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 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

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:

  1. Safeguarding and Student Experience
  2. Curriculum (Standards)
  3. Finance, Operations and Audit
  4. Pay and Personnel

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

  1. Safeguarding and Student Experience

Scope

This sub-committee considers:

  1. Student Safeguarding (SG)
  2. Attendance
  3. Behaviour
  4. School Inclusion
  5. Vulnerable students across the school
  6. Student Voice
  7. Community Relations
  8. Personal Development Curriculum
  9. Student Opportunities and achievements
  10. Alternative Provision (AP)

  1. (a) Curriculum (Standards): secondary

Scope

This sub-committee considers:

  1. The breadth and balance of the curriculum
  2. Oversight of assessment arrangements
  3. Monitoring and review of examination results
  4. Provision made for SEND
  5. Oversight of CPD
  6. Preparations made for progression / later life
  7. The impact of Pupil Premium Grant funding

A parallel subcommittee structure is in place with Greatfields Primary School

2.(b) Curriculum (Standards): primary

Scope

This sub-committee considers:

  1. The breadth and balance of the curriculum
  2. Oversight of assessment arrangements
  3. Provision made for SEND
  4. Oversight of CPD
  5. The impact of Pupil Premium Grant funding

  1. Finance, Operations and Audit Committee

Scope

This sub-committee considers:

  • Financial management
  • Audit
  • Deployment of capital and other resources
  • Risk management
  • Health and safety

  1. Pay and Personnel

Scope

This sub-committee considers:

  1. HR Matters and related policies and guidance
  2. Staff Personnel issues and related policies and guidance
  3. Pay Policy and related guidance
  4. SCR
  5. Review and amend the policies which come under its remit.
  6. To enable governors to meet their duty of care of the staff of the school
  7. Recruitment, redundancies and restructure of school staff
  8. Training and professional development
  9. Staff work life-balance, and well-being
  10. Staff absences.
  11. Staff discipline grievances, and capability.
  12. Whistleblowing process and policy
  13. 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

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

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

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


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