Governors 2017/18
Name
|
Governor Category
|
Appointing Body
|
Position / Responsibilities |
Term of Office ends
|
Attendance
|
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Mary Selvester
|
Co-opted |
Governing Body
|
Vice-Chair of Governing Body
Leadership & Management
Chair of School committee,
EYFS/KS1 governor link
|
30/04/2019
|
|
|
Rod Simmons
|
Local Authority
|
OCC Local Councillor
|
Chair of Environment
|
05/10/2019
|
|
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Dan Herbert
|
Co-opted
|
Governing Body
|
Chair of Governing Body
Chair of Leadership & Management
Finance Governor Lead
|
15/05/2020 |
|
|
| Wendy Bowsher |
Co-opted |
Governing Body
|
Leadership & Management
|
26/03/2021
|
|
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vacancy
|
Parent
|
Parents
|
Leadership & Management
|
|
|
|
| Laura Gater |
Co-opted |
Governing Body
|
School Committee KS2 Link
|
02/10/2020
|
|
|
vacancy
|
Co-opted
|
Governing Body
|
School Committee
|
|
|
|
Will Burfitt
|
Co-opted |
Governing Body
|
Environment Committee
|
31/01/2020
|
|
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| Caroline Lock |
Co-opted
|
Governing Body |
Safeguarding & Behaviour Lead
|
02/10/2020
|
|
|
Susanna Reay
|
Parent
|
Parents
|
School Committee
SEND Link Governor
|
22/10/2019
|
|
|
Laura Phillips
|
Staff
|
Staff
|
School Committee
|
31/12/2019
|
|
|
| Tim Coulson |
Head Teacher
|
Ex Officio
|
Leadership & Management
|
n/a
|
|
|
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Helen Batten
|
Clerk
|
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Governors' Annual Report for Academic Year 2016/17: click here to read
VRS Governing Body Mission:
To provide a happy, friendly, caring and stimulating environment where children grow in self-esteem and achieve their full potential, by:
- Working with the school to set VRS’s vision, ethos and strategic direction
- Holding school leaders to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff
- Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure money is well spent
- Ensuring the school is accountable to all stakeholders.
Elected governors serve a four-year term of office, which can be renewed after this period. The Chair of Governors is elected annually. Any parent having a child in school is eligible for nomination as a Parent Governor.
| Meeting Dates for 2017/2018 School Year |
Meeting Minutes |
7:00 PM Monday, 09 Oct 2017
|
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| 7:00 PM Monday, 04 Dec 2017 |
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| 7:00 PM Monday, 05 Feb 2018 |
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| 7:00 PM Monday, 26 Mar 2018 |
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| 7:00 PM Monday, 21 May 2018 |
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| 7:00 PM Monday, 02 July 2018 |
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Last Minutes from 2016/17 School Year: Valley Road 3.7.17.pdf
Attendance Record at Full Governing Body meetings 2016-2017:
Appointing Body Instrument of Government
Register of Interests of the Governing Body: November 2016
Declared Relevant Business Interests:
Will Burfitt - Director of Hurley Riverside Park, Holiday Park (declared 03/10/2016)
Caroline Lock - Yeti Education Ltd (Education consultancy), Supply Teacher (declared 03/10/2016)
Mary Selvester - Occasional supply teaching (declared 03/10/2016)
Other educational establishments governed or trusteeships held:
Rod Simmons - Henley Handy Bus (declared 03/10/2016)
Relationships with the school's staff:
Dan Herbert - Rachel Herbert (wife) Y4 teacher (declared 22/11/2016)
All remaining current Governors have no interests to declare.
Click to download the full table here of all Governors who are currently serving, or served in the last 12 months at Valley Road School.