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:
|
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 | 5 | 5 | 100% | Terry Nolan | 5 | 4 | 80% | |
Mrs Helen Fisk | 5 | 4 | 80% | Beryl Francis | 5 | 4 | 80% | |
Mrs Anna Hele | 5 | 5 | 100% | Mr Chris Purnell | 5 | 2 | 40% | |
Mrs Lynne Lofting | 5 | 5 | 100% | Mrs Joanne Rankin | 5 | 4 | 80% | |
Mrs Sara Wright | 5 | 3 | 60% | Ms Chelsea Easton | 5 | 4 | 80% | |
Mrs Charlotte Godman | 3 | 2 | 66% | Mr Arron Shelton | 3 | 2 | 66% |
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% | ||||||