Welcome to the Governors’ page on the Warren Park Primary School website.
The role of the school Governor is often misunderstood. We do not manage the day to day running of the school that is the responsibility of the Headteacher and senior management We also oversee the development of the school, with the main aim being to always provide a high standard of education for all pupils, of all abilities.
The role of the Governing Body must focus on three core responsibilities. We should:
- ensure that our school has a clear vision, ethos and strategic direction
- hold the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of the staff
- oversee the financial performance of the school, making sure we get value for money and stay in budget.
In addition, we act as a ‘critical friend’ to the school, we recruit and performance manage the Headteacher, we develop, maintain and review school policies and we ensure the school meets its statutory responsibilities.
We meet at least twice a term as a whole Governing Body with areas of responsibilities.
The Warren Park Governing Body has been constituted with 13 members, in five categories;
1 Headteacher – Mrs Elizabeth Cooper
1 Staff member – Mrs Anna Hele
1 Local authority – vacant position
3 Parent – Mr Chris Purnell, Mrs Joanne Rankin and Mrs Nicola Scullard
2 Partnership – Mrs Beryl Francis and Mrs Helen Fisk
4 Co-opted – Ms Chelsea Easton, Mrs Lynne Lofting, Mr Terry Nolan and a vacant position
We feel this is the right makeup and number to serve this school effectively. Each member brings their own unique qualities and view points, and each has their own individual responsibilities to uphold, which often involves extra visits into school. Each member contributes to discussions and has one vote. All decisions made by this process are the joint responsibility of the Governing Body.
Your Governing Body is made up of local people who freely volunteer their time to support this school in the excellent job it is doing for our children. We believe every child matters and are happy to be part of this school and this community, to promote the ‘Warren Park’ way for the betterment of all.
Name |
Governor Type |
Term From |
Term To |
Additional Information |
Roles |
| Mrs Elizabeth Cooper | Headteacher | Head Teacher | |||
| Miss Chelsea Easton | Co-opted governor | 27 Jan 2020 | 26 Jan 2024 | KS1 wider curriculum COSMIC & RSE |
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| Mrs Helen Fisk | Partnership governor | 06 Jan 2019 | 5 Jan 2023 | Chairperson Forum Rep Safeguarding Pupil Premium Audit/SFVS Behaviour & Attendance English & Maths Leadership Team |
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| Mrs Beryl Francis | Partnership governor | 30 Jan 2018 | 29 Jan 2022 | Maths Student & staff wellbeing |
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| Mrs Anna Hele | Staff governor | 31 Dec 2020 | 30 Dec 2024 | Development & Training Governor Policies |
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| Mrs Lynne Lofting | Co-opted governor | 06 Jan 2019 | 05 Jan 2023 | ||
| Miss Samantha Luxon | Clerk | Clerk | |||
| Mr Terry Nolan | Co-opted governor | 30 Jan 2018 | 29 Jan 2022 | Health and Safety Premises & Grounds |
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| Mr Chris Purnell | Parent governor | 18 Dec 2017 | 17 Dec 2021 | Vice Chair Finance Year 6 Progress inc. SATs |
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| Mrs Jo Anne Rankin | Parent governor | 07 May 2019 | 06 May 2023 | EYFS SEN Behaviour & Attendance |
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| Mrs Nicola Scullard | Parent governor | 27 Sep 2021 | 26 Sep 2025 |
Register of Governor’s Interests
| Name | Name of Business Including:
|
Nature of Business | Nature of Interest | Date of Appointment or Acquisition | Date of Cessation of Interest | Date of Entry |
| Mrs Helen Fisk | Nil | 18/10/2021 | ||||
| Mrs Elizabeth Cooper | Employed at school – Headteacher
Park Families – Board of Governors |
01/09/16 | 01/10/2021 | |||
| Mrs Anna Hele | Employed at school – Bursar | 01/09/90 | 30/09/2021 | |||
| Mrs Lynne Lofting | Employed at school – Deputy Headteacher | 29/09/2015
Employed since 01/09/1990 |
23/09/2021 | |||
| Mr Terry Nolan | Nil | 13/10/2021 | ||||
| Mrs Beryl Francis | Councillor. Trustee Park Families, Park Futures | 05/10/2020 | ||||
| Mr Chris Purnell | Married to staff member.
