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Bracken Edge Primary School

Belong Enjoy Persevere Succeed

 

Our Governors

OUR GOVERNING BOARD ARE A DEDICATED TEAM WHO OVERSEE AND ENSURE THE SMOOTH RUNNING OF THE SCHOOL.

 

Governors offer strategic guidance, rather than getting involved in the operational aspects of a school. This involves:

  • Working with other board members to plan the school’s strategic direction.
  • Overseeing the school’s financial performance, ensuring money is well-spent.
  • Holding the headteacher or school leadership to account
The governing board is made up of volunteers from our staff, the local community and the local education authority.
Our Governing Board Action Plan for 2022-24 can be found here
Governance Statement of Behaviour Principles can be found here

Chair - Charlotte McCallum

Clerk – Sarah Cockburn

 

Circle Model Of Governance

 

Bracken Edge Primary School Governing Body operates a circle model of governance where the governing body works as a 'whole team' without any committees, and meets every half term, or more if required. This means that governors have up to date information regarding the school, and can offer timely support and challenge, as well as take action should the need arise.

The governing body may commission assignments or projects arising from the business of any particular meeting which will be recorded in the minutes. The governing body will also at times delegate monitoring activities to either individual or pairs of members. This delegation could relate to statutory functions or to priorities identified in the School Development Plan (SDP). Any delegated decisions will be reported back to the Full Governing Body (FGB).

 Meeting dates 2024-25

17:00

Tuesday

26/11/2024

17:00

Tuesday

04/02/2025

17:00

Tuesday

25/03/2025

17:00

Tuesday

20/05/2025

17:00

Tuesday

01/07/2025

Link governors are assigned to monitor subjects which have been identified as strategic priorities in the School Development Plan (SDP), as well as: Safeguarding, SEND and Health & Safety, and Finance.

Contact

Any communications for the Governing Body should be addressed to:
The Chair of the Governors, c/o Bracken Edge Primary School,

GOVERNOR ROLES 2024 / 2025

Name Category Of Governor Additional Role Date of Appointment Relevant Financial Interests Personal Interests and Relationships to Staff Governance Interests
Charlotte McCallum - Chair of Governors
- Co-Opted Representative

 

Finance & Resources


Head Teacher Performance Management

27.11.2018 – 31.08.2026 None

 

None

None
Ben Dalton
- Parent Representative


 Personal Development



 12.12.2019 – 10.12.2027

 

None One child in school None
Councillor Jane Dowson - LA  Representative


Training & Development


Headteacher Performance Management

 

 

 18.05.19-18.05.2027

 

Has stated  her role in this section as a non-financial interest 

 

None Is an elected councillor (Leeds)
Sue Monypenny

Co-Opted Representative

 

Quality of Education 01.09.19-31.08.27 None None None
Caroline Carr -Head Teacher
-Ex-Officio/staff
-
N/A

01.06.2021-31.05.2025

 

President of Leeds Branch of NAHT None None
Jane Griffiths - Deputy Head Teacher 

DHT

SENCo

 

None None None

Nick Paszek

-- Vice Chair of Governors

Parent Representative 

Health & Safety 26.03.24 -25.03.28 None Two children in school None

Amy Potter

Staff Governor Stakeholder Voice

30.10.23 -

29.10.27

None None None
Amy Bell Co-Opted Representative

Safeguarding & Child Protection

26.03.24 -25.03.28

 Operations Manager at Best Childcare

None

 None

John Bywater

Co-opted Representative

Attendance

Headteacher performance management

06.12,22  - 05.12.25

Business lead for Bywater Kent Support Services

His wife works as HR Manager for Bywater Kent Support Services who school use for HR Support 

 

Wife works as HR Manager who school have a SLA with None
Victoria Kerridge

Co-opted Representative

Special Educational Needs & Disabilities

 17.09.24 - 16.09.28

None

None None

 

The constitution of the governing board is:

