Meet the Governors | Otterbourne C.E. Primary School

Welcome Message

On behalf of the Governors, a very warm welcome to our school web site. We hope you will find it easy to use and that it gives you a taste of what we have to offer to you and your children.

The Governors meet twice a term to discuss school strategy and policies. Additionally, many governors enjoy coming into school on a regular basis and involve themselves in the day-to- day life of the school .This includes activities such as helping in classrooms and driving the school minibus. Our aim is to provide a safe and caring environment where children are encouraged and challenged to reach their full potential. We are proud of our school and feel privileged to support the Head Teacher and staff in delivering a varied and stimulating education for our children.

Governor applications are welcomed from all members of the community. Elections are held when vacancies arise. You can find a list of the current governors and more information on what we do on the Governors’ page of this web site. If you have any suggestions or queries, or would like to enquire about being a Governor at Otterbourne School please leave a message, with your contact details, with the school office.

Sue Bharam - Chair of Governing Body

Sue Barham,

Chair of Governors

Current Governors

Name of Governor	Category	Appointed by	Expiry of office
Sue Barham	Co-opted	Governing Body	4 February 2023
Chris Brooks-Martin	Headteacher	N/A	N/A
Chris John	Parent	Parents	12 July 2021
Sharon Longman	Staff	Staff	5 Februay 2023
Gillian MacDonald	Foundation	Diocese	None
Vera Oldham	Foundation	Diocese	None
Nick Michael	Co-opted	Governing Body	4 February 2023
Julian Pearce	Co-opted	Governing Body	20 September 2021
Kevin Stafford	Local Authority	LA/Governing Body	1 October 2022
Steve Wootton	Parent	Parents	14 May 2019
Serving earlier this school year or in previous school year
Alex Murray-Twinn	Co-opted		31 January 2018
Sally Hartwell	Local Authority		31 August 2018
Katie Peden	Staff	Staff	5 February 2019
Adrian Board	Co-opted	Governing Body	4 February 2019

Current Governor Roles and Responsibilities

Committee Responsibilities

Finance Committee	Nick Michael (Chair), Steve Wootton, Sue Barham, Chris Brooks-Martin, Kevin Stafford
Curriculum and Standards Committee	Sue Barham (Chair), Chris John, Chris Brooks-Martin, Gillian MacDonald, Vera Oldham, Julian Pearce, Kevin Stafford
Headteacher Performance Management Committee	Vera Oldham, Steve Wootton, Nick Michael
Church Focus Group	Gill MacDonald, Vera Oldham

Individual Governor Responsibilities

Sue Barham	Chair of Governors Chair of Curriculum and Standards Committee Child Protection, Safeguarding, Looked after Children, Emotional Health, Staffing matters. Subject Link: English
Steve Wootton	Health and Safety Subject Link: Science and PE
Sharon Longman	Staffing matters
Kevin Stafford	Development and Training Governor Subject Link: PSHE with Philosophy for Children
Vera Oldham	Mentor for New Governors School council Subject Link: RE and Collective Worship
Nick Michael	Chair of Finance Committee Governor Forum Subject Link: Maths
Julian Pearce	Special Educational Needs Subject Link: MFL (French) and Early Years
Gillian MacDonald	School Council Subject Link: Geography and History
Chris John	Website Subject Link: Computing, D&T and Art

The following governors are Safer Recruitment trained: Sue Barham, Kevin Stafford

Overall Responsibilities of the Governing Body

Governors are appointed to provide:

strong links between the school, parents and the community.
a wide experience of the outside world
an independent view
a visible form of accountability for the Headteacher and staff of the school
a team focusing on long term development and improvement
accountability to the parents and the community for the use of resources and standards of teaching and learning in the school
support for the Headteacher and staff

In addition, individual governors will usually be involved in some of the following activities often through groups or committees which report back to the main Governing Body.

School Strategic plan
Headteacher Performance Management
School Profile
Staff appointments
The financial management of the school
Pupil discipline
The curriculum
The training of governors
Community links

Governing bodies are the strategic planners of schools, in order to do this a governing body:

has an operational manager (the Headteacher) who is responsible for the day-to-day management of the school
agrees policies and practice which allows the Headteacher the necessary tools to carry out his/her responsibilities
agrees principles and targets for improvement
reviews long-term resourcing needs
supports and challenges the Headteacher
receives and discusses reports on the resulting practice and conduct of the school
reviews its own working practices, including using self-evaluation forms

Governor Meetings

Proposed Dates for Full Governing Body Meetings 2018/19

Autumn Term
Tue 2 October 2018 17:30

Tue 27 November 2018 17:30

Spring Term
Tue 5 February 2019 17:30

Tue 19 March 2019 17:30

Summer Term
Tue 21 May 2019 17:30

Tue 16 July 2019 17:30

FGB Attendance, Pecuniary Interests & Meeting Minutes

FGB Attendance, Pecuniary Interests, Meeting Minutes