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.