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The Governing Body of a school is responsible for ensuring that it is run to promote pupil progress and achievement. Its duties include:
Repton Manor primary School Governing Body is dedicated to working in partnership with the management of the school in order to ensure that all children have access to an excellent education and that the school always strives for continued progress in all areas for all children and groups of children.
The governing body is proud of the schools ethos towards learning but also it's dynamic attitude towards community inclusion and involvement with helping our children learn, have fun learning and improving social and physical awareness.
The Governing Body constitution from 1st September 2015 is:
The Governing body deligates some responsibilities for monitoring of the Full Governing body to the Teaching and Learning Committee and the Resources Committee:
Teaching and Learning Committee (chair Rebecca Smith) - Responsible for monitoring pupils and groups progress and acheivement, against School Improvment plan and national targets as well as understanding the needs of the children within the school and ensuring the school meets those educational needs as best it can. Agree school policies relevant to the committee.
Resources Committee (chair Simon Tilby) - To monitor and agree the school 3 year budget annually, ensuring spending complies with national and local requirements. Benchmark spending to ensure best value as well as spending in line with school improvement plan targets. To monitor the staffing structure and ensure efficient and well managed personnel to maximise school results with well established well being of the staff mantained. Agree school policies relevant to the committee.
Attendance in school
During the last academic year 2016/17 the Governing Board met 11 times where the Head teacher reported to Governors on the Curriculum, Finance, Health and Safety, Premises and Staffing matters to be challenged, discussed and reviewed.
In addition to meetings the Governors visited the school last year to:
We received our first Ofsted inspection in December 2013 with at least good in all categories and outstanding for behaviour of our students with an overall rating of good. This represented an excellent start to our academic history and is testament to the hard work and dedication of our leadership team, teachers and all the staff whom embraced our ethos for learning and values. During 2014/15 we worked to improve on the Ofsted areas together with our school improvement plan targets with vigour and commitment to our young learners with some very pleasing progress data overall for the year end. Additionally to our work load the governing body during 2015/16 have investigated by consultion with the school, community, parents and pupils whether our school represents its stated ethos and how to establish a curriculum and school environment that encapsulates British Values but benefits the children and their learning in line with our school ethos and vision. It was pleasing to hear the parents views on this subject and confirm after the time since our inception that the school still holds and encapulates its vision statement. Since the curriculum changes during 2015/16 we continue to embed outstanding practice within the classroom and ensure that all indivdual pupils progress in an accelerated rate and continue the positive Repton story felt by all our pupils whether they have been with us since Reception or joined us later. Over recent times we have embedded our learning based ethos with learning at the heart of our strategy, for good attainment will follow outstanding learning and our home grown student progress measures have confirmed that our methods and ethos are successful. We continue to innovate child centred learning and be a centre for child nurture.
The Governing Body and school are committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people, and require staff and volunteers to demonstrate this commitment in every aspect of their work.
We have extensive Safeguarding, Child Protection, Behaviour Management policies and procedures in place to safeguard our students from harm. Throughout the year staff and the Governing Body received Child Protection and Safeguarding training to up date on existing skills and this is kept under review annually or earlier if there are changes to government legislation.
Our security and access systems have been designed to ensure the safety of the children whilst on the school premises. All visitors to the school are also issued with visitor badges with signing in and out procedures in place.
The school continues to carry out DBS checks for staff and volunteers to the site in order to safeguard our pupils. The school reports annually to Governors on Safeguarding and Child Protection processes which are in place at the school.
The school carries out regular health and safety risk assessments for the premises. Fire drills take place each half term and rigorous risk assessments are also carried out for all visits and trips.
