Governors
The school governing body is responsible for working strategically with the school in ensuring a good quality education. Together with the headteacher, who is responsible for day-to-day management, they set the school’s aims and policies as well as carrying out a number of other important duties.
To view the profile of our School Governors please click the document below
If you would like to contact the Chair of Governors please click below.
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Annual Governance Statement for the Governing Body of Brackenhill Primary School September 2016 |
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In accordance with the Government’s requirement for all governing bodies, the three core strategic functions of Brackenhill Primary School Governing Body are:
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Governance Arrangements
The Governing Body of Brackenhill Primary School was reconstituted in September 2015 and currently consists of:
Three Parent Governors – elected by parents One Local Authority Governor – appointed by Bradford City Council One Staff Governor – elected by staff members One Headteacher – ex officio Six Co-Opted Governors – appointed by the Governing Body
The Governing Body has a range of skills which includes experience and expertise in:
The Governing Body has a programme of meetings throughout the school year, and a committee structure that focuses on specific areas of governance including:
exclusion, staff capability and complaints. |
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Attendance record of governors
A record is kept by the clerk to the governing body: attendance being recorded at each meeting and attendance at meetings listed below as a percentage.
Governors are acutely aware that meetings need to be 'quorate' to ensure that the work of the governing body is effective. |
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In 2015-16 the Governing Body and committees have been focussed on working with the Headteacher, the school’s manager and all of the staff to:
Ensure the school is safe, secure and sustainable, through: - Safeguarding Health and Safety Making judicious decisions relating to staffing Ensure the new National Curriculum is well embedded Ensuring the school has an accurate assessment system to measure pupil performance Celebrating our success and marketing our school across a wide area Prudent financial management Working closely with our cluster partners Reviewing the performance management of the Headteacher and the staff through an effective appraisal system Reviewing and updating statutory policies Monitoring the effectiveness of pupil premium and sports premium funding and supporting disadvantaged pupils
In addition the Governing Body has: Ensured that teaching and learning is at least consistently good for all pupils and that all make at least expected progress from their starting points.
We have managed this through: Supporting the Headteacher with monitoring the work of teachers and pupils in the classroom and providing effective challenge. Examining and challenging internal and external performance and progress data. Ensuring the judgements of staff and the Headteacher are in line with local and national standards through Local Authority validation Ensuring that the individual needs of pupils are met through appropriate interventions by scrutiny of data and regular visits by the SEND Governor. Through supporting the Headteacher and staff to take a rigorous approach to Safeguarding and Health and Safety.
The success of the school and the Governing Body was highlighted following the Ofsted inspection – October 2014. The Ofsted inspection team confirmed that:
‘The Chair of the Governing Body is well supported by an experienced team of governors. Under her leadership, governors have worked successfully, supporting leaders and teachers to raise standards by improving teaching. They have an appropriate range of skills and have made good use of training to ensure that they are effective in holding the headteacher to account for the performance of the school, including the effective spending of pupil premium funding. They have improved their knowledge of how well pupils are doing in their learning through their links with middle leaders and subject leaders, as well as through their links with individual classes. They understand the quality of teaching in the school, and the actions taken to improve achievement, particularly of the pupils in Year 1 and Year 2. They are fully involved in checking how well the school is addressing the areas for improvement, accurately identified by the school. Governors ensure that school finances are well managed and that the school’s arrangements for safeguarding are in place. Statutory duties are fulfilled. ‘
In order to ensure Governors have the necessary skills the members of the Governing Body have undertaken training events and course, provided by the Local Authority and external providers – these courses have included: Networks OFSTED preparation School Improvement Safeguarding Finance National Curriculum developments and assessment
Availability of approved minutes of the GB – on request from the school office. |
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Strategic Planning for the future The focus for 2016-2017 is:
Governors have undertaken a variety of training including Local Authority Networks, OFSTED preparation, School Improvement, Safeguarding, Finance, National Curriculum developments and assessment |
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How to contact your governing body Information about the school’s governing body is available on the governors’ page of the school website. |
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Governing Body Membership |
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Name of Governor
Shelagh Brindle Michelle Swallow David Young Helen Metcalf Lisa Truesdale Saima Shokat Julie Hields Shanaz Begum Sue Marie Blezard Fiaraz Iqbal |
Category
Co-opted LA Co-Opted Headteacher Co-Opted Parent Co-Opted Parent Staff Parent |
Term of office
20/06/2018 24/09/2020 31/08/2019 N/A 31/08/2019 03/02/2018 31/08/2019 08/12/2019 18/10/2019 11/05/2019 – resigned 11.05.16 |
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Governors’ Attendance Record for 2015-2016 (%) |
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Name of Governor
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FGB
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Committees |
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Shelagh Brindle Michelle Swallow David Young Helen Metcalf Lisa Truesdale Saima Shokat Julie Hields Shanaz Begum Sue Marie Blezard Fiaraz Iqbal |
100 40 100 80 60 60 80 80 100 66 |
100 100 100 80 N/A 20 100 N/A 75 N/A |