Governance

Governing Board of Westacre Middle school

The school is a local authority (LA) community school and it reconstituted in line with the Statutory Guidance, on the instrument of government. There are 11 Governors appointed:

1 Headteacher
2 Parent Governors
1 Nominated by the Local Authority
1 Staff Governor
6 Co-opted

The three core strategic functions of Westacre Middle School Governing Body are:

Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the School and its pupils
Overseeing the financial performance of the School and making sure that its money is well spent.

Governors are also responsible for ensuring that the school meets statutory requirements with regard to Safeguarding, Health and Safety, the Curriculum and Finance.

The Full Governing Body meets 6 times a year; Governing Body committees also meet termly.

The Governing Body has established a number of committees to which it delegates day to day responsibility for the oversight of various aspects of the running of the school:

Admissions/Information Committee

All arrangements for Year 2021 entry, including the test procedures and results; Oversight of the production of the prospectus and ensuring that necessary and appropriate information is made available to prospective students and parents/guardians; Oversight of the website and wider marketing of the school.

The Chair is Charles Hill

Finance, staffing and premises (FSP) Committee

Initial oversight and management of the annual budget drawn up by the school; Ensures the school maintains an appropriate system of internal financial control; Agrees priorities for revenue and capital funding. The committee also considers matters related to staffing and premises, including health and safety.

The Chair is Charles Hill

Curriculum, teaching and learning (CT&L) Committee

Ensures the school offers a broad and balanced curriculum in accordance with the National Curriculum; Reviews term dates and the length of the school day; Receives reports of faculty reviews and monitors the Link Governor scheme; Reviews school performance data and ensures lessons learnt are addressed; Provides strategic advice and guidance on teaching and learning.

The Chair is Rachel Kiernan

The following are letters from our Chair of Governors to all parents:

Further information about our governors can be found below:

Full Name of Governor/ Associate Member	Governor Type	Governor Position	Committees	Initial start date	Start date for current term	End date	Appointing body	Declared Interests
Charles Hill	Co-opted	Chair, Chair of Finance, Staffing and Premises (FSP committee	All	01/09/20	01/02/21	01/02/25	Appointed by the Shadow Board	None
Sue Barkway	Co-opted		Curriculum, teaching and learning (CT&L), FSP	01/09/20	01/02/21	01/02/25	Appointed by the Shadow Board	Chair of Governors St Mary's CE Primary School, Kiddiminster
Donna Evans	Ex Officio-Headteacher	Headteacher	All	N/A ex officio	N/A ex officio	N/A ex officio	Ex officio	Husband is the Headteacher at Prince Henry's High School, Evesham (purchase an SLA with PHHS);
Lisa Guest	Co-opted		CT&L	01/09/20	01/02/21	01/02/25	Appointed by	None
Rachel Kiernan	Parent	Vice-Chair, Chair of CT&L	CT&L	01/09/20	05/02/21	05/02/25	Elected by parents	None
Tammy Lawrence	Parent		CT&L	05/02/21	05/02/21	05/02/25	Elected by parents	Coaching company sole proprietor; Trustee of Wychbold Village Hall; Member of Social Work England
Craig Taylor	Co-Opted		FSP	01/02/21	01/02/21	01/02/25	Appointed by the Shadow Board	None
Maxine Thomas	Co-opted		CT&L	01/09/20	01/02/21	01/02/25	Appointed by the Shadow Board	None
Jeanne Whatmore	LA rep		FSP, CT&L	01/02/21	01/02/21	01/02/25	Appointed by LA	Company Directorship – MW Electrical Services UK Ltd. Proprietor of Bright Lights
Iain Williams	Co-Opted		FSP	01/02/21	01/02/21	01/02/25	Appointed by the Shadow Board	None

Mike Best	Shadow Board appointed		FSP	01/09/20	01/09/20	01/02/21 (Resigned)	Appointed by LA	Chair of Governors Claines Primary School
John Burkes	Shadow Board appointed		FSP	01/09/20	01/09/20	01/02/21 (Resigned)	Appointed by LA	None
Jacqui DeMaitre	Co-opted			01/09/18	01/09/18	Resigned 31/12/19	Appointed by LA	None
Nicola Wright	Co-opted			01/09/18	01/09/18	Resigned 31/12/19	Appointed by LA	None

Governor Attendance 2019/20

	Meeting Date	24/09/2019	19/11/2019	21/01/20	26/05/20	16/07/20	Total Meetings
1	Charles Hill	N/A	N/A	√	√	√	3/3
2	Mike Best	√	√	√	√	√	5/5
3	Sue Barkway	√	√	√	√	√	5/5
4	John Burkes	√	√	√	√	√	5/5
5	Jacqui LeMaitre	A	√	Resigned	Resigned	Resigned	1/2
6	Donna Evans	√	A	√	√	√	4/5
7	Lisa Guest	N/A	N/A	√	√	√	3/3
8	Rachel Kiernan	N/A	N/A	√	√	√	3/3
9	Maxine Thomas	N/A	N/A	√	√	√	3/3
10	Nicola Wright	A	√	Resigned	Resigned	Resigned	1/2
	Total Governors	4	5	8	8	8

√ Present

A Apologies

X Absent

The clerk to our governors can be contacted via clerk@westacre.worcs.sch.uk

Click below for the minutes of recent governor meetings:

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