Welcome to St Peter's CE (Aided) Primary Cowfold

GOVERNORS

Governors

An Introduction from the Chair
Thank you for your interest in St Peter’s Church of England (Aided) Primary School. Our school aims to create a happy, stimulating learning environment which encourages children to do their very best, and supports them in achieving and exceeding their own expectations. We provide excellent facilities in which the children can feel safe and nurtured by caring and professional teaching staff, who embrace our Christian ethos and focus on every child as an important and valued individual.

In our school, the staff, parents and governors work together as a team to ensure the children are provided with a full and varied education, which includes a wide range of cultural and sporting activities and an extensive choice of after school club opportunities. The Governors support the work of the Headteacher and teaching staff by taking a strategic overview of the school, recognising and celebrating success, and encouraging continued success by regular review of achievement.

Bryan Martin - Chair of Governors

Who are we?
The Governing Body of St. Peter’s CE (Aided) Primary School is a group of volunteers made up from various parts of the community served by the school. We come from a variety of backgrounds and have a wide range of skills and experiences. We are committed to ensuring that all pupils receive high quality education to enable them to fulfil their potential and to ensuring the ongoing success and continuous improvement of the school.

The governing body of St. Peter’s (CE) Aided Primary School is constituted under ‘The School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2012’. There are 14 governors consisting of;

8 Foundation governors – Appointed by the Church Parish / Diocese
1 Co-opted governor – Appointed by the Governing Body
1 Local Authority Governor – Appointed by the Local Authority
2 Parent Governors - Elected by the Parents/Carers of pupils at the school
1 Staff Governor – Elected by the Staff of the school
1 Headteacher – An ex-officio member by virtue of their role

All governors serve a 4 year term except the Headteacher and the Parish Priest, who are governors by virtue of their posts.

Apologies for absences by governors at meetings are reviewed and approved by the governing body.

What do we do?
Our role is a strategic one, with the day to day running of the school the responsibility of the Headteacher and senior school leaders. We have 3 core functions;

To work with the Headteacher to set the vision and strategic direction of the school
To ensure the accountability for the educational performance of the school through searching questioning of the Leadership Team
To ensure the best use is made of the school’s financial resources

The full governing body meets in full on a termly basis and is supported by 4 committees; Finance & Resources, Ethos & Curriculum, Pay and Admissions.

Finance & Resources – Review all matters concerning finance including the annual budget, staffing , premises, safeguarding and health & safety.

Ethos & Curriculum – Ensure all aspects of school life reflect the Christian ethos and ensure a broad and balanced curriculum is delivered to all pupils.

Pay – Has fully delegated powers to implement the school’s pay policy including annual reviews of performance related pay.

Admissions – Has fully delegated powers to implement the school’s admissions policy.

Please see the link below for further information regarding the role of school governors in West Sussex;

https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/learning/west_sussex_grid_for_learning/support_for_school_staff/information_for_governors.aspx

Our Members
Please find below further details about the members of the governing body at St. Peter’s School including appointment information, attendance and business & pecuniary interests.

Mr Bryan Martin
Mr Martin is a Co-opted Governor and is Chair of the Governing Body. He was appointed on 18^th November 2015. He serves on the Finance & Resources and Admissions Committees.

Mrs Stephanie Lewis
Mrs Lewis is a Local Authority (LA) Governor and Vice-Chair of the Governing Body. She was appointed on 1^st January 2010. She serves on the Finance & Resources, Pay and Admissions Committees.

Mr Clive Newman
Mr Newman is a Foundation Governor. He was appointed on 12^th March 2007. He serves on the Finance & Resources, Pay and Admissions Committees.

Mrs Becky Francis
Mrs Francis is a Foundation Governor. She was elected on 19^th October 2015. She service on the Finance & Resources, Ethos & Curriculum and Admissions Committees.

