Governors

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 – Mrs Charlotte Godman, Mr Chris Purnell and Mrs Joanne Rankin
2 Partnership – Mrs Beryl Francis and Mrs Helen Fisk
5 Co-opted – Ms Chelsea Easton, Mrs Lynne Lofting, Mr Terry Nolan, Mr Arron Shelton                   and Mrs Sara Wright

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	Category	Appointed by & start date	Term of Office (Number of Years & End date)		Responsibilities
Mrs Helen Fisk	Partnership	GB 06/01/2015	4	05/01/2023	Chairperson / SFVSCommunity / Safer recruitment / Safeguarding / Audit
Mrs Elizabeth Cooper	Headteacher	01/09/2016	Infinite		Headteacher
Mrs Anna Hele	Staff	School Staff 01/01/2017 continued	4	31/12/2024	Finance / Community Focus / Policies
Mrs Lynne Lofting	Co-opted	GB 06/01/2015	4	05/01/2023	Deputy Head / Safer recruitment
Ms Sara Wright	Co-opted	GB 11/05/2020	4	10/05/2024	Training
Mr Terry Nolan	Co-opted	GB 30/01/2018	4	29/01/2022	Health & Safety
Mrs Beryl Francis	Partnership	GB 30/01/2018	4	29/01/2022	SEN
Mr Chris Purnell	Parent	Parents 18/12/2017	4	17/12/2021	Vice Chairperson Pupil premium
Mrs Joanne Rankin	Parent	Parents 07/05/2019	4	06/05/2023	SEN
Ms Chelsea Easton	Co-opted	GB 27/01/2020	4	26/01/2024
Mrs Charlotte Godman	Parent	GB 09/11/2020	4	08/11/2024
Mr Arron Shelton	Co-opted	GB 09/11/2020	4	08/11/2024
Mr John Davis	LEA	GB 28/01/2019	Resigned	13/07/2020
Mrs Stacey Pearce	Parent	Parents 28/11/2016	Resigned	13/07/2020
Mr Nigel Brown	Co-opted	GB 06/01/2015	Resigned	05/01/2019
Mrs Tanya Barnes	Parent	GB 08/02/2016	Resigned	31/12/2018

Register of Governor’s Interests

Name	Name of Business Including: governor elsewhere (please include school name) related / married to member of staff (please include staff name) employed at school	Nature of Business	Nature of Interest	Date of Appointment or Acquisition	Date of Cessation of Interest	Date of Entry
Mrs Helen Fisk	Nil					08/10/2020
Mrs Elizabeth Cooper	Employed at school – Headteacher Park Families – Board of Governors			01/09/16		28/09/2020
Mrs Anna Hele	Employed at school – Bursar			01/09/90		28/09/2020
Mrs Lynne Lofting	Employed at school – Deputy Headteacher			29/09/2015 Employed since 01/09/1990		28/09/2020
Ms Sara Wright	Employed at Berewood Primary School			01/09/2020		12/10/2020
Mr Terry Nolan	Nil					01/10/2020
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		20/10/2020
Mrs Joanne Rankin	Nil					22/10/2020
Miss Chelsea Easton	Employed at school – Lunchtime Supervisory			26/02/2019		24/09/2020
Mrs Charlotte Godman	Nil					07/11/2020
Mr Arron Shelton	Nil					03/11/2020

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
	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; and Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.			Pupil attainment Special Education Needs and Disability Pupil/Sports Premium Behaviour Quality of teaching, learning and assessment.			Finance, Staffing/personnel Health and safety Buildings/grounds maintenance
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%