Committee Membership | Springmoor Grange

Structure and Terms of Reference

Chair	Vice-Chair	Local Authority Representative	Staff	Co-opted	Parent	Associate
Mrs P Sneath	Mr D Stone	Mrs W Hall	Miss A Bowden - HT	Mrs D Swinburn	Ms S Aungiers	Mrs J Phillips
			Miss L Simpson	Mrs W Hall	Vacancy	Mrs H Shepherd
				Mr P Wilson		Mrs M Bowman
				Mrs N Milne		Ms T Jackson
				Mr G Robinson
				Mr L Clough
				Vacancy

Monitoring Link Governors
Safeguarding & Data Protection	Mr L Clough	Termly - Leadership & Management
SEND	Mrs G Robinson	Annually - Quality of Education
CIC	Mrs P Sneath	Annually - Personal Development, Behaviour and Attitudes
Health and Safety	Mr G Robinson	Annually - Finance & Resources
Premiums	Mrs N Milne	Termly - Quality of Education
Equality and Diversity	Mrs P Sneath	Annually - Personal Development, Behaviour and Attitudes

Full Governing Body

Core Functions

Set Strategic Direction:

Give clarity of vision and ethos and along with school leaders, ensure this is communicated to the whole organisation.
Engage stakeholders.
Meet all statutory duties.

Create Robust Accountability:

Use information from Headteacher and committees to provide challenge and hold leaders to account for teaching, achievement, behaviour and safety.
Strengthen school leadership, including the skills of the Governing Board.
Performance management of the Headteacher.
Contribute to school self-evaluation and evaluation the Governing Board’s impact.

Ensure Best Use of Financial Resources

Use solvency and effective financial management.
Use of Pupil Premium and other resources to overcome barriers to learning.

Accountability Actions:

Approve the School Improvement Plan priorities and monitor throughout the year progress towards agreed actions.
Ensure there is a transparent system for performance management of all staff which is clearly linked to the school’s priorities. Have oversight of staff performance throughout the year.
Ensure there are mechanisms in place to listen to and respond to the views of parents/carers, pupils, staff, local communities and employers.
Agree recruitment process to be followed in relation to Senior Leader posts; where delegated ratify appointments.
Final approval of the annual budget plan.
Monitor the school’s budget throughout the year.
Agree virement and expenditure limits for the Headteacher.
Hold at least 3 meetings each academic year. Ensure that where meetings are quorate, more than 50% of voting governors are in attendance (minimum of 3). Ensure that committee meetings are held in accordance with the agreed terms of reference – minimum of 3 governors to be quorate if voting/agreement of decisions and policies are to take place. Associate Governors do not hold any voting rights in Full Governing Board or Committee meetings.
Ensure all statutory policies are in place and there is an effective policy review cycle.
Ensure school website is up to date and compliant with current DfE requirements.

People and Structures:

Elect and/or remove Chair of Governors and Vice Chair of Governors.
Appoint Committee Chairs or delegate to each committee.
Consider and agree delegation of functions to individuals or committees.
Agree committee terms of reference and membership.
Establish a register of Governors business interests.
Ensure Governors information on the Get Information About Schools (GIAS) register and the school website is up to date and compliant with current requirements.
Confirm the Instrument of Government and subsequent amendments.
Appoint Co-opted, Local Authority and where necessary Parent Governors to the Board.
Review and monitor the Governor Induction Process.
Where necessary, suspend or remove Governors from the Board.
Appoint/dismiss the Clerk to the Governing Board.
Agree committee chairs each summer term for the following school year. If a chair cannot attend a committee meeting, the chair for that meeting will be agreed at the start of the meeting.

Quality of Education

Terms of Reference:

General Terms:

To act on matters delegated by the full governing board and to consider, respond and feedback to the full governing board as appropriate.
To liaise and consult with other committees where necessary
To contribute to the School Improvement Plan.
To consider safeguarding and equalities implications when undertaking all committee functions.

Curriculum Planning and Delivery:

To review, monitor and evaluate the curriculum offer.
To recommend for approval to the full governing body:

– School Self-Evaluation

– School Improvement Plan

To develop and review policies identified within the school policy’s review programme and in accordance with its delegated powers.
To ensure that the requirements of children with special needs are met, as laid out in the Code of Practice, and receive termly reports from the SENCO and an annual report from the SEN Governor.

Assessment and Improvement:

To monitor and evaluate the impact and quality of teaching on rates of pupil progress and standards of achievement.
To monitor and evaluate the rates of progress and standard of achievement of pupils, including any underachieving groups.
To set priorities for improvement, and monitor and evaluate the impact of improvement plans which relate to the committee’s area of operation.
To regularly review and develop the Assessment Policy and to ensure that the policy is operating effectively.
To consider recommendations from external reviews of the school (e.g. OFSTED or Local Authority Advisors), agree actions as a result of reviews and evaluate regularly the implementation of the plan.
To advise the Finance and Resources committee of relevant funding priorities necessary to deliver the curriculum.
To ensure the school meets the requirements of SEN and relevant disability legislation.
To ensure the school work effectively with other agencies to support vulnerable children and their families.
To identify and celebrate pupil achievements.
To oversee arrangements for education visits, including the appointment of a named co-ordinator.
To monitor and evaluate the impact and quality of the remote learning offer provided and review the impact that this has on pupil progress.
To monitor and evaluate the use of additional premiums to ensure that gaps are diminished and progress has been accelerated.

