Governor Information

Please note that this page is in the course of being updated during the Autumn Term 2020 and may not reflect the latest available information about the Governing Body and its activity. Should you have specific feedback, please contact the Clerk to the Governors by email at govs@hazeldown.devon.sch.uk.

The Full Governing Body (“FGB”) meets once each half term (with an additional house-keeping meeting at the start of the Autumn Term to deal with administrative and planning matters for the forthcoming School year). The agenda is determined by the annual cycle of business and reports from portfolio holders and outcomes from the School Improvement Committee. The School Improvement Committee is scheduled to meet each half-term, usually two weeks before the full Board meeting. There are additional data meetings scheduled throughout the year where the governors meet with the school leadership team and subject leaders to scrutinise attainment and progress across the school

All Governors are allocated to specific ‘portfolio’ responsibilities, usually aligned to their skills and experience, which require them to make regular visits to the School to sample practice, ask questions, evaluate evidence and identify next steps of school improvement. These regular and focused visits enable Governors to work with the school leadership team to monitor standards and progress. Each of these roles is covered by comprehensive Terms of Reference which you can read by clicking on the links.

Details of individual Governors, their roles and responsibilities are set out on the neighbouring Meet Our Governors page.

This page contains the following information:

Committee and Sub-Committee Terms of Reference
Details of individual portfolios
Objectives
Governors’ Register of Business Interests
Record of attendance at Governors’ meetings
Minutes of Governors’ meetings

Terms of Reference:

Terms of Reference for the Full Governing Body (“FGB”) – updated September 2020

The School Improvement Committee Terms of Reference contain five individual sections as follows:

School Improvement
Community and Parent Links
Safeguarding
Curriculum
Vulnerable Pupils (SEND and Pupil Premium)

School Improvement Committee (“SIC”) Terms of Reference – updated September 2020

Individual Portfolios

The Governing Body has identified four portfolios which operate in a similar manner to a Sub-Committee:

Finance

Health & Safety and Welfare

Premises

Personnel

There are two further portfolios which have been set up to deal with specific aspects of staff performance and pay.

Headteacher Appraisal Panel

Performance and pay committee

Governors are also involved in the recruitment and appointment of staff and in OFSTED inspection visits and also attend Parents’ Evenings.

Governance Objectives

In order to ensure continued growth and good Governor oversight, there is a section of the School Improvement Plan which addresses Governance specifically. This is reviewed in conjunction with the rest of the Plan at each meeting of the Full Governing Body. The Governing Body’s in-year objectives are contained within this section of the Plan.

School Improvement Plan 2020-21 – Section 5: Develop strategic Governance

Governors’ Register of Business Interests

Governors are representative of the local community and to ensure that their work is impartial a register of business interests is kept: Click here to view the Business Interest Register