The Governing Board

In recent years the role of governing boards in schools has changed.  Governors are now strategic leaders of schools and have a vital role to play in making sure every child gets the best possible education.  This is reflected in the law, which gives governors three core strategic functions:

• Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
• Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils and the performance management of staff;
• Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.

Ofsted inspections now judge the effectiveness of a school's governing board.  In its most recent inspection Ofsted confirmed that Goodyers End Primary School has an effective governing board which fulfils all of its statutory duties. 

Governors are elected for a term of four years and are drawn from a variety of categories to represent all stakeholders.  The majority group on the governing board at Goodyers End Primary School are parent governors.  In line with national statutory requirements, the Governing Board at Goodyers End Primary School was  reconstituted during the academic year 2014-15.

Governors 2021/22

Name	Governor Category Appointed by	Start of Current Term	End of Current Term	Committee Monitoring & Responsibilities	Business & Pecuniary Interests Governance at Other Schools/Colleges	Meeting Attendance 2020/21
Mrs A Rees	Headteacher	01/06/17	n/a		None	of 8
Mr H Mayou (Vice Chair of Governors, Chair, Performance & Standards Committee)	Local Authority Local Authority	02/06/19	01/06/23	Pay Committee Safer Recruitment Trained Headteacher Performance Review, Special Educational Needs & Disability, Attendance, Vulnerable Pupils	None	of 8
Mr M Lovick (Chair of Governors)	Co-opted Governing Board	02/06/19	01/06/23	Pay Committee Headteacher Performance Review Attendance, Vulnerable Pupils	Employed by Birmingham LA, Link2ICT	of 8
Ms D Moorey	Co-opted Governing Board	01/09/17	31/08/21	Safeguarding (incl. Child Protection/Online Safety)	Employed by Warwickshire LA Governor at Weddington Primary School	of 8
Mr A Scott (Chair, Resources Committee)	Co-opted Governing Board	02/09/19	01/09/23	Pay Committee Financial Procedures School Financial Values Standard (SFVS)		of 8
Miss T Watts	Co-opted Staff	01/09/17	31/08/21		Teacher at Goodyers End Primary School	of 8
Mrs D Broad	Staff Staff	07/01/19	06/01/23	Health & Safety	Teaching Assistant at Goodyers End Primary School	of 8
Mr R Roze	Parent Parents	02/04/19	01/04/23	Wider Curriculum Health & Safety		of 8

As of June 2021 there are 2 vacancies on the Governing Board:

• 2 x Parent Governor

Retired Governors

Name	Governor Category Appointed By	Term Due to End	Term Ended	Meeting Attendance 2020/21
Mrs H Banfield	Parent Parents	04/06/21	04/06/21	of 8
Dr S George	Parent Parents	01/04/23	18/01/21	of 8

Contact with the Governing Board may be made through the Clerk to Governors

- by hand c/o the school office
- by post c/o Goodyers End Primary School
- by email to clerk2634@welearn365.com or chair2634@welearn365.com