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 |
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Bruce Fletcher | Trust Appointed First Term
| Board of Trustees | 20/6/21 | 4 | 19/6/25 | Safeguarding Link
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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 |
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Laura Marsh | Staff | Staff | 5/11/24 | 4 | 4/11/28 |
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Angus Nightingale
| Trust Appointed First Term
| Board of Trustees | 16/1/24 | 4 | 15/1/28 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Governors who have left the Governing Body within the last 12 months
Name | Category | Appointed by | Date of resignation
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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 |
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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 |
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| Yes |
Susie Howell | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Absent | Yes |
Tamara Karem |
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| 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 |
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| Yes |
Helen Randell | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Pippa Tarran | Yes | Yes |
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Stephen Underwood | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Ola Yerokun |
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| 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