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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 2023-24

imat scheme of delegation 2023-24

 


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 January 2024)

GOVERNING BODY STRUCTURE

Headteacher                                                                        1

Elected by the staff body                                                    1

Elected parents of pupils attending the school                 2

Appointed governors (maximum 9)                                  6                            

                                                                                                                               

 Name

Category

Appointed by

Date of appointment

 

Term of office and end date

 

Role

Rebecca Apsland

 

Staff

Staff

12/5/23

4

11/5/27

 

Sam Baptist

 

Trust Appointed

First Term

 

Board of Trustees

15/9/23

4

14/9/27

 

Helen Bretherick

Headteacher

 

Ex-officio

1/9/22

N/A

N/A

Head Teacher

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

Helen Kulendran

Trust Appointed

First Term

 

Board of Trustees

20/10/21

4

19/10/25

EDI Link

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

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

 

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

Name

Category

Appointed by

Date of resignation

 

Katie Goodman

Parent Governor

Parents

31/3/23

Megan Lucas

Staff Governor

Staff

31/3/23

Maxine Greaves

Appointed Governor

Board of Trustees

31/8/23

Pippa Tarran

Trust Appointed

 

Board of Trustees

6/1/24

 

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

Rebecca Aspland

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Yes

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

What Does A Governor Do

 

 

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