  •  Headteacher
  •  2x parent governors, formally elected through a ballot of parents unless the election is uncontested
  •  5 x co-opted governors, nominated and appointed by the governing board
  •  1 x staff governor, formally elected by staff employed at school
  •  1 x Local Authority (LA) Governor, recommended by the LA and approved by the governing body 

 Governor Attendance 2024-25

Name of Governor

17.09.24

Attended Y or N

26.11.24

Attended Y or N

04.02.25

Attended Y or N

25.03.25

Attended Y or N

20.05.25

Attended Y or N

01.07.25

Attended Y or N

Total number attended /6
Charlotte McCallum Y
Jane Dowson Y
Amy Bell Y
Nick Paszek Y
Sue Monypenny Y
John Bywater N
Amy Potter Y
Ben Dalton Y
Caroline Carr Y
Vicky Kerridge Y

Governor Attendance (All Governing Board Meetings) 23-24

Forename

Surname

Role

Total Meetings Possible

Meetings attended

Karamjeet

Bhuhi

Clerk

9 9

Caroline

Carr

Head Teacher

9

9

Ben

Dalton

Parent Representatives

8

8

Jane

Dowson

LA Representatives

7

6

Jane

Griffiths

Associate Member

6

6

Charlotte

McCallum

Co-opted Representatives

6

6

Duncan

Millard

Parent Representatives

6

5 (Resigned 14.10.23)

Sue

Monypenny

Co-opted Representatives

6

5

Emily

Nelson

Co-opted Representatives

6

6

Natalia

O'Reilly

Staff Governor Representative

6

5 (Resigned 25.09.23)

Sarah

Wilson

Co-opted Representatives

1

1 (Resigned 26.09.22)

Julia

Shemilt

Co-opted Representatives

6

6

John

Bywater

Co-opted Representatives

4

4 (Joined December 22)

Governor Attendance (All Governing Board Meetings) 2021-2022

Forename

Surname

Role

Total Meetings Possible

Meetings attended

Karamjeet

Bhuhi

Clerk

9

9

Caroline

Carr

Head Teacher

9

9

Ben

Dalton

Parent Representatives

9

9

Jane

Dowson

LA Representatives

9

7

Dom

Egan

Parent Representatives

1

1

Jane

Griffiths

Associate Member

9

9

Krystal

Hafesji

Parent Representatives

9

Charlotte

McCallum

Co-opted Representatives

9

9

Duncan

Millard

Parent Representatives

2

2

Sue

Monypenny

Co-opted Representatives

9

9

Emily

Nelson

Co-opted Representatives

9

0

Natalia

O'Reilly

Staff Governor Representative

8

0

 Sarah

 Wilson

 Co-opted Representatives

 9

 9 

Giles

Primmer

Associate Member

7

7 (Resigned July 2022)

Julia

Shemilt

Co-opted Representatives

9

9

 

Governor Attendance (Full Governing Board Meetings) 2020-2021

Name

Role

Meetings Attended

Notes

Caroline Carr

Headteacher

4/4

 

Ben Dalton

Parent

4/4

 

Jane Dowson

Local Authority

3/4

 

Dom Egan

Parent

4/4

 Resigned October 2021

Jane Griffiths

Headteacher

4/4

 

Kellie Halliday

Co-opted

2/3

Resigned February 2021

Charlotte McCallam (Vice Chair)

Co-opted

4/4

 

Sue Moneypenny

Co-opted

4/4

 

Giles Primmer

Associate

1/4

 

Julia Shemilt (Chair)

Co-opted

4/4

 

Cris Wilson

Parent

0/3

 Term of office ended May 2021

Ambreen Yasin

Staff

4/4

 Resigned November 2021

Natalia O'Reilly

Staff

1/4

 

Governor Attendance (Full Governing Board Meetings) 2019-2020

Name

Role

Meetings Attended

Notes

Mujhaid Ali

Headteacher

4/6

Resigned in June 2020

Ben Dalton

Parent

6/6

 

Jane Dowson

Local Authority

4/6

 

