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Governors

The Hawes Down Primary School Local Governing Body is delegated certain functions by the Impact Multi Academy Trust Board of Directors. Please click here for a list of the governors currently on the Local Governing Body.

Register of Pecuniary Interests FOR HDPS GOVERNORS 2024-25imat GOVERNANCE INFORMATION INCLUDING scheme of delegation

 

 

 


The local governing body’s aims and objectives are set out below:

  • Set the school's values, vision and strategic aims, agreeing plans and policies, and making effective use of resources.
  • Monitor and evaluate performance, acting as a critical friend to the school and Head Teacher.
  • Ensure that the school is accountable to the children and parents it serves, to its local community, to those who fund and maintain it, as well as to the staff it employs.

Governors may be asked to take a lead in a particular area and/or serve on a committee or panel.


Hawes Down Primary School Governing Body (Updated June 2024)

GOVERNING BODY STRUCTURE

Headteacher                                                                           1

Elected by the staff body                                                       0

Elected parents of pupils attending the school                  2

Appointed governors                                                             8

Total                                                                                       11                          

                                                                                                                               

 Name

Category

Appointed by

Date of appointment

Term of office and end date

 

Role

Helen Bretherick

Headteacher

 

Ex-officio

1/9/22

N/A

N/A

Headteacher

Heather Coward

Trust Appointed

First Term

 

Board of Trustees

24/5/24

4

23/5/28

 

Bruce Fletcher

Trust Appointed

First Term

 

Board of Trustees

20/6/21

4

19/6/25

Safeguarding Link

 

Susie Howell

Parent

 

Parents

7/12/21

4

6/12/25

SEND Link

Tamara Karam

Trust Appointed

First term

Board of Trustees

20/6/24

4

19/6/28

 

Laura Marsh

Staff

Staff

5/11/24

4

4/11/28

 

Angus Nightingale

 

Trust Appointed

First Term

 

Board of Trustees

16/1/24

4

15/1/28

 

Ebenezer Bright Oduro-Kwateng Jr

 

Parent

Parents

19/4/23

4

18/4/27

Finance Link

Katherine Pechey

Trust Appointed

First Term

 

Board of Trustees

3/6/24

4

2/6/28

 

Helen Randell

Trust Appointed

First Term

 

Board of Trustees

6/6/22

4

5/6/26

Chair of Governors

Stephen Underwood

Trust Appointed

First Term

 

Board of Trustees

15/12/22

4

14/12/26

Vice Chair

Ola Yerokun

 

Trust Appointed

First Term

 

Board of Trustees

17/5/24

4

16/5/28

 

 

 

Governors who have left the Governing Body within the last 12 months

 

Name

Category

Appointed by

Date of resignation

 

Pippa Tarran

Trust Appointed

 

Board of Trustees

6/1/24

Rebecca Aspland

Staff

Staff

21/6/24

Sam Baptist

Trust Appointed

Board of Trustees

31/8/24

Helen Kulendran

Trust Appointed

Board of Trustees

31/8/24

 

HDPS Governing Body Meeting Attendance Record 2023-24

 

Hawes Down Primary School Governing Body Meetings September 2023 - July 2024

Governor

21st September 2023

23rd November 2023

25th January 2024

20th March 2024

16th May 2024

4th July 2024

Rebecca Aspland

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

Sam Baptist

Yes

Apologies

Apologies

Yes

Yes

Apologies

Helen Bretherick

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bruce Fletcher

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Apologies

Yes

Heather Coward

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

Susie Howell

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Absent

Yes

Tamara Karem

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

Helen Kulendran

Apologies

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Angus Nightingale

N/A

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

Apologies

Ebenezer Oduro- Kwateng

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Katherine Pechey

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

Helen Randell

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Pippa Tarran

Yes

Yes

 

 

 

 

Stephen Underwood

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Ola Yerokun

 

 

 

 

 

Yes


Key:

Yes = was due to attend meeting and attended

Apologies = was due to attend meeting, apologies were sent and approved

 

Contacting our Governors

If you wish to contact the Governors at HDPS, please email chair@hdps.org.uk. Letters can be sent our main school address, marked clearly for the attention of the Chair of Governors.


If you would like more information about school governance or becoming a school governor, please contact Leona Eley, Trust Governance Lead at leley@imat.uk

What Does A Governor Do

 

 

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