Yatton Schools’ Local Governing Board
The Yatton Schools Local Governing Board:
There is often some mythology around what a local board of governors does within and for the school. We have therefore summarised below the overall purpose of the Local Governing Board together with the two key sub-committees we operate; Pupil Quality Assurance (PQA) and Business.
Local Governing Board – We provide the following to the school and its senior leadership team:
- A strategic view of the school by establishing a vision and setting the purpose and aims of the school within an agreed policy framework. In conjunction with the Trust, we appoint and performance manage the headteacher, agreeing the school improvement strategy;
- Monitor and evaluate the work of the school by reviewing the performance of the headteacher, the effectiveness of the policy framework, progress towards targets, and the effectiveness of the school improvement strategy;
- Sign off the self-evaluation process and respond to school improvement strategy and Ofsted reports as necessary. In addition, we hold the head teacher to account for the performance of the school and ensure that parents are involved, consulted and informed as appropriate.
Pupil Quality Assurance Committee (PQA) – We provide an overview on the following, providing both review and recommendation to the local governing body.
- Curriculum & Teaching
- Safeguarding
- Communication
Business Committee – We provide an overview on the following, providing both review and recommendation to the local governing body.
- Finance
- Staffing
- Training
- Premises
- Health & Safety
Overall the Local Board of Governors consists of 14 people. A schedule of our current governors is provided below. These roles are fed by many routes, one of which is parents elected by parents. We very much hope that when these opportunities arise that you will be interested in joining the local board of governors – in this way we can constantly ensure that we are in tune with the needs of pupils, parents and the school.
Minutes of Governors’ Meetings
The Local Board of Governors meet once a term as do the two main Committees – the Pupil Quality Assurance Committee and the Business Committee.
Approved minutes from the Local Governing Board and Committees are available upon request from the Clerk to the Governors. Please email office@yattonschools.co.uk for further information.
Membership of the Local Governing Board (as of July 2020)
Jo Keeble
Executive Headteacher
Appointed by Yatton Schools Local Governing Body
A member of the Local Governing Body by virtue of position in the school
Committee: Business and PQA
Register of Interests: Executive Head at Yatton Schools
Mike Sewell
Foundation Governor
Appointed by the Diocese of Bath and Wells
Term of Office: 14.05.2018 to 13.05.2022
Committee: Business
Position of Responsibility: Chair of Governors, Foundation Diocese Governor, Executive Head Teacher Performance Management Panel
Register of Interests: Interserve, Chairman of Kingston Seymour Parish Council, member of RICS, CIOB, EMA, FFB
Contact: msewell@yattonschools.co.uk
Wendy Griggs
Foundation Governor
Appointed by the Durban Trust
Term of Office: 01.04.2018 to 31.03.2022
Committee: Business
Position of Responsibility: Safeguarding Governor, Pay Review Panel, Disciplinary/Appeals Panel A
Register of Interests: Trustee of Key Steps, Richard Durban Trust and Yatton United Charity, Yatton Village Hall Committee Member and Member of Yatton Parish Council
Richard Gaunt
Co-opted Governor
Appointed by Yatton Schools Local Governing Body
Term of Office: 12.06.2018 to 11.06.2022
Committee: Pupil Quality Assurance
Position of Responsibility: Vice Chair of Pupil Quality Assurance, Pupil Premium Governor, Disciplinary/Appeals Panel A, Pay Review Panel, Admissions Panel
Register of Interests: None
Tim Scott
Foundation Governor
Appointed by the Diocese of Bath and Wells
Term of Office: 30.04.2018 to 29.04.2022
Committee: Pupil Quality Assurance
Position of Responsibility: Disciplinary/Appeals Panel A
Register of Interests: Church of England Priest, Parochial Church Council, Trustee of Society of Disabled Artists and Shalom Trust
Ian Harris
Co-opted Governor
Appointed by Yatton Schools Local Governing Body
Term of Office: 01.04.2018 to 31.03.2022
Committee: Business
Position of Responsibility: Vice Chair of the Board of Governors, Chair of the Business Committee, Disciplinary/Appeals Panel B, Executive Head Teacher Performance Management Panel, Pay Review Panel, Admissions Panel
Register of Interests: None
Katherine Hatch-Morelli
Co-opted Governor
Appointed by Yatton Schools Local Governing Body
Term of Office: 09.12.2020 to 08.12.2024
Committee: Pupil Quality Assurance
Position of Responsibility: Infant School Governor, Admissions Panel
Register of Interests: Member of the Children’s Centre Joint Partnership Team
Tony Green
Co-opted Governor
Appointed by Yatton Schools Local Governing Body
Term of Office: 09.12.2020 to 08.12.2024
Committee: Pupil Quality Assurance
Position of Responsibility: PQA Committee Vice-Chair, Junior School Governor, SEN Governor, Disciplinary/Appeals Panel A, Admissions Panel
Register of Interests: Proprietor of Willow Academy. Member of the Chartered Management Institute and the Society of Education and Training
Jon Heywood
Staff Governor
Elected by staff at Yatton Schools
Term of Office: 01.04.2018 to 31.03.2022
Committee: Business and PQA
Register of Interests: Deputy Head at Yatton Schools
Nicholas Ogborne
Co-opted Governor
Appointed by Yatton Schools Local Governing Body
Term of Office: 01.04.2018 to 31.03.2022
Committee: Business
Position of Responsibility: Vice Chair of the Business Committee, PE Premium Governor, Disciplinary/ Appeals Panel B, Admissions Panel
Register of Interests: Fellow of Chartered Management Institute
Andrew Nicholls
Co-opted Governor
Appointed by Yatton Schools Local Governing Body
Term of Office: 01.04.2018 to 31.03.2022
Committee: PQA
Position of Responsibility: Training Governor, Admissions Panel
Register of Interests: None
Abigail Jones
Infant School Parent Governor
Elected by parents at Yatton Schools
Term of Office: 06.04.2020 to 05.06.2024
Committee: Pupil Quality Assurance
Position of Responsibility: Infant School Governor
Register of Interests: Chair of the PTA
Christopher Stoate
Junior School Parent Governor
Elected by parents at Yatton Schools
Term of Office: 06.10.2020 to 05.06.2024
Committee: Business Committee
Position of Responsibility: Junior School Governor
Register of Interests: None
Documentation
Governor Attendance 2019-2020 Download
Academy Articles of Association Download
Scheme of Delegation Download
Resigned Governors 2019/2020
Rosie Kendall
Co-opted Governor
Appointed by Yatton Schools Local Governing Body
Term of Office: 01.04.2018 to 10.02.2020
Committee: Pupil Quality Assurance
Position of Responsibility: E-Safety Governor
Register of Interests: Member of Staff at Yatton Schools
Pete Viney
Foundation Governor
Appointed by the Durban Trust
Term of Office: 01.04.2018 to 16.06.2020
Committee: Business
Position of Responsibility: Health and Safety Governor, Disciplinary/Appeals Panel B
Register of Interests: Trustee of the Richard Durban Trust. Related to staff members at Yatton Infant School.