Mr Giles Kolter

Mr Kolter is the Headteacher and Staff Governor by virtue of his post. He was appointed as an ex-officio member on 1^st September 2012. He attends all Committee meetings as an advisor.

Mrs Sarah Vaughan-Turner
Mrs Vaughan-Turner is a Foundation Governor and Chair of the Admissions Committee. She was appointed on 1^st April 2010. She serves on the Ethos & Curriculum and Admissions Committees.

Mrs Nicola Rudling
Mrs Rudling is an Associate Member of the Governing Body. She was appointed on 4^th December 2014. She attends the Finance & Resources and Admissions Committees as an advisor. Mrs Rudling does not have any voting rights.

Mr Lee Cornwell

Mr Cornwell is a Parent Governor. He was appointed on 16th January 2018. He serves on the Finance & Resources Committee.

Mrs Katie Finch

Mrs Finch is a Staff Governor. She was appointed on 25th September 2018. She serves on the Ethos & Curriculum Committee.

Mr Darren Humphreys

Mr Humphreys is a Parent Governor. He was appointed on the 18th November 2018. He serves on the Finance & Resources Committee.

Father Keith Littlejohn (stood down January 2019)
Father Keith was a Foundation Governor by virtue of his post. He was appointed as an ex-officio member on 23^rd November 2007.

Mrs Allison Goodfellow (stood down on 6th February 2018)
Mrs Goodfellow was a Foundation Governor, Chair of Ethos & Curriculum and Chair of the Assessment Working Group. She was appointed on 1^st September 2010. She also served on the Finance & Resources and Pay Committees.

Father Martin Mills (stood down on 15th May 2018)
Father Martin was a Foundation Governor. He was appointed on 9^th February 2016. He served on the Ethos and Curriculum Committee.

Mr Ste Nelson (stood down on the 24th July 2018)
Mr Nelson was a Parent Governor and Vice-Chair of the Finance & Resources Committee. He was elected on 12^th June 2014. He also served on the Pay Committee.

Mrs Rhoda Wilson (stood down on 24th July 2018)

Mrs Wilson was Staff Governor and was elected on the 26th September 2017.

Mrs Judy Penhaligon (stood down 25th September 2018)
Mrs Penhaligon was a Foundation Governor. She was appointed on 27^th June 2016. She served on the Ethos & Curriculum and Admissions Committees.

Mrs Angie Bell
Mrs Angie Bell is the Clerk to the Governing Body. She clerks all full governing body and committee meetings.

For further information regarding the Governing Body, please contact the Clerk via the School Office.

Governing Body of St. Peter’s CE Primary School - Information for Academic Year 2017/18

Governor	Attendance FGB	Attendance Committee	Roles	Committee(s)	Interests - Business / Pecuniary / Governorship
S Lewis	4 of 4	6 of 7	Chair of GB	F&R, Pay, Admissions	None
C Newman	3 of 4	6 of 6	Vice Chair of GB	F&R, Pay, Admissions	Yes
L Cornwell	3 of 4	2 of 4		F&R	None
B Francis	4 of 4	7 of 8		F&R, E&C, Admissions	None
A Goodfellow	1 of 4	4 of 8	RETIRED	F&R, Pay, E&C	None
K Finch	3 of 4	2 of 3	RETIRED	E&C	None
R Wilson	2 of 4	2 of 4	RETIRED	E&C	None
G Kolter	4 of 4	10 of 10		Advisor on: F&R, Pay, E&C, Admissions	None
Rvd Littlejohn	1 of 4	n/a			None
B Martin	3 of 4	3 of 7		F&R, Admissions	None
Rvd Mills	1 of 4	1 of 3	RETIRED	E&C	None
S Nelson	2 of 4	3 of 5	RETIRED	F&R, Pay	None
J Penhaligon	2 of 4	4 of 4		E&C, Admissions	None
S Vaughan-Turner	4 of 4	4 of 5		E&C, Admissions	None
N Rudling	n/a	4 of 5		Advisor on: F&R, Admissions	None