Dom Egan

Parent

6/6

 Resigned October 2021

Nathalie Fontenay

Co-opted

1/2

Resigned Feb 20

Jane Griffiths

Associate

6/6

 

Kellie Halliday

Co-opted

1/2

Joined Jan 20

Michelle Kouni

Co-opted

1/6

 

Charlotte McCallam

Co-opted

6/6

 

Sue Moneypenny

Co-opted

5/6

 

Giles Primmer

Associate

5/6

 

Mark Randall

Co-opted

3/6

 

Resigned June 2020

Cris Wilson

Parent

4/6

Term of office ended May 2021

Ambreen Yasin

Staff

3/6

 Resigned November 2021

 

DATES AND TIMES OF NEXT MEETINGS 

 

FGB

TLPS Committee

Resources Committee 

20/09/2022

06/12/2022

28/03/2023

20/06/2023

17/10/2022

07/02/2023

02/05/2023

07/11/2022

07/03/2023

16/05/2023

MINUTES OF GOVERNING BODY MEETINGS

These are available on request from the school office.

VACANCIES ON THE GOVERNING BOARD

Update October 2023 - we currently have a parent governor vacancy on the governing board. If you are a parent with a child/children currently attending Bracken Edge Primary School and you would be interested in applying to be a parent governor, please read the below information and complete the application form. The completed application form would need to be emailed to the main school email address [email protected] by Wednesday 8th November 2023.

If you are interested in becoming a school governor, please click here for more information about the role.

Parent governor application form.

Click here for information about the role of a parent governor.

List of Governors who have left their role in the last 12 months:

Forename

Surname

Position

Category

Start

End

Duncan  Millard Parent Parent                 14.10.23
Natalia  O'Reilly Staff Staff 25.09.2023
Emily     Nelson Co-opted Co-opted 22.06.2021 31.08.2024

 Annual Governor Impact Report

 

We are a hard working Governing Board with a variety of knowledge and skills to support leadership at Bracken Edge.  The last year has been extremely challenging in lots of different ways but we have all pulled together and worked as a team quite remarkably.  If you would like to read out impact report please click here.

Governing Board Behaviour Principes 

Click here to see more about our principles which we ratified in February 2022

 

Principles

  • Every pupil understands they have the right to feel safe, valued and respected, and learn free from the disruption of others.

 

  • Bracken Edge Primary School is an inclusive school. All pupils, staff and visitors are free from any form of discrimination, harassment, victimisation and any other conduct that is prohibited by or under the Equality Act 2010. 

 

  • It is expected that all adults – staff, volunteers and governors – will set excellent examples to the children at all times.

 

  • High standards of behaviour are expected. The school rules should be displayed around school and applied consistently by all staff.  Children will know the rules and be involved in their development.

 

  • The school’s Relationship, Behaviour & Discipline Policy will ensure that there are measures to encourage good behaviour, self-discipline and respect, and prevent all forms of bullying amongst pupils. This will also apply to pupils if they are using the school’s online platform to complete work at home or to participate in ‘live’ online lessons. The behaviour policy also provides guidance on the use of reasonable force.
  • Stages for addressing unwanted behaviours will be known and understood by all pupils and staff.  These will be applied fairly and consistently, taking into account special educational needs and disability and the needs of vulnerable children. Sanctions will be monitored to ensure effective impact.

 

  • Children will be helped to understand and take responsibility for their actions.

 

  • The Relationship, Behaviour & Discipline policy is shared and understood by pupils, staff and parents.

 

  • The exclusions policy explains that exclusions will only be used as a last resort, and outlines the processes involved in permanent and fixed-term exclusions.

 

  • Families are involved in behaviour incidents to foster good relationships between the school and pupils’ home life.  If there are significant concerns about a child’s behaviour then the school will seek advice and support from appropriate outside agencies.

 

  • The governing board also emphasises that violence or threatening behaviour will not be tolerated in any circumstances.

 

 

CODE OF CONDUCT FOR GOVERNORS

To view the guidance document produced by Leeds GSS, please click here.