Wayne Wills
Chair of Governors
Clerk to the Governing Body
Jacqui Wapshott as a member of KCC Clerking Service has supported the school since inception and continues to be a valued member of our team
Wayne Wills |
Chair of Governors Partnership Governor Contact – chair@reptonmanor.kent.sch.uk Member on all committees |
Member of the school sponsors directed to designing and opening Repton School, Local businessman, resident and continued ambassador for Repton Manor Primary. Active member of KCC Local Lead Governors helping local governing bodies and chairs of governing bodies. |
Matt Rawling |
Head Teacher Staff Governor Contact – headteacher@reptonmanor.kent.sch.uk Member on all committees |
As Head teacher, I work with the governing body by developing our strategic school plan and report to our governors on the progress against the agreed objectives. |
Kathy Atkinson |
Co-Opted Governor Member Resources team |
Local Resident with experience in schools and currently engages with Repton running Playball club. |
Kate Lamb |
Health & Safety Governor Co-Opted Governor Member Resources team |
Local Resident and parent of child in school working as employed Health and Safety auditor |
Rebecca Smith |
Chair of Teaching & Learning Committee Parent Governor |
Local resident |
Balca Gursoy |
Parent Governor Term 4 years ends 31/08/20 |
Local resident |
David Lea |
Partnership Governor Child Protection Governor Member Teaching & Learning team |
Local resident, Retired |
Simon Tilby |
Vice Chair of Governors Chair Resources Committee Co-Opted Governor |
Local resident, Compliance officer in Lloyds of London insurance market. |
Linzi Alexander |
Staff Governor Member Teaching & Learning team |
Class Teacher |
Sharon Perera |
Authority Governor SEN Governor Member Teaching & Learning Team |
Educational advisor at Canterbury Christchurch University |
Steven Rew |
Co-Opted Governor Member Resources team |
Local Resident and Parent of child in School, Health and Safety Officer and Head Biomedical Scientist Haematology, Blood Transfusion and Phlebotomy Services. Clinical Study Director for Pathology Divisional Health and Safety Lead – Clinical Support Services. |
Cathy Houchin |
Co-Opted Governr Member Resources team |
Manager of local Waitrose Supermarket |
Vacancy | Co-Opted Governor | |
Vacancy | Co-Opted Governor | |
Vacancy | Co-Opted Governor |
Name/Office and Business Interests | 4 Year Term of Office Completes | Business Interests 2017 – 2018 (Signed 19 September 2017) | Responsibilities |
PARENT GOVERNORS appointed by the parents of children on roll at the school | |||
Mrs Balca Gursoy Attendance 2016 – 2017: 10 out of 11 meetings |
31 August 2020 | Underwriter at Somp & Lansplus
Member of Chartered Insurance Institute |
Teaching & Learning Team |
Mrs Rebecca Smith Attendance 2016 – 2017: 10 out of 11 meetings |
31 August 2020 | None | Chair of Teaching & Learning Team |
LOCAL AUTHORITY GOVERNOR recommended by the LA but appointed by the Governing Body | |||
Mrs Sharon Perera Attendance 2016 – 2017: 5 out of 9 meetings |
28 November 2020 | Awaited | Teaching & Learning Team |
PARTNERSHIP GOVERNORS | |||
Mr Wayne Wills Attendance 2016 – 2017: 11 out of 11 meetings |
18 September 2021 | Chair of the governing Board of Ashford Oaks Community Primary School | Chair of the Governing Board |
Mr David Lea Attendance: 5 out of 7 meetings |
20 March 2021 | Retired | Teaching & Learning Team |
HEADTEACHER | |||
Mr Matt Rawling Attendance 2016 – 2017: 11 out of 11 meetings |
N/A | Headteacher in School | Headteacher in school |
STAFF GOVERNOR appointed by employees of the school | |||
Mrs Linzi Alexander | 19 September 2021 | Teacher in School | Teaching & Learning Team |
CO-OPTED GOVERNORS appointed by the Governing Body following a skills needs analysis | |||
Mrs Kathryn Atkinson Attendance 2016 – 2017: 3 out of 6 meetings |
28 November 2020 | Owner at Playball, Ashford and run playball classes at the school on a contractual basis
Director of Invested Concepts Ltd |
Resources Team |
Mrs Kathy Houchin Attendance 2016 – 2017: 3 out of 4 meetings |
21 March 2021 | Awaited | |
Ms Kate Lamb Attendance 2016 – 2017: 6 out of 11 meetings |
21 September 2019 | None | |
Mr Steven Rew Attendance 2016 – 2017: 4 out of 8 meetings |
18 September 2021 | Head biomedical Scientist – NHS
Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) Science Council (CSCI) Chartered Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) |
Resources Team |
Mr Simon Tilby Attendance 2016 – 2017: 6 out of 8 meetings |
28 July 2020 | None | Chair of Resources Team |
Vacancy | |||
Vacancy | |||
Vacancy |
If you would like to contact the Governing body, please write to the school or email chair@reptonmanor.kent.sch.uk.
edited Sept 2017