Employed at Miltoncross Academy |
01/01/2015 | 16/12/2021 | |||
| Mrs Joanne Rankin | Nil | 15/12/2021 | ||||
| Miss Chelsea Easton | Employed at school – Lunchtime Supervisory | 26/02/2019 | 24/09/2020 | |||
| Mrs Nicola Scullard | Nil | 201/10/2021 |
Governor Attendance Record For the Academic Year 2021/2022
| Name | Number of meetings the governor should have attended | Number of meetings attended | Attendance rate (%) | Name | Number of meetings the governor should have attended | Number of meetings attended | Attendance rate (%) | |
| Mrs Elizabeth Cooper | 4 | 4 | 100% | Mr Terry Nolan | 4 | 2 | 50% | |
| Mrs Helen Fisk | 4 | 4 | 100% | Mrs Beryl Francis | 4 | 4 | 100% | |
| Mrs Anna Hele | 4 | 4 | 100% | Mr Chris Purnell | 4 | 1 | 25% | |
| Mrs Lynne Lofting | 4 | 4 | 100% | Mrs Joanne Rankin | 4 | 3 | 75% | |
| Mrs Nicola Scullard | 3 | 3 | 100% | Ms Chelsea Easton | 4 | 1 | 25% | |
Governor Attendance Record For the Academic Year 2020/2021
| Name | Number of meetings the governor should have attended | Number of meetings attended | Attendance rate (%) | Name | Number of meetings the governor should have attended | Number of meetings attended | Attendance rate (%) | |
| Mrs Elizabeth Cooper | 9 | 9 | 100% | Mr Terry Nolan | 9 | 6 | 66% | |
| Mrs Helen Fisk | 9 | 8 | 89% | Mrs Beryl Francis | 9 | 8 | 89% | |
| Mrs Anna Hele | 9 | 9 | 100% | Mr Chris Purnell | 9 | 5 | 55% | |
| Mrs Lynne Lofting | 9 | 9 | 100% | Mrs Joanne Rankin | 9 | 7 | 78% | |
| Mrs Sara Wright | 9 | 6 | 66% | Ms Chelsea Easton | 9 | 7 | 78% | |
| Mrs Charlotte Godman | 7 | 3 | 42% | Mr Arron Shelton | 7 | 5 | 71% |
Governor Attendance Record For the Academic Year 2019/2020
| FULL GOVERNING BODY | CURRICULUM COMMITTEE | FINANCE COMMITTEE | |||||||
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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment. |
Buildings/grounds maintenance |
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| Name | Number of meetings the governor should have attended | Number of meetings attended | Attendance rate (%) | Number of meetings the governor should have attended | Number of meetings attended | Attendance rate (%) | Number of meetings the governor should have attended | Number of meetings attended | Attendance rate (%) |
| Mrs Elizabeth Cooper | 7 | 7 | 100% | 2 | 2 | 100% | |||
| Mrs Helen Fisk | 7 | 6 | 85% | 2 | 2 | 100% | |||
| Mrs Anna Hele | 7 | 5 | 71% | 2 | 2 | 100% | |||
| Mrs Lynne Lofting | 7 | 7 | 100% | 2 | 2 | 100% | |||
| Mrs Sara Wright | 7 | 6 | 85% | 2 | 1 | 50% | |||
| Terry Nolan | 7 | 7 | 100% | 2 | 2 | 100% | |||
| Beryl Francis | 7 | 6 | 85% | 2 | 2 | 100% | |||
| Mrs Stacey Pearce | 7 | 4 | 57% | 2 | 1 | 50% | |||
| Mr Chris Purnell | 7 | 5 | 71% | 2 | 1 | 50% | |||
| Mr John Davis | 7 | 6 | 85% | 2 | 1 | 50% | |||
| Mrs Joanne Rankin | 7 | 4 | 57% | 2 | 2 | 100% | |||
| Ms Chelsea Easton | 4 | 4 | 100% | ||||||