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The Governing Body is responsible for the policies and overall development planning for the school. Working through the head teacher and the staff, the governors encourage and support the work of the school, ensuring that the finances are well managed and that the education and personal welfare of the children are kept under regular review.The full Governing Body meets at least once a term.  A lot of the developmental work is managed by the Standards and Resources sub-committees, which meet regularly throughout the year. We have link governors for all curriculum areas, and class governors attached to individual classes. Highfield governors are very committed to the school and closely linked with the local community.

Governor Appointment Information Register of Interest
Governor Full Name Date of Appointment Term of Office (years) Date  Ceased Office (if applicable) Appointing / Elective Body Relevant Business / Pecuniary Interests Other Educational Establishments Governed Material Relationships (with staff or governors)
Mrs Pat Cooper 31st October 2012 4 years LEA Director -Governance Consultancy &Training

 

 None None
Mrs Anne Roscoe 12th July 2016 4 years Co-opted None recorded None None
Mrs Joanne Halligan 1st September 2014 4 years  31st August 2017 Community None recorded None None
Mrs Sarah Kennington 1st September 2014 4 years Staff None recorded None None
Pastor Johnson Daniel-Sam 1st September 2014 4 years Community None recorded None None
Mr Luke Kirkpatrick 11th November 2014 4 years Parent None recorded None None
Mr Mohamed Mulla 26th April 2013 4 years  26th April 2017 Parent None recorded None None
Mrs Karen Liptrot 29thNovember 2014 4 years Parent None recorded None None
Mrs Lindsey Knowles 30thSeptember 2013 4 years  30th September 2017 Parent None recorded None None
Mr David Glyn-Jones 1st September 2009 Whilst remains HT HT None recorded None None
Mrs Andie Ward 1st September 2014 4 years Staff None recorded None None
Mrs Sarah Morris 12th July 2016 4 years Co-opted Non recorded None None
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Class Governors

Reception – Mrs Halligan
Year 1 – Mrs Roscoe
Year 2 – Mrs Liptrot
Year 3 – Pastor Daniel-Sam & Mr Kirkpatrick
Year 4 – Mrs Cooper & Mrs Morris
Year 5 – Mrs Knowles
Year 6 – Mr Mulla

Subject Governors
Maths – Mrs Knowles
English – Mrs Liptrot
RE – Pastor Daniel-Sam
PE & Sport – Mr Mulla
SEN/D -Mrs Roscoe
Early Years – Mrs Halligan

Every Governing Body is expected to have a good understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of its school. Governors acquire this knowledge in a variety of ways:

  • reports from the Head Teacher and other senior staff
  • Local Authority (LA) and National data
  • Local Authority (LA) performance data sent to the Head Teacher is shared with the whole governing body
  • the school’s key performance indicators from RAISE online
  • Ofsted reports
  • School Development Plan and ongoing self-evaluation

First hand knowledge is gained by governors visiting school. Regular planned visits give governors insight and understanding about school and help to strengthen the governing body’s strategic and monitoring role.

There are two kind of governor visits – formal and informal.

Governors make formal visits to the school in connection with their responsibilities as governors. Formal visits have a clear focus, linked to priorities in the School Development Plan.

Governors on informal visits attend in a more personal capacity, much as a parent might do (school performances/PSA events/Sports Day etc). Such visits add to individual governors’ knowledge and understanding of the school and strengthen relationships and foster trust and respect between governors, staff, parents and most importantly children.

If you would like to contact any member of the Governing Body, please send correspondence, marked “FAO Chair of Governors”, to the school office.
Last Updated On September 15, 2018