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

Mr Matt Furneaux, Chair of Governors

Mr Kevin Lynch, Headteacher

Mrs Jess Devanny, Co-opted Governor

Mrs Jane Turner, Parent Governor

Mr Ken Hallett, Parent 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, Co-opted 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

N/A

Doug Mc Millan

N/A

Helen Gillard

N/A

Jan Barber

N/A

Jane Turner

N/A

Jess Devanny

N/A

Katherine Mann

N/A

Ken Hallett

N/A

Kevin Lynch

Martin Sills

N/A

Mary Elford

N/A

Matt Furneaux

N/A

Pauline Davis

N/A

Tina Roberts

N/A

Vacancy

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	YES	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

NAME	TYPE OF GOVERNOR	APPOINTING BODY	OFFICE	TERM START	TERM END	COMMITTEE(S)	REGISTERED INTEREST
Ann Clark	Co-opted	FGB				R&P
Doug MacMillan	Co-opted	FGB	VC of R&P	01/06/2015	31/05/2019	R&P
Helen Gillard	Staff	Elected by staff		02/06/2017	01/06/2021	S&I
James Johns	Co-opted	FGB	VC of Govs / Chair of R&P	01/06/2015	26/8/18	R&P	Child at school
Jan Barber	LA	Appointed by LA		19/10/2014	18/10/2018	R&P
Jane Turner	Parent	Elected by parents		05/12/2015	04/12/2019	R&P	Child at school
Jess Devanny	Co-opted	FGB		01/06/2015	31/05/2019	S&I
Katherine Mann	Parent	Elected by parents		12/03/2018	11/03/2022		Child at school
Ken Hallett	Co-opted	FGB		22/03/2018	21/03/2022	R&P	Child at school
Kevin Lynch	Headteacher	Auto		01/09/2006	UFN	R&P, S&I
Martin Sills	Parent	Elected by parents		12/03/2018	11/03/2022		Child at school
Mary Elford	Co-opted	FGB	VC of S&I	01/06/2015	31/05/2019	S&I
Matt Furneaux	Parent	Elected by parents	Chair of Govs	16/11/2011	15/11/2015	S&I	Child at school
Pauline Davis	Co-opted	FGB	Chair of S&I	01/06/2015	31/05/2019	S&I	Trendlewood Church (school lettings)
Tina Roberts	Co-opted	FGB		31/03/2016	30/03/2020	R&P

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