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Governing Body
At Selattyn we have a very supportive and proactive governing body. Their role is to oversee the activities of the school and ensure that the policies promote our ethos as well as help to ensure an enriched, high quality of education for each child.
Governors have three main roles:
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To provide strategic direction for the school
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To act as a critical friend to the headteacher
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To ensure accountability
They also carry out a number of other important duties, which include:
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Determining how the school's budget is spent
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The appointing and dismissing of staff
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Hearing appeals and grievances
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Forming policy on the school's curriculum and collective worship
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Setting standards for pupils' behaviour and discipline
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Making sure school buildings are welcoming and safe
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Setting and monitoring the school's aims and policies
Details of the committees governors sit on is available here.
Details of Governor Attendance at meetings in the last academic year
Governor Annual Statement
Selattyn School Governors have decided to produce a yearly review of governance rather than the previous newsletter to inform parents on the work of the governing body.
Governors Annual Statement - July 2023
Governors Annual Statement - July 2021
Governors Annual Statement - July 2020
Parent Governors
Parents, including carers, of pupils are eligible to stand for election as governors. Parent governors are elected by other parents at the school. If insufficient parents stand for election, the governing body may appoint parents.
Parents who have a child in school may elect parent governors, who may serve for four years on the governing body. Every parent has the opportunity to be elected and is notified by letter when each election is due. Alongside termly governor meetings there are also sub-committee meetings which take place. Training is available and it is a good opportunity to make a positive contribution to school life.
Alice Best
Parent Governor
Term ends:28/09/2027
Dr Libby Gaskell
Parent Governor
Term ends: 07/10/2026
Staff Governors
The head teacher is a staff governor by virtue of their office. Other staff, both teaching and support, may become governors as long as they are paid (volunteers do not qualify). Staff governors are elected by the school staff. Any election that is contested must be held by ballot.
Mr Ross Shepherd
Head Teacher
Mel Ward
Teacher
Term ends:14/09/2027
Co-Opted Governors
Co-opted governors (Previously known as Community Governors or County Council Governors) are people who, in the opinion of the governing body, have the skills required to contribute to the effective governance and success of the school.
They can be individuals who
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live or work in the community served by the school
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are committed to the good governance and success of the school even though they do not work or live close to it.
The definition of a co-opted governor is wide. People from a business or professional background and minor authority representatives can be appointed as co-opted governors.
Nikki Hill
Co-opted Governor (Chair Person)
Term ends:13/11/2027
Joy Roberts
Co-opted Governor
28/06/27
Sarah Samson
Co-opted Governor
Term ends:28/08/2026
Vacany
Co-opted Governor
Vacancy
Local Authority (LA) Governors
Local Authority (LA) governors are appointed by the local authority that maintains the school.
Some come from the local political parties, while others are volunteers from the local area with no political affiliation who would like to be a governor. All such governors are primarily appointed with a view to their commitment to raise standards at the school concerned.
Mark Jones
Local Authority Governor
Term ends: 12/11/2024
Foundation & Partnership Governors
Foundation governors are appointed by the school's founding body, church or other organisation named in the school's instrument of government. If the school has a religious character, the foundation governors must preserve and develop this. They must also ensure compliance with the trust deed, if there is one. If a foundation school has no foundation or equivalent body, the foundation governors are replaced by partnership governors appointed by the governing body after a nomination process.
Steve Garthwaite
Foundation Governor
(Vice Chair Person)
23/03/27
Rev. Steve Nicolson
Foundation governor
Ex Officio
Previous Governors - no longer in the role
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Emily Phelan - 18/09/23
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David Patch - 13/09/23
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Stuart Vasse - 31/07/23
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Lee Pimble - 13/02/2023
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Lawrence Hobbs - 06/02/2023