel Wales	Co-opted
Process for election of New Marske Primary Governors •   Parent governors are normally elected by other parents of children registered at the school, but if posts cannot be filled through this route the governing body may make the appointment. •   Staff governors are elected by other staff employed at the school •   Local authority governors are nominated by Redcar & Cleveland Borough council and appointed by the governing body •   Co-opted governors are appointed by the governing body. Term of Office •   Four years from date of appointment, then re-elected or re-appointed as appropriate in line with the above election process

YJ June 2015 membership updated

Governing Body of New Marske Primary School

Arrangements for delegation and responsibilities

Resources Committee

(Established 9 May 2007)

Members:

Name	Name
Chair Mrs Yvonne Joy	Head Teacher:  Mr J Dooris
Cllr Norah Cooney	Mrs Peggy Rafferty (SBM)
Mr Michael Bateman
Mrs Alyson Harrison
Mr Stan Glover

Chair of Committee: Y. Joy

Clerk to Committee To be agreed at each meeting and not to be Chair or Head teacher 3 meetings clerked by LA clerk

Quorum: 3

Remit: revised October 2009

Membership : updated June 2015

Remit for Finance & Staffing:

• to approve the budget, monitor the school’s income, expenditure and projected outturn figures, comparing these against budget estimates , ensure that expenditure does not exceed the funding available and to take remedial action where necessary
• to monitor the application of Fair Funding Policies and Practices
• to monitor and approve virements within agreed limits (the Head Teacher to have delegated responsibility to vire up to £7500 on his own or up to £10,000 with approval from the Chair of Governors. Any amount over £10,000 to be approved by the Finance and Staffing Committee)
• liaise with the Curriculum Committee and the full Governing Body over matters relating to the School Improvement and Development Plan
• to contribute towards the School Improvement and Development plan, providing financial plans covering at least three years
• to review written descriptions of the financial systems and procedures annually
• to ensure that all necessary insurance is in place.
• to ensure value for money in purchasing
• to report regularly to the Governing Body on financial matters, giving up-to-date and accurate information.
• to monitor staff appointments and liaise with the Pay Committee to consider its recommendations on staff salaries and wages.
• to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Financial Management Standard in Schools
• to ensure adherence to the requirements of the School Funding Framework, Councils Procurement Regulations and EU Procurement Regulations
• to ensure that the Governing Body complies with Data Protection and Freedom of Information requirements.
• to determine the staffing structure including managerial responsibility points, levels and annual teaching staff establishment.
• to determine the number of deployment posts above the basic level.
• to determine the grades of non-teaching staff.
• to be responsible for the review / approval of policies and documents in accordance with the schools review schedule, including
  • Charging Policy
  • Complaints
  • Community Cohesion
  • Disability / Discrimination
  • Equal Opportunities
  • Grievances Procedures
  • Pay Policy
  • Scheme of Delegation and Financial Control
  • Staff Discipline
• To monitor staff development, including the induction of new staff

Remit for Premises /Health and Safety

• to consider, within the constraints of the budget and current legislation, all matters in relation to Premises and Health and Safety.
• to prepare a Health and Safety report to be attached to the Head Teacher’s Report for inclusion in the termly Governing Body meeting papers.
• to be responsible for reviewing / approving policies and documents in accordance with the schools review schedule

 

Curriculum and Standards Committee

Members:

Name	Name
Mrs Rachel Cook	Mrs Sarah Rule – Deputy Head Teacher
Miss Emma Bateman
Mrs Yvonne Joy – Clerk
Mrs Sarah Clifford
Revd. Julie Smith
John Dooris Head Teacher

Chair of Committee: The chair of this committee will work on a rotational basis

Clerk to Committee: To be agreed in the autumn term and not to be the Chair or Head Teacher

Quorum: 3

Remit: – revised October 2009

Membership: updated June 2015

• in collaboration with the staff to provide information about how the curriculum is taught, evaluated and resourced.
• to ensure information concerning the above is published in the School Profile and the School Prospectus.
• to ensure that the requirements of children with special educational needs are met.
• to determine attendance and performance targets for the school in consultation with staff and in accordance with statutory requirements.

§ to ensure appropriate action is taken on issues arising from the Head Teacher’s Report regarding agreed targets.

§ to monitor implementation of the School Improvement and Development Plan/Action Plan in the area of raising standards and improving performance and to report progress to the Governing Body.

