Meet the Governors

Who we are:

The Governing Body is made up of a number of governors including parents, staff and members of the community.  All governors serve for a term of four years.

What we do:

The Headteacher is responsible for the day-to-day running of the school, but the governors are responsible for longer-term management and strategic planning. Governors are responsible for appointing staff, ensuring safe and secure premises, promoting equality and managing the school budget. An important role is that of 'critical friend', to make sure that high standards of teaching and learning are achieved and maintained. 

How to contact us:

Governors are available to speak to you in term during Parent-Teacher consultations.  If you’d like to contact us in writing, you can either drop a note into the school office or e-mail us at any time on the following email address:
governors@st-andrews-pri.oxon.sch.uk

Governing Body diversity statement:

Following government recommendations regarding publication of information about the diversity of the Governing Body, governors discussed the important issue of representation and agreed the following statement:

The Governors of St Andrew’s Church of England Primary School agree that boards should aim to reflect the diversity of the school communities they serve. Having a range of voices around the table should promote inclusive school environments and provide diverse role models for staff and young people.

Governors are selected in a variety of ways, with Parent and Staff Governors being elected by the parent and staff communities respectively. We will continue to promote any such vacancies as widely as possible, to encourage applications from across these communities and to support all those who put themselves forwards for these positions.

Co-opted Governors are approached and appointed by the Governing Body, which regularly undertakes skills audits and looks at many aspects of the ethos and composition of the board, including considerations of religion, ethnicity etc. These discussions are used to inform our recruitment and training needs and to ensure there is always a diverse range of perspectives around the table to support robust decision making.

Due to our relatively small governing body we do not publish diversity data online as individual governors could be identified, and we have a legal obligation to protect their personal data.

Our subcommittees:  

Teaching, Learning, Inclusion and Safeguarding (TLIS): 

Jo Holmes, Jennifer Strawbridge, Sarah Haden, Liz Hurran, Emma Clanchy, Georgina Montgomery, James Carter

Finance, Premises and Personnel (FPP): 

Michael Dent, Jo Holmes, Bruce Huggett, Aarti Basnyat, Amanda Robertson, Chris Smowton, Omar Nawaz

The school business manager attends this meeting.

Ethos:

Jo Holmes, Anneka Fisher, Omar Nawaz (with RE lead attending).

Our working groups:

Head Teacher appraisal panel:  Jennifer Strawbridge, Michael Dent, Anneka Fischer, ODBE appraisor.

Safeguarding group:  Jo Holmes, Georgina Montgomery, James Carter and Deputy Headteacher

Communication group: Jo Holmes, Liz Bingham, James Carter.

Governor Attendance Record and List of Interests

• Attendance 2023-24