Our School Governing Body
Our school governing body is a group of elected volunteers from within our school and the local community, who freely give up their own time to monitor the school's effectiveness. All the members, with the exception of the Head Teacher, are elected to serve a fixed term in office. When a member's term expires, the school will advertise the vacancy and invite candidates to stand for election. Our school staff and parents are then asked to vote for their preferred staff / parent candidate; local community governors are appointed by the local authority.
The role of the governing body is to provide oversight and scrutinise the running of the school. It is an invaluable forum for representatives of all our stakeholders, to decide how to continually improve the quality of our school.
They are responsible for managing and approving courses of action in the following areas: teaching and learning, the curriculum, staff recruitment, staff training and professional development, policies and practices within school, finance and procurement, school buildings and grounds, health and safety, pupil attendance and welfare and safeguarding/child protection.
Our governors receive specialist advice and support from the Department for Education and the London Borough of Havering Education Authority, to help them in their roles.
If you wish to contact our Chair of Governors, Mr G Brome, his email is: gbrome.311@lgflmail.org
GOVERNING BODY AT HAROLD WOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL
NAME OF GOVERNOR |
TYPE OF GOVERNOR |
COMMITTEE/YEAR GROUP/FOCUS |
TERM OF OFFICE ENDS |
Mrs Kathryn Armand |
Local Authority Governor |
Focus: Year 3 |
09.12.2020 |
Mr Greg Brome |
Co-Opted Governor (Chair) |
Finance Sub-Committee
Focus: Safeguarding |
11.01.2022 |
Mr A Cullen |
Co-Opted Governor |
11.01.2022 |
|
Mr Bob West |
Co-Opted Governor (Vice Chair) |
Finance Sub-Committee (Chair) Pupil Premium Sub-Committee
Focus: Year 6 |
11.01.2022 |
Mr David Waters |
Co-Opted Governor |
Finance Sub-Committee
Focus: Year 4 |
05.03.2024 |
Mrs Michelle Gubbings |
Parent Governor |
Focus: Year 1 |
05.11.2020 |
Mr Paul Westcott |
Parent Governor |
Finance Sub- Committee Pupil-Premium Sub-Committee (Chair)
Focus: Year 5 and GDPR |
05.07.2023 |
Mr Jonathan Goodwin |
Parent Governor (Appointed 24.02.2020) |
|
23.02.2024 |
Mr Darren Cox |
Co-opted Governor (Appointed 13.07.2020) |
|
12.07.2024 |
Mrs Kerrie Weston |
Co-opted Governor |
|
Resigned Feb 2020 |
Mrs Anne Ling |
Co-opted Governor |
Finance Sub-Committee Pupil Premium Sub-Committee
Focus: EYFS (Reception) |
04.07.2021 |
GOVERNING BODY PECUNIARY INTERESTS
Mr Greg Brome (Chair) |
Spouse employed by London Borough of Havering |
Mr Andrew Cullen |
Architect involved in School Expansion |
Mrs Sally Cullen |
Spouse of Mr Andrew Cullen |
Mr Jonathan Goodwin |
Spouse employed by another school in the London Borough of Havering |
Mr Darren Cox |
Employed as Project Manager for the London Borough of Havering |
INVOLVEMENT WITH THE GOVERNING BODY OF ANOTHER SCHOOL OTHER THAN HWPS
Mr Greg Brome (Chair) |
Chair of Governors at Dame Tipping C of E Primary School |
Mr Bob West (Vice Chair) |
Vice Chair of Governors at Redden Court School (Secondary Academy) |
Mrs Anne Ling |
Member at Hornchurch Academy Trust (MAT) |
ATTENDANCE AT GOVERNING BODY MEETINGS 2019/20
Full Governing Body Meetings (including Head Teachers Report Meetings) |
86% Attendance |
Finance Sub-Committee Meetings |
60% Attendance |
GOVERNING BODY ISSUES FACED AND ADDRESSED BY GOVERNING BODY 2019/20
IMPACT: More focused monitoring on important areas
IMPACT: The Governing Body through the medium of its’ Finance Sub-Committee has been instrumental in assisting the School in control of the Budget.
IMPACT: Closer and more detailed review of data, and in-depth discussions on plans to improve performance in this area.
IMPACT: Regular self-review of Governing Body performance to ensure its’ continuing effectiveness, and confirmation of the performance levels indicated in the OFSTED report in February 2019.
IMPACT: The Governing Body had worked hard in conjunction with the School to achieve this additional resource and we are all pleased with the outcome.
IMPACT: Less evening meetings for SLT Staff.