Governors
The Governing Board work as a team. They are responsible for making sure the school provides a good quality education and raising educational standards in school is a key priority.
Governors promote effective ways of teaching and learning when setting the school aims and policies. They do this together with the head, who is responsible for the day to day leadership and management of the school.
The governing board is responsible to parents and the community. Appointments are for four years and the governing board’s main role is to help raise standards of achievement. It:
- is accountable for the performance of the school to parents and the wider community
- plans the school’s future direction
- selects the head teacher
- makes decisions on the school’s budget and staffing
- makes sure the national curriculum is taught
- decides how the school can encourage pupil’s spiritual, moral and social development
- makes sure the school provides for all its pupils, including those with special needs.
The governors support and challenge the head teacher and other members of staff by gathering views, asking questions and deciding what’s best for the school. Governors are ultimately responsible for how the school is performing.
Governors can be contacted via the school office or by emailing the School Business Manager at bursar@paulerspury.northants-ecl.gov.uk.
Governing board membership is a combination of appointed and elected governors. At Paulerspury C.E. Primary School the governing board consists of:
- 3 Co-opted governors
- 3 Foundation governors
- 1 Head teacher
- 1 Local Authority governor
- 3 Parent governors
- 1 Staff governor
| Name | Governor Type | Committee membership | Date appointed | Date stepped down | Profile | Pecuniary and business interests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Robin Bunting | Headteacher | All | 1st September 2017 | None | ||
| Mrs Merrilyn Berry | Local Authority | Chair of Governing Board Chair of Curriculum Committee Member of Personnel Committee Member of Development Committee Member of Pay Committee | 14 November 2015 | Sport Premium Governor English Governor | None | |
| Mr Andy Bartlett | Co-opted | Committee Member of Development Committee Member of Pay Committee Member of Personnel Committee (Clerk) | 26 January 2015 | Health & Safety Governor Buildings and Premises Governor Science Governor | None | |
| Ms Tina Chapell | Staff | Member of Buildings & Finance Committee | 1 May 2014 | School Business Manager Safeguarding | None | |
| Mrs Asa Pearson | Parent | Member of Personnel Committee Member of Curriculum Committee | 1 November 2017 | Maths Governor | None | |
| Mrs Natalie Drought | Parent | Joint Vice Chair of Governing Board Member of Buildings & Finance Committee (Clerk) Member of Personnel Committee | 1 November 2017 | Safeguarding Governor Website Compliance Governor | None | |
| Mr Craig Barnard | Parent | Joint Vice Chair of Governing Board Member of Buildings & Finance Committee Chair of Personnel Committee Member of Development Committee | 4 December 2017 | None | ||
| Mrs Jacqui Hunt | Foundation | Member of Personnel Committee Member of Curriculum Committee (Clerk) | 22 March 2018 | Church School Governor Pupil Premium Governor SEND Governor | None | |
| Mrs Linda O’Sullivan | Clerk to Full Governing Board | 1 September 2017 | None | |||
| Mrs Veena Drought | Co-opted | Member of Buildings & Finance Committee | 17 July 2019 | None | ||
| Mrs Hayley Cobley | Foundation | Member of Curriculum Committee Member of Buildings & Finance Committee | 17 July 2019 | EYFS Governor | None | |
| Mr Edward de Courcy-Ireland | Foundation | Chair of Buildings & Finance Committee Member of Curriculum Committee | 14 June 2019 | R.E. Governor | None | |
| Mr Parmjit Gahir | Co-opted | Member of Buildings & Finance Committee | 22 November 2018 | |||
| Mrs Anna Moth | Parent | 18 July 2018 | 18 February 2019 |
A table of attendance at board and committee meetings can be found here.
