Millbrook Infant School

Governing Body Information 

Date of the next meeting

16th October 2018

Structure and remit of the Governing Body

The Governing Body has the overall responsibility, under the Education Act 2002, for the conduct of the school, for promoting high standards of educational achievement, and for ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction. The Headteacher is accountable to the Governing Body for the internal organisation, management and control, and the educational performance of the school and its students. The governing body has responsibility for the appointment of all staff but has delegated this to the Headteacher for all staff other than Deputy Headteacher.

Governors are responsible for overseeing the financial performance of the school, making sure its money is well spent, and ensuring that there is an effective and appropriate system of financial and management controls. The Governing Body has delegated the day to day responsibility to the Headteacher for implementing effective management systems, including financial monitoring and control systems, and for ensuring that the systems conform with good financial management practices and with the finance regulations of Northamptonshire County Council.

Full details of the current governing body are shown below.

Committee structure

Pay and personnel - responsible for overseeing staffing resources and members of this committee are responsible for Headteacher performance management. 

Appeals - responsible for conducting appeals related to all aspects of school life

Admissions - responsible for the oversight and review of the admissions criteria

Other committees will be formed as required - for example for the purpose of considering pupil exclusions

The Governing Body have appointed 3 responsible officers whose role is to conduct termly audits which are reported back to the full Governing Body (FGB). In addition the FGB receive financial reports at each meeting. 

All other business including health and safety and curriculum and standards is overseen by the FGB. 

Chairs of committees will be appointed at the first committee meeting of each academic year.

Governors attendance at meetings academic year 2017/2018

Instrument of Government

Please click here to view the Instrument of Goverment (Constitution)

Contacting the governing body

clerk@millbrook-inf.northants.sch.uk

Governor Vacancies

We have no Governor vacancies at present

Governing Body Membership and roles/responsibilities

Full Name	Appointed	End of term	Appointing Body	Type of Governor	Role	Register of Business and Pecuniary Interest	Voting rights	Committee responsibilities*	Other responsibilities
Tina Adams	11/06/2018	11/06/2022	Staff	Staff		None	Full	Admissions
Fiona Brown	01/09/2017	01/09/2021	GB	Co-Opted		None	Full	Admissions	Staff wellbeing
Ansa Herring	02/10/2009	Never	GB	Clerk		None	None
Pat Kelly	01/02/2010	Never	GB	Head	Ex-officio	None	Full	Pay and Personnel, Admissions	Safeguarding
Maralyn McLennan	19/09/2018	19/09/2022	GB	Partnership	Chair of Governors	None	Full	Pay and Personnel Appeals	Safeguarding HT Performance Management
Stewart McLennan	01/09/2017	01/09/2021	GB	Co-opted		None	Full		Responsible officer
Dominic Peverell	10/10/2017	10/10/2021	Parents	Parent		None	Full	Appeals	Responsible officer
Sharon Pinson	02/05/2018	02/05/2022	GB	Partnership		None	Full	Pay and Personnel (advisory only, no voting rights) Admissions (advisory only, no voting rights)
Rebecca Szoltysek	21/02/2018	21/02/2022	Parents	Parent	Vice Chair of Governors	None	Full	Pay and Personnel	Staff wellbeing HT Performance Management
Wendy Thorne	19/09/2018	19/09/2019	GB	Associate		None	None
Julia Ward	01/09/2017	01/09/2021	GB	Co-Opted		None	Full	Pay and Personnel	Responsible officer SEND LAC/Post LAC HT Performance Management
Ian Wilson	19/06/2016	19/06/2020	LA	LA		None	Full	Admissions Appeals