Governors
The Governing Body of Riverview C of E Primary School & Nursery 2018/2019
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.
Premises & Finance 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 Links 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
Date of appointment
(all four year terms except Headteacher)
Governor Status
Committee
Role/responsibility
Special Responsibilities
Mercy Atkins
1st Sept 2013
Head Teacher - Governor ex officio
Personnel
Premises & Finance
Curriculum
Community Links
Children’s Centre Advisory Board
Head Teacher
Emergency Contact
Key Holder
Elaine Letchford
1st Sept 2018
Foundation Governor
Chair of Governors
Curriculum
Personnel
Premises & Finance
Children Centre Advisory Board
Emergency Contact
Confederation Epsom & Ewell Partnership Representative
Academy Governor
Key Holder
Nick Barber
27th Jun 2015
Parent Governor
Vice Chair of Governors
Chair of the Premises & Finance Committee
Curriculum
Hon. Treasurer
Disadvantaged Children
English
Academy Governor
Sheila Lemon
27th Mar 2018
Foundation Governor
Community Links
Children’s Centre Advisory Board
Vivienne Aitchison
6th Oct 2017
Foundation Governor
Chair of the Personnel Committee
Curriculum
Pay Committee
Special Needs
Looked After (LAC)
Safeguarding
David Senneck
3rd May 2017
Foundation Governor
Premises & Finance
Curriculum
Geoff Bowyer
18th Apr 2016 Foundation Governor
Chair of the Community Links Committee
Personnel
Early Years
Sports Premium
Valerie Bradfield 10th Jul 2017 Foundation
Governor
Community Links
Personnel
Philip Cairns
4th Jun 2018
LEA Governor
Chair of the Curriculum Committee
Community Links
Pay Committee
Maths
Jo Sander
27th Sept 2018
Staff Governor
Personnel
Premises & Finance
Link /Training Governor
School Business Manager
Tracey Robbins
7th Mar 2016
Associate Member
Children’s Centre Advisory Board
Community Links (Voting rights)
Children’s Centre Manager
Doug Marshall 24th Jan 2019 Parent Governor TBA
Vacancy Foundation
Ex-Officio
Rev Mark Borley Resigned
21st Jun 2018
Foundation Ex-Officio Reena Patel Resigned
28th Aug 2018
Parent Steve Arnold Resigned
24 Sept 2018
Associate Member Gwen Lowman Resigned
24th Sept 2018
Associate Member 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.
Additional Information.
The Deputy Head, Karen Fox, also sits on the Curriculum Committee and is invited to all Governing Body meetings. The Head Teacher is an ex-officio member of the Personnel, Premises & Finance, Curriculum and Community Links Committees.
Our meeting dates
- Monday 4th March 2019 5pm (FGB)
- Monday 17th June 2019 5pm (FGB)
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.