GOVERNORS

GOVERNORS

Greatfields School is a partner school within the multi-academy educational trust – Partnership Learning.

Roger Leighton, Chief Executive,

Partnership Learning, c/o The Sydney Russell School,

Parsloes Avenue,

Dagenham, Essex,

RM9 5QT

Tel:  020 3909 2333

Please click on the link below to view a list of the governing body’s connected parties:

CONNECTED PARTIES

Please click on the link below to view the governor attendance at meetings for this academic year:

Attendance at Governors Meeting 2022-23

Please click on the link below to view the governor attendance at meetings for the last academic year:

Attendance at Governors Meetings 2021-22

Please click on the link below to view the governor attendance at meetings for previous academic years:

Attendance at Governors Meetings 2020-21

Attendance at Governors Meetings 2019-20

Attendance at Governors Meetings 2018-19

Attendance at Governors Meetings 2017-18

Attendance at Governors Meetings 2016-17

Greatfields School Governance Structure

Constitution as at 7th September 2020:

7 x Trust Appointed Governors

1 x Elected Staff Governor

2 x Elected Parent Governors

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Category of Governor	Name	Start Date	End Date	Business & Pecuniary Interests
Trust Appointed	Mr Alan Lazell, Chair of the LGB.	10th October 2016	9th October 2024	Alan worked for Barking and Dagenham Council (Children’s Services department) from 2000-2012. He is a Trustee of Partnership Learning multi academy trust, a member of the governing body of Thurstable School, Tiptree and a Trustee of the Youth Enquiry Service in Colchester.
Trust Appointed	Mr Nathan Singleton, Vice-Chair of the LGB with responsibility for Safeguarding	10th October 2016	9th October 2024	Nathan is CEO of LifeLine Projects, providing bespoke educational provision for young people of secondary age. Nathan is the brother of Daniel Singleton, who is Chair of Trustees of the Partnership Learning multi-academy trust.
Trust Appointed	Ms Angela Hooper, Chair of the Finance Committee.	10th October 2016	9th October 2024	Angela is Director of Business Development at L&Q.
Trust Appointed	Mr Roger Carver; governor with responsibility for Health and Safety	10th October 2016	9th October 2024	Roger is retired, with a background in further education teaching and training, and in Barking and Dagenham Council – Children’s Services department.
Trust Appointed	Adeola Olufayo	20th June 2019	20th June 2023	Adeola is a member of the staffing committee at Harper Adams University.
Trust Appointed	Ann McDaniel, Chair of the Standards and Curriculum Committee.	3rd October 2018	2nd October 2022	Assistant Principal, Health and Science Industries & Adult Skills Academy, Barking & Dagenham College.
Trust Appointed	Grace Maryon; governor with responsibility for SEND	3rd October 2018	2nd October 2022	Retired primary school SENCO with previous experience as EAL link adviser for Barking and Dagenham.
Trust Appointed	Deborah Caleb	6th October 2022	6th October 2026	Medical Student Admissions and Visiting Electives Manager, UCL Medical School
Trust Appointed	Ashaka Heyward-Marshall	7th October 2021	7th October 2025	HR Advisor Human Resources L&Q
Trust Appointed	Elizabeth Kangethe	7th October 2021	7th October 2025	Cabinet Member & Champion for Disabled People | Parsloes Ward Councillor |
Trust Appointed	Jane Hadlow	9th March 2023		Jane is an experiences head teacher, and is currently Executive Headteacher of a large school in Northampton
Elected Staff	Amir Darr	6th February 2020	5th February 2024	Amir is Head of History
Elected Parent	Leigh-Anne Elliott	8th February 2018	8th February 2026	Corporate Parenting & Permanence Service, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Elected Parent	Yasser Dodah	6th October 2022

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Overview:

Governors of the School as a Local Governing Board (LGB), meet at least once a term. Their remit is to:

• Ensure clarity of educational vision for the school; to promote the best possible ethos for learning, and to set the strategic direction of the school as it grows
• Hold the Head of School to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff
• Oversee the financial performance of the school, making sure that money is well spent

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The LGB is supported through the work of 2 sub-committees, who again meet at least once a term and advise and make recommendations to the main Local Governing Board:

1. Standards and Curriculum Sub-committee

• Analyses data about attainment and progress made by all pupils in the school
• Reviews the quality of teaching and learning in classrooms
• Ensures that the curriculum is sufficiently broad and balanced for all pupils; promotes their spiritual, moral, social and spiritual development, and maximises their employability potential
• Monitors pupils’ rates of attendance, their behaviour to learning, and to others in the school
• Assesses levels of satisfaction with the school by pupils and their parents
• Considers how effectively the school works in partnership with the local community, business and other agencies, locally and regionally

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–2.Finance, Personnel and Resources Sub-committee

• Reviews and considers the annual budget for the School, regularly monitoring actual expenditure and income against allocated budgets
• Considers and approves changes in staffing structures for the School, and makes pay recommendations for staff
• Ensures the school is complaint with all financial, internal audit, legal and statutory requirements relating to the sound financial management of the School, taking action as needed
• Keeps under review, and make recommendations concerning all aspects of the physical assets of the School

The LGB has governors who have volunteered to undertake specific responsibilities within the School:

Governors with specific areas of responsibility

The LGB has governors who have volunteered to undertake specific responsibilities within the School:

Safeguarding

These responsibilities include ensuring the school:

• Has an effective safeguarding children policy in place and follows local procedures
• Recruits staff and volunteers in line with safer recruitment processes
• Has procedures for dealing with allegations of abuse made against staff and volunteers
• Has a designated senior member of staff for dealing with safeguarding children issues
• Accesses appropriate safeguarding children training for all staff
• Makes suitable provision for Looked After Children

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Health and Safety

These responsibilities include ensuring that:

• The School has a written Health and Safety Policy, that all staff are aware of it, and that it is reviewed regularly
• The School takes all appropriate actions (through a named member of staff) for out of school visits
• All health and safety information is properly displayed e.g. location of first aid boxes, and that all staff are aware of this
• All potential risks in the school to staff and pupil are suitably assessed, and resulting actions recorded, and monitored

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Pupil Premium

The Pupil Premium is additional funding received by the School from the Department for Education to improve the achievement of children from disadvantaged backgrounds. These responsibilities include ensuring that the School:

• Has an up to date pupil premium strategy on its website
• Is clear about the barriers to educational achievement faced by disadvantaged pupils in the School, individually and in groups
• Has robust evidence to demonstrate the impact (effect) of Pupil Premium funding on the educational attainment of disadvantaged pupils

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SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disability)

These responsibilities include ensuring:

• The progress of pupils with SEND are closely monitored through reviewing and understanding internal and external data
• An understanding of how the SEND budget is used, and its impact
• Contributing to the annual SEND information report published on the School’s website