Governors 2016/17
Name
|
Governor Category
|
Appointing Body
|
Position / Responsibilities |
Term of Office ends
|
Mary Selvester
|
Co-opted |
Governing Body
|
Chair of Governing Body
Chair of Leadership & Management
School committee member
|
30/04/2019
|
Rod Simmons
|
Local Authority
|
OCC Local Councillor
|
Vice-Chair of Governing Body
Chair of Environment
|
05/10/2019
|
Dan Herbert
|
Co-opted
|
Governing Body
|
Leadership & Management
Finance Governor Lead
|
15/05/2020 |
| Wendy Bowsher |
Co-opted |
Governing Body
|
Leadership & Management
|
26/03/2021
|
Tristan Haigh
|
Parent
|
Parents
|
Leadership & Management
|
10/10/2020
|
| Laura Gater |
Co-opted |
Governing Body
|
School Committee KS2 Link
|
02/10/2020
|
Sarah Laing
|
Co-opted
|
Governing Body
|
School Committee
EYFS/KS1 governor link
|
30/04/2019
|
Will Burfitt
|
Co-opted |
Governing Body
|
Environment Committee
|
31/01/2020
|
| Caroline Lock |
Co-opted
|
Governing Body |
Safeguarding & Behaviour Lead
|
02/10/2020
|
Susanna Reay
|
Parent
|
Parents
|
School Committee
SEND Lead
|
22/10/2019
|
Laura Phillips
|
Staff
|
Staff
|
School Committee
|
31/12/2019
|
| Tim Coulson |
Head Teacher
|
Ex Officio
|
Leadership & Management
|
n/a
|
|
Helen Batten
|
Clerk
|
|
|
|
Basic Governors website details Oct2016.pdf
Governors' Annual Report 2015/16: 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 2015/16 School Year: 11.7.16 Minutes FGB.pdf
Attendance at Full Governing Body meetings 2015-2016: 2015 - 16 FGB attendance.pdf
Appointing Body Instrument of Government: Valley Road School 2015.pdf
Register of Interests of the Governing Body:
Declared Relevant Business Interests:
Will Burfitt - Director of Hurley Riverside Park, Holiday Park (declared 03/10/2016)
Sarah Laing - Treasurer, Henley Youth Festival (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:
Tristan Haigh - Debbie Haigh (wife) School Administrator (declared 22/11/2016)
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.