Governors | Spring Gardens Primary School

Welcome to our Governors’ section.

Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories,
responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.

Governing Body's Annual Statement

The Issues faced and addressed by the Governing Body over the last year were:

Understanding changes to and preparation for Ofsted inspection and responding to its recommendations
Continued to ensure that the Head Teacher and SLT were supported in their roles
Attended key assemblies and events across the school year
Took part in monitoring of teaching & learning through 'Book Looks' and moderation activities
Changes to School Self Evaluation and Development Planning
Investigation and decision making regarding term time holiday requests

The impact of the Governing Body on the school was:

Governors knowledge of data and assessment systems enables Governors to provide further support and challenge to school provision
The pupil survey confirmed that children feel safe, enjoy school and the experiences they have in lessons and feel that they are taught well.
As a result of Governors clarifying stakeholders views, Governors are very clear in being able to support school to determine next steps of development.

Structure of the Governing Body and Committees

The Chair of the Governing Body is Mr M Young and the Vice Chair of the Governing Body is Ms F Swindell

The Governing Body’s structure and membership is outlined in the table below and within that structure it has the following committees:

Committee	Name of Chair
Staffing & Finance	Ms F Swindell
Curriculum & Pupil Outcomes	Mr B Weites
Building, Premises, Health & Safety	Mr M Young
Headteacher Performance Management	Mr M Young

Governor	Category	Appointed by or Elected	Start Date	Expiry date	Date Stepped Down	Governance role in other Educational Establishment
Susanna Buckley	Staff	Appointed	03/10/2016	02/10/2020	N/A	No
Sarah Campbell	Headteacher	Ex-officio by virtue as Headteacher			N/A	No
Terry Furlong	Associate Member		03/10/2016	02/10/2020	N/A	No
Claire Hawkes	Co-opted	Appointed	21/01/2020	21/01/224	N/A	NO
Barbara Herring	Co-opted	Appointed	08/02/2016	07/02/2020	N/A	No
Richard Stephenson	Staff	Elected	10/10/2016	09/10/2020	N/A	No
Fiona Swindell	Local Authority	Appointed	03/10/18	02/10/2021	N/A	No
Byron Weites	Parent	Elected	21/10/2016	20/10/2020	N/A	No
Ingrid Whitworth	Parent	Elected	21/10/2016	20/10/2020	N/A	No
Michael Young	Co-opted	Appointed	09/02/2015	25/1/2023	N/A	No

Governor	Any personal relationships with staff members in school or within the governance structure	Business & Pecuniary Interests	Indirect Interests	Attendance at Full Governing Body meetings
Susanna Buckley	No	No	Staff	5/5
Sarah Campbell	No	No	Staff	5/5
Terry Furlong	No	No	Staff	5/5
Barbara Herring	No	No	No	4/5
Richard Stephenson	No	No	Staff	5/5
Fiona Swindell	No	No	No	4/5
Byron Weites	No	No	No	4/5
Ingrid Whitworth	No	No	No	4/5
Michael Young	Yes	No	No	5/5