Governors | Golden Valley Primary School

Welcome to the Governors' section!

What is a School Governor?

School governors are volunteers who help to run the school. Some are elected (staff and parent governors) and others are appointed either by the local authority or from the local community.

What do governors do?

School governors have a wide range of responsibilities, helping to raise standards of pupil achievement and planning the school’s future direction, always in consultation with the Headteacher and other staff. We are also accountable for the performance of the school to parents and the wider community. We are not expected to take detailed decisions about the day-to-day management of the school: that is the job of the Headteacher.

Governors’ responsibilities include:

Helping to establish the aims and policies of the school and how standards of education can be constantly improved
Ensuring that a broad and balanced curriculum is delivered and that it meets statutory requirements, while promoting high standards and monitoring progress during the year
Appointing, challenging and supporting the Headteacher (being a ‘critical friend’)
Acting as a link between the local community and the school
Helping to set and manage the school budget
Ensuring the health and safety of pupils and staff

At Golden Valley we do this on several levels. We meet as a Full Governing Body about six times a year but also in two main committees, where certain aspects of the school are considered in more detail. At present our committees are:

Resources & Premises – dealing with finance, our building and grounds (including Health & Safety) and all staffing matters.
Standards & Information – dealing with curriculum and assessment matters and monitoring standards, as well as communication with parents and the wider community (including the production of the school prospectus).

Individual governors are also linked with a particular area, such as Special Educational Needs, Safeguarding, a curriculum subject or a year group. All governors are encouraged to visit the school during the working day if they can, but we do not interfere in the day-to-day teaching or running of the school: we leave that to the professionals!

North Somerset provides training in all aspects of governors’ responsibilities and we take full advantage of that, in order to be as effective as possible.

At Golden Valley we have 15 governor positions, a lively and dedicated team who work hard for the school.

Golden Valley's School Governors

Mrs Jane Turner, Chair of Governors

Mr Matt Furneaux, Vice-Chair of Governors

Mr Kevin Lynch, Headteacher

Mrs Jess Devanny, Co-opted Governor

Mr Ken Hallett, Co-opted Governor

Mrs Mary Elford, Co-opted Governor

Mrs Jan Barber, LA Governor

Mrs Pauline Davis, Co-opted Governor

Mrs Tina Roberts, Co-opted Staff Governor

Mrs Ann Clark, Co-opted Governor

Mrs Helen Gillard, Staff Governor

Mr Doug McMillan, Co-opted Governor

Mrs Katherine Mann, Parent Governor

Mrs Debbi Buss, Clerk to Governors

GOVERNOR ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS 2018/19

FGB=Full Governing Body / R&P=Resources & Premises Committee / S&I= Standards & Information Committee

NAME

FGB

20/9/18

FGB

13/12/18

FGB 28/3/19

FGB 16/5/19

FGB 18/7/19

R&P 4/10/18

R&P 8/3/18

R&P

29/11/18

R&P 14/3/19

R&P

16/5/19

R&P

27/6/19

S&I 11/10/18

S&I 24/1/19

S&I

25/4/19

S&I 13/6/19

Ann Clark

YES

N/A

Doug Mc Millan

YES

N/A

Helen Gillard

YES

N/A

Jan Barber

YES

N/A

Jane Turner

YES

N/A

Jess Devanny

YES

N/A

Katherine Mann

YES

N/A

Ken Hallett

YES

N/A

Kevin Lynch

YES

Martin Sills

YES

N/A

Mary Elford

YES

N/A

Matt Furneaux

N/A

Pauline Davis

YES

N/A

Tina Roberts

YES

N/A

Vacancy

N/A

REGISTER OF GOVERNOR ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS 2017/18

FGB=Full Governing Body / R&P=Resources & Premises Committee / S&I= Standards & Information Committee

NAME	FGB 21/9/17	FGB 7/12/17	FGB 22/3/18	FGB 12/7/17	R&P 16/11/17	R&P 8/3/18	R&P 26/4/18	R&P 17/5/18	S&I 12/10/17	S&I 22/2/18	S&I 14/6/18
Ann Clark	YES	NO	Yes	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	N/A	N/A	N/A
Doug Mc Millan	YES	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	N/A	N/A	N/A
Elise Taylor	NO	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Helen Gillard	YES	YES	YES	YES	N/A	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Jan Barber	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	YES	YES	YES	N/A	N/A	N/A
Jane Turner	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	N/A	N/A	N/A
Jess Devanny	YES	M/L	YES	NO	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	M/L	M/L	NO
Jimmy Johns	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	YES	N/A	N/A	N/A
Katherine Mann	N/A	N/A	YES	YES	N/A	N/A	N/A	YES	N/A	N/A	YES
Ken Hallett	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	YES	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kevin Lynch	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Martin Sills	N/A	N/A	YES	YES	N/A	N/A	NO	NO	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mary Elford	YES	YES	YES	YES	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	YES	YES	YES
Matt Furneaux	YES	YES	YES	YES	N/A	YES	YES	N/A	NO	YES	NO
Pauline Davis	YES	YES	YES	YES	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	YES	YES	YES
Tina Roberts	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	N/A	N/A	N/A

GOVERNOR ROLES, TERMS OF OFFICE AND REGISTERED INTERESTS

Name	Type of Governor	Appointing Body	Office	Term Start	Term End	Committee/s	Registered Interest
Ann Clark	Co-opted	FGB		1/7/16	30/6/20	R&P
Doug McMillan	Co-opted	FGB	Chair of R&P	1/6/15	31/5/19	R&P
Helen Gillard	Staff	Elected by staff		2/6/17	1/6/21	S&I
Jan Barber	LA	LA		19/10/14	18/10/18	R&P
Jane Turner	Parent	Elected by parents	Chair of Governors	5/12/15	4/12/19C	R&P
Jess Devanny	Co-opted (staff)	FGB		1/6/15	31/5/19	S&I
Katherine Mann	Parent	Elected by parents		12/3/18	11/3/22	S&I
Ken Hallett	Co-opted	FGB		22/3/18	21/3/22	R&P
Kevin Lynch	Head teacher	Auto		-	-	R&P + S&I
Martin Sills	Parent	Elected by parents		12/3/18	11/3/22	R&P
Mary Elford	Co-opted	FGB	VC of S&I	1/6/15	31/5/19	S&I
Matt Furneaux	Co-opted	FGB	VC of Governors	30/11/15	29/11/19	S&I
Pauline Davis	Co-opted	FGB	Chair of S&I	1/6/15	31/5/19	S&I
Tina Roberts	Co-opted (staff)	FGB		31/3/16	30/3/20	R&P

Approved Minutes from Full Governing Body Meetings

Committees

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