The role of the Governing Body
All schools in England have a Governing Body which is responsible for overseeing many of the strategic decisions of the school. The Governing Body works in close partnership with the Headteacher, Senior Leadership Team and the Local Authority and are accountable to parents and their wider community for the performance of the school.
The purpose of having a governing body is to
A school's governing body is a corporate body. This means it has a legal existence separate from that of its individual members. As long as governors have acted honestly, without ulterior motive, and reasonably, within the law and regulations, the governing body can't be held to account as individuals for any liabilities incurred by the governing body.
Governor Responsibilites
The governing body has general responsibility for the conduct of the school with view to promoting high standards of educational achievement. This general responsibility gives rise to a wide range of specific responsibilities which in turn require the governing body to establish a range of procedures.
The standard term of office for a governor is four years. The Governing Body meets a minimum of three times each year. Much of the work of the Governing Body is done by committees which meet at least every term (three times in the year).The chair and vice-chair are elected annually at the first meeting of the academic year.
Who are we?
The chair of governors is Mr Paul Nuttall, who can be contacted via the school office or directly via email at paul.nuttall@sky.com
The Governing Body consists of:
No Governor in last 12 months has stepped down from the Governing Body .
Governing Board Committees 2019/2020
Governor Meeting Attendance Record September 2020- July 2021
Governor Meeting Attendance Record September 2019 - July 2020
Governor Meeting Attendance Record September 2018 - July 2019
Governor Meeting Attendance Record September 2017 - July 2018
Governor Meeting Attendance Record September 2016 - July 2017
Annual Governance Statement for the Governing Board of St John’s C of E Primary School 2015
Code of Conduct of the Governing Board of St John’s C of E Primary School 2015
Meet our Governors
Paul Nuttall - Chair and Co-opted Governor
I am proud to be a governor serving St John’s and helping St John’s school serve its community.
I have a long connection with both St John’s school and church, I attended St John’s school as a child (as did a number of our governors and staff), my children went to St John’s and that’s when I became a governor, first as a parent governor, then as a local authority governor and now as a community governor.
I have a background of education and business and I work closely with the senior management team to provide a caring, safe atmosphere in which children are respected and given an environment in which they can thrive as individuals.
paul.nuttall@sky.com
Dawn Warrington - Vice Chair and Local Authority Governor
I have spent over 30 years in the Financial Services industry where I was recruited to be a governor as part of a nationwide drive to get business skills into schools. I chose St John’s as it is the nearest school to my home and I have now been a governor there for almost 10 years. This is something I enjoy and value immensely and I am proud to be a member of the St John’s family.
Vicki Hewitt-Lee - Headteacher
Christine Taylor - Staff Governor
Linda Clawley - Foundation Governor
Tim Hayes - Foundation Governor
Andrew Haresceugh - Parent Governor
Sarah Walker - Parent Governor