The Governing Body of Air Balloon Hill Infants School is committed to making a positive contribution to children’s education and plays an important part in raising the school’s standards through its three key roles of setting strategic direction, ensuring accountability and monitoring and evaluating school performance.
The latest Ofsted inspection in February 2006 made the following observations and comments of our Governing body.
Described as an ‘organised’ governing body it was noted that. “Governors have a good understanding of their roles and responsibilities. They are very supportive and provide good levels of challenge. They are involved in evaluating the schools performance and planning for improvement.”
The Governing body at Air Balloon Hill Infants School reconstituted in June 2004 and comprises 13 Governors – 3 community governors, 4 parent governors, 3 LEA governors, 1 teacher governor, 1 staff governor and the Headteacher.
Full governing body meetings are held each term, dates are advertised in the school newsletter and observers are always welcome. The main work of the governing body is conducted in various sub committees. At Air Balloon Hill Infants we have adopted a structure that comprises 3 main sub committees covering; Staffing and Pupils, Finance and Resources and Curriculum.
Terms of reference for the sub committees are detailed below.
Staffing and Pupils accepts responsibility for:
- Setting & reviewing pay policy
- Determining staffing numbers &providing representation on selection panels
- Reviewing recruitment, selection & appointment process
- Monitoring & evaluating the provision for continuing professional development
- Monitoring & evaluating the quality of Teaching
- Monitoring and evaluating Governor training
- Co coordinating & monitor the work of Link Governors
- Monitoring & evaluating the school’s behaviour &discipline policy
-Monitoring & evaluating temporary & permanent exclusion
- Monitoring & evaluating attendance – including setting targets
Finance and Resources accepts responsibility for:
- Ensuring the principles of Best Value are adhered to.
- Reviewing, monitoring and evaluating maintenance programmes within the available budget, to ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
- Agreeing the level of delegation to the Headteacher for day to day financial management and considers request for expenditure outside these limits.
- Monitoring income and expenditure from all school accounts.
- Monitoring the use of resources identified in the School improvement plan.
- Considering the School Development Plan priorities and presenting an annual budget to the Governing body for approval.
- Reviewing any financial policies.
Curriculum accepts responsibility for:
- Monitoring and evaluating attainment and the quality of learning.
- Identifying and celebrating pupil achievements.
- Monitoring and evaluating curriculum provision, ensuring adherence to National Curriculum, including agreeing the syllabus for RE.
- Ensuring requirements for pupils with Special Educational Needs are met.
- Agreeing pupil performance targets.
- Reviewing any curriculum related policies.
- Providing advice to the Governing Body on the schools curriculum statement.
- The review of policies for sex education and the provision of religious wo rship.
Additionally there are 2 sub committees dealing with the Headteacher's Performance Management and Discipline and Complaints. A joint sub committee with the junior school covers Health and Safety issues across the school site.
If you have anything you would like to discuss with a member of the governing body we can be contacted, via the Clerk to the governors, by telephoning the school Monday to Friday 9 -10.30 am and Friday afternoons 1.15 and 3.30pm. We are always interested to hear your views and also from anyone who is interested in becoming a school governor
The Governors
Rob Worsfold - Headteacher
Appointed 1/9/94
Sub Committees:
All
Nikki Jackson - Vice Chair
Community Governor appointed 24/9/01
Sub Committees:
Finance and Resources
Pupil and Staffing – Lead governor
Link Governor for Training and Recruitment
Jason Matthews
Community Governor appointed 10/10/02
Previously Parent Governor
Sub Committees:
Curriculum – Lead governor
Finance and Resources
Link Governor for Literacy and Health and Safety
Colin Hull
Community Governor appointed 24/4/96
Sub Committees:
Finance and Resources
Discipline and Complaints
Julie Liley – Deputy Headteacher
Teacher Governor appointed 9/9/05
Sub Committees:
Staffing and Pupils
Finance and Resources
Link Governor for Numeracy
Jane Szost – LSA
Staff Governor appointed 18/1/05
Sub Committees:
Curriculum
Staffing and Pupils
Link Governor for Special Educational Needs, Inclusion.
Michala Ashley- Dando
Associate Governor
Sub Committees:
Curriculum
Performance Management
Discipline and Complaints
Nicola Pearce - Co Chair
Parent Governor appointed 15/7/2003
Sub Committees:
Curriculum
Staffing and Pupils
Performance Management
Link Governor for Attendance, Inclusion, Looked after children, After school club.
Bev Llewellyn
LEA Governor appointed 29/6/04
Sub Committees:
Curriculum
Finance and Resources
Performance Management
Discipline and Complaints
Nick Adams - Co Chair
LEA Governor appointed 8/7/05
Sub Committees:
Finance and Resources – Lead Governor
Performance Management
Jill Briody
Clerk to the Governors