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Governors

The governing board is composed of the following members, as detailed in the Instrument of Government for the school dated 1.6.18:

2 Parent Governors (elected into post),

1 Staff governor (elected into post),

1 Headteacher ex officio),

1 LEA governor nominated by the LA and accepted for appointment by the Governing Board,

7 Co-opted Governors (appointed by the Governing Board).

 

The purpose of governance is to provide confident, strategic leadership and to create robust accountability, oversight and assurance for educational and financial performance. The Board has three strategic core functions:

  1. Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
  2. Holding Executive Leaders/ Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the organization/school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff; and
  3. Overseeing the financial performance of the organization/school and making sure its money is well spent.

 

The Governing Board of Minet Junior School has resolved to conduct all its business as a full Governing board, and to work collectively without a committee model structure over the academic year 2018/19 other than statutory committees such as Pay and Salaries.

 

The main responsibilities to be managed by the Governing Board are:

  1. To set and regularly review the vision and values of the school and ensure that these are shared with all stakeholders
  2. To take an active role in School Self Evaluation identifying success and areas requiring improvement.
  3. To approve, update and review regularly the School Improvement Plan
  4. To Monitor the:
  5. Achievement of pupils at the school;
  6. Quality of teaching;
  7. Behaviour and safety of pupils;
  8. Quality of leadership;
  9. Spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils;
  10. The extent to which education meets the needs of the range of pupils at the school, and particularly those with disabilities or special educational needs;
  11. Effectiveness of curriculum planning, delivery and outcomes;
  12. How the school prepares pupils for life in a modern democratic and global society;
  13. Effective engagement with parents, other schools, external agencies and the community to provide a range of quality learning opportunities and;
  14. The effectiveness of safeguarding arrangements.

 

 

Governing Body Committees

 

Head Teacher Performance Committee

Thomas Babayode

Joanna Palmer

Independent Expert

 

Finance Committee

Thomas Babayode

Michael Balsom

Liza Underhill

Kellie Ryan

 

Personnel Committee

Kellie Ryan

Thomas Babayode

Joanna Palmer

 

 

Our Chair of Governors can be contacted via  here

 

Name

Date Of Appointment

Term Of Office Ends

Appointed By

Governor Category

Voting Rights

Roles and Responsibilities

Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests

Governance Roles in Other Educational Institutions

Firdous Begum01/09/202331/08/2027ParentsParent Governors Teaching and learning  
Taha Mahmood18/07/202417/07/2028ParentsParent Governors    
Thomas Babayode

12/12/2018

Re-Elected 07/12/2022

11/12/2022 Re-Elected  06/12/26 Governing BodyCo-OptedYes

Chair of Governors

Finance

Pay and personnel

 

Founder, Babson Diversified LtdNil
Michael Balsom13/10/202112/10/2025Governing BodyCo-OptedYes

Health and Safety/Premises

 

Nil 
Lauren Cooper12/07/202311/07/2027Governing BodyCo-opted  

Teaching and learning

SEND 

  
Kheron Gilpin07/12/202206/12/2026Governing BodyCo-optedYes

Wellbeing

RRSA

P4C

  
Nirmal Dhanjal03/07/202402/07/2028 Co-opted    
Christine Kiwanuka03/07/202402/07/2028 Co-opted    
VACANCY        
Joanna Palmer

13/05/2020 (Co-opted)

Re-Elected

27/01/2023

12/05/2024 (Co-opted)

Re-Elected

26/01/2027

Governing BodyLA GovernorYes

PPG Link Governor

Safeguard Gov

Pay and personnel

 

Employee Newnham Junior School  

Kellie Ryan

Ex-officio From appointment (Nov 2017)

Ex-officio

Governing Body

Head Teacher

Yes

Head Teacher

All

Head teacher; Minet Junior School

Nil
Elaine Pang22/05/202321/05/2027StaffStaff GovernorYes

Teaching and Learning

English link Gov

Teacher; Minet Junior School 
Rebecca Wilson   Clerk to Governors    

Governor Resignations Over the Past 12 Months
 

Name

Date of Appointment

Date of Resignation

Appointed By

Governor Category

Voting Rights

Roles and Responsibilities

Prabhjit Bhinder

05/12/2019 

04/10/2023

Governing Body

Co-opted  Governor

Yes

Vice Chair 

Safeguarding link

Finance Chair

Rahul Singh

12/10/2022

19/04/2024

Governing Body

Co-opted

Yes

Finance

Maths link Gov

 


Attendance at Full Governing Body meetings

 

Name

2023-24

2023-24

   

Thomas Babayode

5 of 5

100%

Kellie Ryan

5 of 5

100%

Joanna Palmer

5 of 5

100%

Michael Balsolm

5 of 5

100%

Firdous Begum

5 of 5

100%

Lauren Cooper

5 of 5

100%

Kheron Gilpin

1 of 5

20%

Elaine Pang

5 of 5

100%

Rahul Singh

1 of 3

33%

Nirmal Dhanjal

1 of 5

20%

Christine Kiwanuka

1 of 5

20%

 

 

 

Attendance at Extraordinary General Meetings of the Full Governing Body
(these meetings are often held at very short notice)

None Held 

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