The Calcot Schools Governing Body

Welcome to The Calcot Schools Governors page; we hope you will find this helpful to know what the role of a Governing Body is. 

Governing Bodies are in place to provide support and challenge to school leaders; we have three core functions:

1. to ensure that the vision, ethos, and strategic direction of the the schools are clearly defined,

2. to ensure that the headteacher performs their responsibilities for the educational performance of the school, and 

3. to ensure sound, proper and effective use of the school's financial resources.

The Governing Body also has legislative responsibility and strategic oversight for the school's safeguarding arrangements. 

At The Calcot Schools, the Governing Body has up to twelve governors made up of: one staff governor, one Local Authority nominated governor, two parent governors, seven co-opted governors. The headteacher is automatically a governor unless they choose not to be. No more than 30% of the Governing Body, including the headteacher, can be staff. Governors serve a four-year term and are eligible to serve more than one term.

Our Governing Body has elected two Co-Chairs from its membership and it also appoints a Governance Professional, which is a paid non-voting role to provide administrative, legal and advisory support. Members of staff may be invited to a governors' meeting to contribute to discussions, provide information about their work in the school or to deliver presentations.

The work of the governors

Our Governing Body meets at least five times in a year and delegates functions to three sub-committees: Curriculum, Personnel and Finance, Health, Safety and Premises.

The Curriculum Committee is focussed on the academic side of the school's work, with an interest in the progress and attainment made by pupils as well as pupil's well-being and development.

The Personnel Committee looks at issues relating to staffing and pay.

The Finance, Health, Safety and Premises Committee is responsible for monitoring The Schools' finances, condition of premises and health and safety matters.

All governors are expected to join at least one of these committees, depending on their interests and expertise. The committees plan their meetings across the year and report back on their work at full governing body meetings.

Governors are also expected, from time to time, to undertake visits to the schools during the school day to better understand the workings of the schools and to see classroom activity. They can also organise meetings with pupils and members of staff.

Additional committees and panels meet, from time to time, to address specific issues which require governor involvement.

Governors have a strategic rather than operational role and are not expected to be involved in the day-to-day running of the schools as this is the responsibility of school leaders. The governors' role is limited to strategic planning and monitoring in partnership with school leaders.

 Meet your Governors

Julia Kidd (Local Authority Governor): Co-Chair of Governors, Vice Chair of Finance, Health, Safety and Premises Committee, Vice-Chair of Personnel Committee, Safeguarding Governor.

Joe Lally (Co-opted Governor): Co-Chair of Governors, Chair of Curriculum Committee, SEND and Pupil Premium Governor, Well-being Governor (joint).

Hugh Baxter (Co-opted Governor): Chair of Finance, Health, Safety and Premises Committee, Numeracy Governor.

Katie Dean (Co-opted Governor): Chair of Personnel Committee, Chair of Headteacher's Performance Management Panel, Early Years Foundation Stage Governor, Well-being Governor (joint).

Miriam Sheikh (Co-opted Governor): Vice -Chair of Curriculum Committee, Literacy Governor.

Georgia Giatris (Co-opted Governor): Health & Safety Governor, Digital & Technology Standards Governor

Tania Hall (Parent Governor)

Akeelah Shadoobuccus (Parent Governor)

Clive Taylor (Co-opted Governor)

Nicola Bate (Staff Governor)

Florence Rostron (Headteacher)

Lorraine Doyle, Governance Professional - clerk@c-inf.w-berks.sch.uk

For further information on committee membership, meeting attendance, etc please refer to the Governors' Information document in the downloads section below.

Should you need to contact the governors, please do so via our Governance Professional or via the school office.