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 the governor attendance at meetings for the last academic year:
Attendance at Governors Meeting 2023-24
Please click on the link below to view the governor attendance at meetings for previous academic years:
Attendance at Governors Meeting 2022-23
Attendance at Governors Meetings 2021-22
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:
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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Category of Governor |
Name |
Start Date |
End Date |
Business & Pecuniary Interests |
Trust Appointed |
Jane Hadlow |
19th September 2024 |
19th September 2028 |
Chair of Governors |
Trust Appointed |
Alan Lazell |
10th October 2016 |
19th September 2028 |
Vice Chair |
Trust Appointed |
Jack Webb |
7th May 2024 |
7th May 2028 |
Entrepreneur in the Third Sector |
Trust Appointed |
Noman Hameed |
21st March 2024 |
21st March 2028 |
Noman is Head of Student Services / finance |
Trust Appointed |
Mr Roger Carver; governor with responsibility for Health and Safety |
10th October 2016 |
10th October 2028 |
Roger is retired, with a background in further education teaching and training, and in Barking and Dagenham Council – Children’s Services department. |
Trust Appointed |
Grace Maryon; governor with responsibility for SEND |
1st October 2018 |
1st October 2026 |
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 |
Adam Robbins |
12th November 2024 |
12th November 2028 |
Headteacher of primary school in LBBD |
Elected Staff |
Anne Wright |
26th September 2023 |
31st August 2027 |
Anne is a Wellbeing and Safeguarding Leader |
Please click on the below link for the Membership of Sub-Committees and SLT/Governors links 2024/25:
Greatfields School LGB sub committees
Subcommittees structure (September 2024)
The main governing body (the Local Governing Board, LGB) is supported and serviced by 4 subcommittees, independently clerked and comprising members of the LGB, the Headteacher and members of his Senior Leadership Team (SLT) as appropriate.
These are:
- Safeguarding and Student Experience
- Curriculum (Standards)
- Finance, Operations and Audit
- Pay and Personnel
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Greatfields Primary School opened in September 2024 with a single year group. Coordinated arrangements for governance are in place between the two schools as follows:
- The Executive Headteacher and Head of School at Greatfields Primary School are members of the Local Governing Board
- Joint meetings arrangements are in place between both schools for Finance, Operations and Audit and Pay and Personnel matters
- There are separate subcommittees for Curriculum (Standards), given the clear differences in age groups and related teaching and learning issues. Any safeguarding issues arising at the primary school will be considered within this Curriculum (Standards) subcommittee
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- Safeguarding and Student Experience
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Scope
This sub-committee considers:
- Student Safeguarding (SG)
- Attendance
- Behaviour
- School Inclusion
- Vulnerable students across the school
- Student Voice
- Community Relations
- Personal Development Curriculum
- Student Opportunities and achievements
- Alternative Provision (AP)
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- (a) Curriculum (Standards): secondary
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Scope
This sub-committee considers:
- The breadth and balance of the curriculum
- Oversight of assessment arrangements
- Monitoring and review of examination results
- Provision made for SEND
- Oversight of CPD
- Preparations made for progression / later life
- The impact of Pupil Premium Grant funding
A parallel subcommittee structure is in place with Greatfields Primary School
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2.(b) Curriculum (Standards): primary
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Scope
This sub-committee considers:
- The breadth and balance of the curriculum
- Oversight of assessment arrangements
- Provision made for SEND
- Oversight of CPD
- The impact of Pupil Premium Grant funding
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- Finance, Operations and Audit Committee
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Scope
This sub-committee considers:
- Financial management
- Audit
- Deployment of capital and other resources
- Risk management
- Health and safety
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- Pay and Personnel
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Scope
This sub-committee considers:
- HR Matters and related policies and guidance
- Staff Personnel issues and related policies and guidance
- Pay Policy and related guidance
- SCR
- Review and amend the policies which come under its remit.
- To enable governors to meet their duty of care of the staff of the school
- Recruitment, redundancies and restructure of school staff
- Training and professional development
- Staff work life-balance, and well-being
- Staff absences.
- Staff discipline grievances, and capability.
- Whistleblowing process and policy
- Staff Voice.
Matters relating to the primary school will be dealt with as required.
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