The Governing Body of Riverview C of E  Primary School & Nursery  2017/2018

The key roles of the 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, and the performance management of staff

• Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.

  In order to carry out our role efficiently and effectively, the detailed work of the governing body is undertaken by four committees and an Advisory Board for the Children’s Centre.  In addition to attending full governors’ meetings, all governors sit on at least one of these committees which report back to termly meetings of the full governing body, at which broader issues are also discussed and agreed.

  Curriculum committee

  Considers and makes recommendations about all issues associated with the successful organisation of the curriculum, including teaching and learning, monitoring and assessing pupil progress, reporting to parents and examination results.

  Personnel committee

  Considers annual review of pay policy, recruitment, other personnel issues and safeguarding arrangements.

  Finance, Buildings and Premises committee

  Considers and makes recommendations about all budgetary issues for the school and Children’s Centre including setting & monitoring the budget.  Also responsible for overseeing the school ‘Governors' Fund’.  Oversees buildings and

  Community committee

  Develops links between the school, parents/carers and the wider community, including our church, our neighbours and statutory authorities.  The committee also manages development of the Children’s Centre and extended services to the community.

  Children’s Centre Advisory Board

  The purpose of the Advisory Board is to work with partners to help and advise those responsible for running the Children’s Centre, ensure that the Centre is clear about the views of parents, and play an active role in driving improvement.

  How to contact us:  If you have any feedback you would like to give the governing body or have any questions regarding the strategic direction of the school please contact the Chair or Vice Chair of Governors via email: info@riverview.surrey.sch.uk or by telephone 020 8337 1245.

  Our School governors are:

Name	Term ends	Governor Status	Committee Role/responsibility	Special Responsibilities
Mercy Atkins	not applicable	Head Teacher - Governor ex officio	Personnel Finance, Buildings & Premises Curriculum Community Children’s Centre Advisory Board	Head Teacher Emergency Contact Key Holder
Elaine Letchford	31st August 2018	Foundation Governor	Chair of Governors Curriculum Personnel Finance, Buildings & Premises Children Centre Advisory Board	Emergency Contact Confederation Epsom & Ewell Partnership Representative Academy Governor Key Holder
Nick Barber	26th June 2019	Parent Governor	Vice Chair Finance, Buildings & Premises Curriculum	Hon. Treasurer Disadvantaged Children English Academy Governor
Revd. Mark Borley	14th April 2019	Foundation Governor ex officio	Community Admissions
Sheila Lemon	26th March 2018	Foundation Governor	Community Children’s Centre Advisory Board
Gwen Lowman	6th March 2020	Associate Member
Vivienne Aitchison	5th October 2017	Foundation Governor	Personnel Curriculum Pay Committee	Special Needs Looked After (LAC) Safeguarding
David Senneck	2nd May 2021	Foundation Governor	Finance, Buildings & Premises Curriculum
Geoff Bowyer	17th April 2020	Foundation Governor	Community Personnel	Early Years Sports Premium
Valerie Bradfield	9th July 2021	Foundation Governor	Community
Reena Patel	17th July 2021	Parent Governor	Finance, Building & Premises
Philip Cairns	3rd June 2018	LEA Governor	Personnel Curriculum Pay Committee	Maths
Jo Sander	31st October 2018	Staff Governor	Personnel Finance, Buildings & Premises	Link /Training Governor School Business Manager
Steve Arnold	5th March 2021	Associate Member	Curriculum Community
Tracey Robbins	6th March 2020	Associate Member	Children’s Centre Advisory Board Community	Children’s Centre Manager

Foundation Governors are appointed by the Diocesan Board of Education (3) and the Parochial Church Council of the Parish of St. Francis of Assisi, Ewell (3).  One additional Foundation Governor is ex-officio.

Parent Governors are elected by other parents at the school

The Staff Governor is elected by other members of staff at the school.

The Local Authority Governor is nominated by the local authority,  appointed by the Governing Body.

The head teacher is a Governor ex-officio

Associate members do not have voting rights on the full governing body, but may vote in committees.

Each term of office is for four years.

Additional Information.

The Deputy Head, Lynn Sales, also sits on the Curriculum Committee and are invited to all Governing Body meetings.  The Head Teacher is an ex-officio member of the Personnel, Finance Buildings and Premises, Curriculum and Community Committees.

Our meeting dates

Monday 14th May 2018

All meetings start at 5.00pm in the school.  Anyone wishing to attend must give two weeks notice to the school office (info@riverview.surrey.sch.uk).

Register of Interests

From 1 September 2015 governing bodies will be under a duty to publish on the website their register of interests.