Governors 2017/18
Name
|
Governor Category
|
Appointing Body
|
Position / Responsibilities |
Term of Office ends
|
Attendance 2016-17
|
|
Mary Selvester
|
Co-opted |
Governing Body
|
Vice-Chair of Governing Body
Leadership & Management
Chair of School committee
|
30/04/2019
|
6 out of 6 FGBs
10 out 10 committees |
|
Rod Simmons
|
Local Authority
|
OCC Local Councillor
|
Chair of Environment
|
05/10/2019
|
6 out of 6 FGBs
10 out 10 committees |
|
Dan Herbert
|
Co-opted
|
Governing Body
|
Chair of Governing Body
Leadership & Management
|
15/05/2020 |
6 out of 6 FGBs
5 out 5 committees |
|
| Wendy Bowsher |
Co-opted |
Governing Body
|
Leadership & Management
|
26/03/2021
|
3 out of 3 FGBs
3 out 3 committees |
|
| Kate Wigfield
|
Parent
|
Parents
|
Finance Lead
Leadership & Management
|
23/11/2021
|
n/a |
|
| Laura Gater |
Co-opted |
Governing Body
|
School Committee KS2 Link
|
02/10/2020
|
4 out of 5 FGBs
5 out 5 committees |
|
Irene Fox
|
Co-opted
|
Governing Body
|
School Committee
|
25/03/2022
|
n/a |
|
Will Burfitt
|
Co-opted |
Governing Body
|
Environment Committee
|
31/01/2020
|
4 out of 6 FGBs
5 out 5 committees
|
|
|
Caroline Lock
|
Co-opted
|
Governing Body
|
Safeguarding & Behaviour Lead
|
02/10/2020
|
5 out of 5 FGBs
4 out 4 committees
|
|
|
Susanna Reay
|
Parent
|
Parents
|
School Committee
SEND Link Governor
|
22/10/2019
|
5 out of 6 FGBs
5 out 5 committees
|
|
|
Laura Phillips
|
Staff
|
Staff
|
School Committee
|
31/12/2019
|
5 out of 6 FGBs
3 out 5 committees
|
|
|
Tim Coulson
|
Head Teacher
|
Ex Officio
|
Leadership & Management
|
n/a
|
6 out of 6 FGBs
4 out 5 committees
|
|
|
Helen Batten
|
Clerk
|
|
|
|
|
|
Governors' Annual Report for Academic Year 2017/18: 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.
Last Minutes from 2016/17 School Year: Valley Road 3.7.17.pdf
Full details of all governors and the attendance record at all meetings 2016-2017: Governors website details Apr2018.pdf
Appointing Body Instrument of Government
Declared Relevant Business Interests:
Caroline Lock - Y6 teacher at VRS, Yeti Education Ltd (Education consultancy, currently non-active) (declared 09/10/2017)
Mary Selvester - Teacher at a different school. Occasional supply teaching (declared 09/10/2017)
Other educational establishments governed or trusteeships held:
none
Relationships with the school's staff:
Dan Herbert - Rachel Herbert (wife) Y5 teacher (declared 09/10/2017)
All remaining current Governors have no interests to declare.
Full Register of Interests of the Governing Body: Gov interests for website Apr18.pdf