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
				Mrs W Hall	Mr L Clough	Mrs H Shepherd
				Mr P Wilson		Mrs M Bowman
				Mrs N Milne		Ms T Jackson
				Mr G Robinson

Monitoring Link Governors
Safeguarding & Data Protection	Mr L Clough	Termly - Leadership & Management
SEND	Mrs W Hall	Annually - Quality of Education
LAC	Mrs P Sneath	Annually - Personal Development
Health and Safety	Mr G Robinson	Annually - Finance & Resources
Premiums	Mrs N Miln	Termly - Quality of Education

Full Governing Body

Core Function

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 Body
Performance management of the Executive Headteacher
Contribute to school self-evaluation and evaluation the Governing Body’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

Acountability 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 committee meetings are held in accordance with the agreed terms Of reference
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 deleption 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 Body

Quality of Education

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 Body 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 including targets
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 the Catch up Premium to ensure that gaps are diminished and progress has been accelerated

Chair – N Milne:

W Hall

A Bowden

P Sneath

D Swinburn

G Robinson

H Shepherd

J Phillips

M Bowman

Early Years Curriculum Development – Vacancy

More Able Early Years – N Milne

More Able Primary – P Sneath

English – D Swinburn

Wider Curriculum – G Robinson

Maths – P Sneath

Premiums – N Milne

SEND – Mrs W Hall

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 Body 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 and develop a Governor Improvement Plan, taking into account statutory guidance, Current policies, procedures and requirements

To Monitor and Evluate:

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 staffng 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 reprding child protection and he requirements of “Keep Children
Safe in Education”
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 British Values and PREVENT strategy
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

Chairs:
Mr D Stone
Mrs P Sneath
Mrs W Hall
Miss A Bowden
Mr L Clough

Staff Wellbeing – Mrs W Hall
Development of SLT/Middle Leaders – Mrs Sneath
Governor Induction, Skills Audit – Mrs D Swinburn
Marketing, Publicity & Website – Vacancy
Safeguarding & Data Protection – Mr L Clough
Governor Improvements – Mrs P Sneath
British Values & PREVENT – Mrs D Swinburn

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 Body 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 Body
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 – D Stone
P Sneath
D Swinburn
A Bowden
N Milne
G Robinson
T Jackson

Health and Safety – G Robinson

Headteacher Expenditure and Virement Levels

Virement Limits:

up to without prior approval for emergency cases
up to {5.000 with approval from Chair of Governors or Chair of Finance and Resources Committee
Above {5.000 with appropriate Governing Body 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 Body
Prior Governing Body 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 a conflicy 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 Body 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 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 effective transition arrangements for pupils from Nursery to EYFS
To ensure effective transition arrangements for pupils from Y6 to secondary education
To ensure the schools provision for all vulnerable groups (e.g. Looked After Children) 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 – W Hall
D Stone
P Sneath
A Bowden
L Clough
S Aungiers
P Wilson
M Bowman

Attendance, Puctuality & Exclusions – D Stone

Cultural Capital – L Clough

Child in Care – P Sneath

Careers – N Milne

British Values and Protected Characteristics – D Swinburn

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 Body 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 staffng structure & staffing issues including staff reductions
The Teacher’s Pay Policy adopted by the Governing Body
HR policies and procedures adopted by the Governing Body related to staffing
Decisions relating to a member of staff (other than the Executive Headteacher) under the Personnel procedures adopted by the Governing Body (unless delegated to the Executive 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 Body
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 Body 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 againsy 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 Body
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 body and to consider, respond and feedback to the Full Governing Body 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 Executive Headteacher’s performance management targets
To ecide with support from the SLA whether the targets have been met and to set new targets annually
To minitor 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 – P Sneath
D Stone
D Swinburn
W Hall