Chair: Mrs D Swinburn

Miss A Bowden

Mrs P Sneath

Mr G Robinson

Mr P Wilson

Mrs N Milne

Associates:

Mrs J Phillips

Mrs M Bowman

Mrs H Shepherd

Early Years Curriculum Development – Mr P Wilson

English – Mrs D Swinburn

Maths – Mr P Wilson

Premiums – Mrs N Milne

SEND & Adaptive Teaching – Mr G Robinson

Leadership and Management

Terms of Reference:

General Terms:

To act on matters delegated by the full governing body and to consider, respond and feedback to the Full Governing Board as appropriate.
To liaise and consult with other committees where necessary
To contribute to the School Improvement Plan.
To consider safeguarding and equalities implications when undertaking all committee functions.

Accountability Actions:

To review governor continuous improvement in role, taking into account statutory guidance, current policies, procedures and requirements through development and training.
To monitor and evaluate:
- The effectiveness of leadership and management, including governance.
- The behaviour management of school leaders.
- The implementation and impact of all policies and procedures related to staffing.
- All feedback from any staffing review on the quality of teaching as judged through the appraisal process, and the impact of development plans for school improvement.
- The impact of continuing professional development on improving staff performance.
- The fulfilling of responsibilities regarding child protection and he requirements of “Keep Children Safe in Education” including PREVENT.
- The reports on oversight of staff health and well-being, including staff work/life balance, working conditions, the monitoring of absence for all staff and the management of absence procedures.
- The school’s publicity, public presentation and relationships with the wider community.
- All statutory requirements for reporting and publishing information are met and the school website content is fully compliant and presented in an accessible way.
- To ensure effective transition arrangements for pupils from Nursery to EYFS.
- To ensure effective transition arrangements for pupils from Y6 to secondary education.

Chair: Mrs W Hall

Mrs P Sneath

Miss A Bowden

Mr L Clough

Miss L Simpson

Ms S Aungiers

Associates:

Mrs J Phillips

Governor Induction, Training & Development & Skills Audit – Miss L Simpson

Safeguarding, PREVENT & Data Protection – Mr L Clough

Wellbeing – Mrs W Hall

Transition – Mrs P Sneath

Stakeholder Engagement – Ms S Aungiers

Finance and Resources

Terms of Reference:

General Terms:

To act on matters delegated by the full governing body and to consider, respond and feedback to the Full Governing Board as appropriate.
To liaise and consult with other committees where necessary
To contribute to the School Improvement Plan.
To consider safeguarding and equalities implications when undertaking all committee functions.

Accountability Actions:

In conjunction with the Headteacher, to draft the first formal budget plan of the financial year for approval by the Full Governing Board.
To monitor income and expenditure, including virement decisions, and consider spending proposals for other committees.
To ensure the schools operate within the financial regulations of the County Council and the requirements of the Schools Financial Value Standard.
To consider and promote income generation.
To ensure that the annual accounts of all voluntary funds are held by school are audited, submitted and noted.
To ensure that adequate provision is made to make buildings safe and secure.
To ensure that buildings and learning environments are maintained and fit for purpose.
To ensure that the school provides and healthy and safe environment for pupils, staff and visitors and ensure that the schools meet health and safety requirements
To review the Health and Safety Policy regularly.
To oversee the use of premises by outside users.

Chair: Mr D Stone

Mrs P Sneath

Mrs D Swinburn

Miss A Bowden

Mrs N Milne

Mr G Robinson

Associates:

Ms T Jackson

Health and Safety – Mr G Robinson

Audit of Funds – Mrs P Sneath

Headteacher Expenditure and Virement Levels

Virement Limits:

Up to £1,000 without prior approval for emergency cases;
Up to £5,000with approval from Chair of Governors or Chair of Finance and Resources Committee;
Above £5,000with appropriate Governing Board or Finance and Resources Committee approval.

Expenditure Limits:

Any item of expenditure up to £5,000;
Above this limit, if item was previously notified to the Governing Board;
Prior Governing Board approval to be sought outside this limit;

Virements or expenditure, outside of these limits would be reported at the earliest opportunity.

Disqualifications – when there may be a conflict of interest; a fair hearing; or a pecuniary interest.

Behaviour, Attitudes and Personal Development – Including Pupil Discipline First Committee

Terms of Reference:

General Terms:

To act on matters delegated by the full governing body and to consider, respond and feedback to the Full Governing Board as appropriate.
To act as the First Pupil Discipline Committee for permanent and fixed term exclusions.
To liaise and consult with other committees where necessary
To contribute to the School Improvement Plan.
To consider safeguarding and equalities implications when undertaking all committee functions.

