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 2023-24
imat 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 |
|
| 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 2022-23
| Hawes Down Primary School Governing Body Meetings September 2022 - July 2023 | ||||||
| Governor | 12th September 2022 | 1st December 2022 | 2nd February 2023 | 23rd March 2023 | 11th May 2023 | 11th July 2023 |
| Helen Bretherick | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bruce Fletcher | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Katie Goodman | Yes | Apologies | Yes | Yes | N/A | N/A |
| Maxine Greaves | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Susie Howell | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Helen Kulendran | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Apologies |
| Megan Lucas | Yes | Yes | Apologies | Apologies | N/A | N/A |
| Ebenezer Oduro- Kwateng | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yes | Yes |
| Helen Randell | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pippa Tarran | N/A | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Stephen Underwood | N/A | N/A | Yes | Apologies | Yes | 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
