Governors 2019/20
Name
|
Governor Category |
Appointing Body
|
Position / Responsibilities |
Term of Office ends
|
Attendance 2019-2020
|
| Dan Herbert |
Co-opted |
Governing Body |
Chair of Governing Body
Leadership & Management
|
15/05/2023 |
6 out of 6 FGBs
6 out of 6 committees
|
Mary Selvester
|
Co-opted |
Governing Body
|
Vice-Chair of Governing Body
Leadership & Management
Chair of School committee
|
30/04/2022
|
6 out of 6 FGBs
6 out of 6 committees |
Rod Simmons
|
Local Authority
|
OCC Local Councillor
|
Chair of Environment
|
05/10/2023
|
3 out of 6 FGBs
6 out 6 committees |
| Kate Campbell
|
Parent |
Governing Body
|
School Committee
Safeguarding
|
10/03/2023 |
6 out of 6 FGBs
6 out 6 committees
|
| Wendy Bowsher |
Co-opted |
Governing Body
|
Leadership & Management
|
26/03/2021
|
6 out of 6 FGBs
6 out 6 committees
|
| Kate Wigfield
|
Parent
|
Parents
|
Finance Lead
Leadership & Management
|
23/11/2021
|
5 out of 6 FGBs
6 out of 6 committees
|
| Laura Gater |
Co-opted |
Governing Body
|
School Committee KS2 Link
|
02/10/2020
|
6 out of 6 FGBs
6 out of 6 committees |
Irene Fox
|
Co-opted
|
Governing Body
|
School Committee
|
25/03/2022
|
6 out of 6 FGBs
6 out of 6 committees
|
Phil Colborne
|
Co-opted |
Governing Body
|
Environment Committee
|
21/10/2023 |
5 out of 6 FGB's
6 out of 6 committee
|
|
Caroline Lock
|
Co-opted
|
Governing Body
|
Envornment Committee
Safeguarding & Behaviour Lead
|
02/10/2020
|
5 out of 6 FGBs
6 out 6 committees
|
|
Laura Burton
|
Staff
|
Staff
|
School Committee
|
31/12/2022
|
5 out of 6 FGBs
6 out of 6 committees
|
|
Tim Coulson
|
Head Teacher
|
Ex-Officio
|
Leadership & Management
|
n/a
|
6 out of 6 FGBs
6 out of 6 committees
|
|
Teresa Edwards
|
Clerk
|
|
|
n/a
|
|
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 2018/19 School Year: Valley Road FGB 15.07.19 minutes.pdf
Full details of all governors and the attendance record at all meetings 2018-2019: Governors of Valley Road School 2019.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
To contact the governing body, please email the school office and the email will be passed on.