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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	19^th September 2024	19^th September 2028	Chair of Governors
Trust Appointed	Alan Lazell	1^st February 2025	1^st February 2029	Associate Governor
Trust Appointed	Jack Webb	7^th May 2024	7^th May 2028	Entrepreneur in the Third Sector
Trust Appointed	Noman Hameed	21^st March 2024	21^st March 2028	Noman is Head of Student Services / finance
Trust Appointed	Mr Roger Carver; governor with responsibility for Health and Safety	10^th 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	1^st October 2018	1^st October 2026	Retired primary school SENCO with previous experience as EAL link adviser for Barking and Dagenham.
Trust Appointed	Deborah Caleb	6^th October 2022	6^th October 2026	Medical Student Admissions and Visiting Electives Manager, UCL Medical School
Trust Appointed	Ashaka Heyward-Marshall	7^th October 2021	7^th October 2025	HR Advisor Human Resources L&Q
Trust Appointed	Elizabeth Kangethe	7^th October 2021	7^th October 2025	Cabinet Member & Champion for Disabled People \| Parsloes Ward Councillor \|
Trust Appointed	Adam Robbins	12^th November 2024	12^th November 2028	Headteacher of primary school in LBBD
Trust Appointed	Eugenia Coffie	27^th February 2025	27^th February 2029	Assistant Headteacher of a primary school in LBBD
Elected Staff	Anne Wright	26th September 2023	31^st August 2027	Anne is a Wellbeing and Safeguarding Leader
Parent Governor	Hamida Ahmed	27^th January 2025	27^th January 2029	Hamida is a parent of a child at Greatfields and works in a local secondary school

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Greatfields School and Greatfields Primary School

Subcommittees structure

The Local Governing Board, (LGB) is responsible for the Greatfields School (Secondary) and the Greatfields Primary School which opened in September 2024. This is not a through school structure.

The LGB is supported and serviced by 4 subcommittees, independently clerked and comprising members of the LGB, the Headteachers and Executive leadership of both schools. Members of the Senior Leadership Teams (SLT) attend as appropriate.

The Sub-Committees are:

Safeguarding, Student Experience and Curriculum and Standards (Secondary)
Finance, Operations and Audit (Secondary and Primary)
Curriculum, Standards and Safeguarding (Primary)
Pay and Personnel (Secondary)

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.

Safeguarding, Student Experience, Curriculum and Standards (Secondary)

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Scope for Safeguarding and Student Experience aspect (Secondary)

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)

Scope for Curriculum and Standards aspect (Secondary)

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

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A parallel subcommittee structure is in place with Greatfields Primary School.

Curriculum, Standards and Safeguarding (Primary)

Scope for this Committee

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

Finance, Operations and Audit Committee (Secondary and Primary)

Scope for this Committee

Financial management for both schools
Audit of both schools
Deployment of capital and other resources for both schools
Risk management for both schools
Health and safety for both schools

Pay and Personnel (Secondary)

Scope for this Committee

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.

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Matters relating to the primary school will be dealt with as need arises and with the growth in the school an appropriate accountability structure will be agreed and implanted.

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