Accountability Actions:

An annual review of the Behaviour Policy to be inclusive of vulnerable and special needs children.
To ensure that the school creates a safe, calm, orderly and positive learning environment.
To review the management of incidents of poor behaviour to be timely, consistent and effective.
To review the school’s strategy for career education and awareness.
To review all pupil exclusions (internal, fixed term and permanent) to be timely, consistent and effective.
To review pupil attendance and punctuality to evaluate behaviour, including vulnerable and special needs children.
To ensure the school’s provision for all vulnerable groups (e.g. Child in Care, Previously Child in Care) and ensure all their needs have been identified and addressed, and to evaluate their progress and achievement.
To ensure all children and staff have equal opportunities and the school adopts an inclusive ethos.
To complete an annual review of parent feedback regarding the development of their children and take any actions necessary.
To ensure that the British Values and Protected Characteristics strategies are followed.

Chair: Mr L Clough

Mr D Stone

Mrs P Sneath

Miss A Bowden

Mr P Wilson

Mr G Robinson

Associates:

Mrs H Shepherd

Attendance – Mr D Stone

Child in Care and Previously Child in Care – Mrs P Sneath

Careers – Mr P Wilson

Behaviour – Mr L Clough

Equality & Diversity – Mrs P Sneath

Pay Review & Staff Dicipline (first)

Terms of Reference:

General Terms:

To act on matters delegated by the full governing body and to consider, respond and feedback to the Full Governing Board as appropriate.
To liaise and consult with other committees where necessary
To contribute to the School Improvement Plan.
To consider safeguarding and equalities implications when undertaking all committee functions.

Accountability Actions:

To consider and approve:

The staffing structure & staffing issues including staff reductions.
The Teacher’s Pay Policy adopted by the Governing Board.
HR policies and procedures adopted by the Governing Board related to staffing.
Decisions relating to a member of staff (other than the Headteacher) under the Personnel procedures adopted by the Governing Board (unless delegated to the Headteacher).
Information on Teachers’ pay awards, in relation to the school policies and procedures.
All feedback from any staffing review on the quality of teaching as judged through the appraisal process, and the impact of development plans for school improvement.
All decisions regarding the recruitment and appointment of staff.
To act in accordance with the Teachers’ Pay Policy when carrying out the annual review of teachers’ salaries.
To consider complaints under the School Complaints Policy.
To consider staff disciplinary, grievance and ill health matters in accordance with the procedure adopted by the Governing Board.
To act in accordance with any decisions under HR procedures where the Headteacher is the subject of the action.
To hold an annual review of the staffing structure in consultation with the Headteacher and Resources committee.

Headteacher Expenditure and Virement Levels

Virement Limits:

In accordance with the School Staffing Regulations 2009. Governors reviewed existing decisions relating to the delegation of staffing functions to the Executive Headteacher.

Appointments:

The Governing Body delegated to the Executive Headteacher and at least one other member of the School Senior Leadership Team to appoint outside the Leadership Group to:

Permanent teaching staff posts
Permanent support staff posts
All temporary staff

The Governing Body delegated to the Headteacher and at least three members Of the Leadership and Management Committee to appoint within the Leadership Group (excluding Headteacher).

Dismissals:

The Governing Body delegated to this Committee for all dismissals.

Conduct, Capability, Performance and Discipline Staff Matters:

The Governing Body delegated all matters to the Executive Headteacher or to the Chair if the Executive Headteacher was the subject of any proceedings

Chair – P Sneath

D Swinburn

N Milne

W Hall

D Stone

Appeals

Terms of Reference:

General Terms:

To act on matters delegated by the full governing body and to consider, respond and feedback to the Full Governing Board as appropriate.
To liaise and consult with other committees where necessary
To contribute to the School Improvement Plan.
To consider safeguarding and equalities implications when undertaking all committee functions.

Accountability Actions:

To consider any appeal against a decision made by the Pay Review & Staff Discipline Committee or Headteacher Performance Management Committee.
To consider any appeal against a decision under the personnel procedures adopted by the Governing Board.
To consider any appeal against selection for redundancy.

Chair – L Clough
S Aungiers
P Wilson
G Robinson

HT Performance Management

Terms of Reference:

General Terms:

To act on matters delegated by the full governing board and to consider, respond and feedback to the Full Governing Board as appropriate.
To liaise and consult with other committees where necessary
To contribute to the School Improvement Plan.
To consider safeguarding and equalities implications when undertaking all committee functions.

Accountability Actions:

To arrange to meet with the School Leadership Advisor (SLA) to discuss the Headteacher’s performance management targets.
To decide with support from the SLA whether the targets have been met and to set new targets annually.
To monitor throughout the year the performance management of the Headteacher against the targets.
To make recommendations to the appropriate committee in respect of awards for the successful meeting of set targets.

Chair – Mrs P Sneath

Mr D Stone

Mrs D Swinburn

Mrs N Milne

Mrs W Hall