St Margaret'sC of E Primary School

Annual Governance Statement for the Governing Body of St Margaret’s C of E Primary Horsforth 
The governing body of St Margaret’s Primary School conducts its business to take account of the three roles of the governing bodies as outlined in the Governance Handbook:
1. Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
2. Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils;
3. Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.
The day to day management of the school is the responsibility of the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team.
The governing body also ensures that the school complies fully with statutory safeguarding procedures. All staff have signed a record to confirm they have read Part 1 of the DfE statutory guidance “Keeping Children Safe in Education”. The governing body has familiarised itself with the document and are working with the Designated Safeguarding Lead (Mrs Harridge) in school to complete the annual safeguarding audit.
 
The composition of the governing body
 
The governing body re-constituted in September 2014 and comprises 12 governors in total. Every governor appointed to the governing body is appointed on the basis of the skills required to contribute to the effective governance and success of the school. The number of governors in each category is determined through the Instrument of Government and is currently:
1 Head teacher
1 elected staff governor
3 elected parent governors
1 local authority governor
3 Foundation governors
3 co-opted governors

Please see the following table for the names and areas of responsibility of the governors.

Name	Governor Role	Responsibilities (including Year Group Link)	Business / Financial Interests / Governance Role in other Schools
Matt Eastwood Chair of Governors Appointed by: Co-opted Start: 03/12/19 End: 02/12/23	Co-opted Governor	Personnel and Finance Standards and Curriculum Pay and Performance Management COMPLAINTS	Wife employed in school as a Teaching Assistant
Revd Nigel Sinclair Appointed by: DBE Start: 15/06/17 End: 17/06/25	Foundation Governor	Standards and Curriculum SIAMS AND CHRISTIAN ETHOS	Trustee of Elevate Multi Academy Trust
Amanda Cowie Appointed by: DBE Start: 27/02/18 End: 27/02/22	Foundation Governor	Standards and Curriculum - Chair COLLECTIVE WORSHIP Attendance EYFS Maths	None recorded
Ingunn Vallumroed Vice Chair of Governors Appointed by: Parental Body Start:03/12/2019 End: 03/12/2023	Parent Governor	Personnel and Finance - Chair English Training	None recorded
Joel Cameron-Smith Appointed by: Governing Body Start: 17/09/19 End: 16/09/23	Co-opted Governor	Standards and Curriculum Equalities	None recorded
Jonathon Taylor Appointed by: Governing Body Start: 22/05/2018  End: 22/05/2022	Local authority Governor	Personnel and Finance Health and Safety	Leeds City Councillor representing Horsforth Ward
Sally Cook Appointed by: Staff Start:03/12/2019 End: 03/12/2023	Staff Governor	Standards and Curriculum	None recorded
Sarah Harridge Appointed by: Governing Body Start: 01/09/14 End: -	Head Teacher	Personnel and Finance Standards and Curriculum	None recorded
Tom Sharp Appointed by: Governing Body Start:03/03/20 End:03/03/24	Co-opted Governor	Personnel and Finance PE and Sports Premium	None recorded
Paul Mitchell Appointed by: Parental Body Start:09/03/21 End: 09/03/25	Parent Governor	SEND Safeguarding and child protection Pupil Premium	None recorded
Mary Pike Appointed by: Governing Body Start: 25/05/21	Associate Governor
Vacancy Parent governor
Vacancy Foundation governor
Historic Governors
Matt Leech Appointed by: Parental Body Start: 06/12/2016 End:01/04/2021	Parent Governor	Standards and Curriculum SEND	None recorded
Claire Horsfield Appointed by: PCC Start: 16/07/19 End: 20/07/21	Foundation governor	Standards and Curriculum SAFEGUARDING AND CP Pupil Premium	Assistant Head Teacher -  High School

Meetings of the governing body
The full governing body meets five times a year. There are also two governing body committees which which have delegated authority. The committees are:

• Personnel and Finance - this committee meets three times a year
• Standards and Curriculum - this committee meets four times a year

There is also a pay committee which meets as required.
Approved minutes of Governing body meetings are available on request from info@stmargarets.leeds.sch.uk

Attendance at meetings
Governors have good attendance at meetings overall. Apologies for non-attendance are considered on an individual basis; governors are aware through the code of conduct that non-attendance, which includes apologies not being accepted, will result in the removal of a governor six months from the date of first non-attendance.
 

You can find information about the role of Governors and how to become a Governor by clicking the following link:
http://www.gov.uk/become-school-college-governor