• to be responsible for the review / approval of policies and documents in accordance with the schools review schedule
• to review all of the schools policies in the light of disability and gender equality requirements
• to review evidence that the school is meeting its duty to promote community cohesion
• to make recommendations to the governing body about general principles on school discipline

Document and Policy Review

To agree, monitor and review the following documents and policy statements:

Subject	Frequency of Review
Home School Agreement	Annually
School Prospectus	Annually
School Profile	Annually
Assessment Policy	Annually

Curriculum Link Governors

SIP Priority 1 Mrs Y Joy / Mrs S Clifford

SIP Priority 2 Miss E Bateman/ TBC

SIP Priority 3 Stan Glover / Cllr N Cooney

SIP Priority 4 Mrs P Rafferty / Y Joy

Looked After Children Governor: Cllr N Cooney

SEND: Mrs Sarah Clifford

ECO/Sustainable Schools Governor: Mrs P Rafferty

Safeguarding: Mrs A Harrison & Mrs P Rafferty

Tracking & Monitoring: TBC

Health & Safety: Mr M Bateman

Child Protection: Chair of Governors

Governors trained in Safer Recruitment: Mrs P Rafferty, Mrs A Harrison Mrs Y Joy, Cllr N Cooney, Mr J. Dooris

 

Pupil Discipline Committee

Members:

3 non-staff governors to be selected by the Chair, as and when required

Quorum: 3

Remit: (revised October 2009)

· To determine matters relating to pupil exclusions, including permanent exclusions.

 

Performance Appraisal Committee

Members:

Name

Mrs Yvonne Joy

Mrs Alyson Harrison

Quorum: 2

Remit: (revised October 2009)

Membership: Reviewed November 2013

To ensure implementation of the Performance Management Policy and to be responsible for the Performance Management Review of the Head Teacher, including the following:

• to agree with the School Improvement Partner a timescale for planning meetings and the review meeting itself
• to ensure that the school documentation required by the School Improvement Partner is supplied
• to undertake the performance review of the Head Teacher and agree objectives for the year
• to monitor objectives during the year
• to review objectives at the end of the year, producing a written statement on the Head Teachers performance

 

Pay Review Committee

Remit: (revised October 2009)

Quorum 3

Name

Mrs Sarah Clifford

Mr Michael Bateman

Cllr Norah Cooney

Mr Stan Glover

• to implement, monitor and review the Pay Policy for all staff and ensure compliance with statutory provisions for both teaching and non-teaching staff
• to make arrangements for the Pay Policy to be published and available under the agreed Freedom of Information Publication Scheme
• to undertake an annual review of all teaching staff salaries, including those of the Head and Deputy Head Teacher, in accordance with legal requirements, after the Head Teachers performance management review
• to ensure each member of staff is provided with a written statement confirming his/her salary with effect from 1^st September each year and to ensure that all staff are informed of the procedures for presenting individual cases to the Pay Review Committee and for submitting any subsequent appeals to the Staffing Appeals Committee
• to undertake a review of the school group and ISR at each annual salary review for the Head and Deputy Head Teacher
• to report all decisions on pay to the Governing Body.
• to ensure that procedures required by The (School Government) Regulations are complied with, especially with regard to agenda and minutes.
• to ensure that detailed records are kept of all matters and minutes relating to pay.
• to review the rate of payment for out of school hours learning activity work carried out by teaching and support staff, where applicable, on an annual basis
• to be accountable for decisions taken on matters of pay

Staff dismissal /redundancy procedures

At a meeting of the governing body in Spring 2006, the Head Teacher was given delegated power to make decisions, with support from the Chair, on redundancy and early retirement. At the Governing Body meeting held in March 2007, governors extended this delegation further to include initial decisions on the dismissal of staff outside of the leadership group under disciplinary and capability procedures.

Staff Hearing Committee

Membership:

3 governors to be selected from the membership of the full governing body by the Chair of Governors, with the exception of any governors paid to work at the school.

Quorum: 3

Remit:

• To hear cases under disciplinary and capability procedures where the member of staff in question is the Head Teacher or another member of the Leadership Group and to determine an appropriate course of action, which may include dismissal.
• To hear cases under disciplinary or capability procedures for members of staff outside the Leadership Group in cases where the Head Teacher has prior involvement in the investigation and cannot, therefore, lead the hearing stage.
• To make decisions in relation to redundancy and early retirement where the member of staff in question is the Head Teacher or a member of the Senior Leadership Team.
• To hear any grievance against the Head Teacher at Stage 2 of the grievance procedure (The Chair of Governors would deal with such a grievance at Stage 1 of the process)

Staff Appeals Committee

Membership:

3 governors to be selected from the membership of the full governing body by the Chair of Governors, with the exception of any governors paid to work at the school.

Quorum: 3

Remit: To hear any staffing appeals, including:

• Appeals under disciplinary, capability, redundancy, early retirement or grievance procedures
• Appeals against pay decisions, in accordance with the schools Pay Policy
• Appeals under performance management procedures, including any appeal from the Head Teacher. (Performance management appeals are dealt with under the grievance procedure)