The Governing Body

The Governing Body of Ordsall Primary School currently operates in 5 distinct committees and/or groups:

1. The Joint Committee, which addresses issues including Strategic Development, Pupils and Personnel, and Finance 

2. The Pay Committee, which addresses issues including teachers pay, the pay policy and appraisal

3. The Health and Safety governors, who address issues including appropriate and regular checks on the schools documentation relating to Health and Safety 

4. The Safeguarding governors, who address issues including the Audit of Safeguarding and regular checks on the schools documentation relating to Safeguarding  

5. The Full Governing Body.

Further details of the responsibilities of each group are held within the schools scheme of delegation

The Governing Body of Ordsall Primary School for the Academic Year 2020-2021 is made up of the following members:

Governors are required to declare any interest they or their spouse, partner or close family members have, or plan to have that are related or might be construed as being related to the school and its budget.

These include (but are not limited to):

• relevant business interests;
• governance roles in other educational institutions; and
• any material interests arising from relationships between board members or relationships between board members and school staff.

Sally Sumpter has indicated that she has carried out paid work for AQA, Hodder and Keynote Education. No other governor has made any such declaration. The governors are regularly reminded that they should declare any interest when they meet as a Joint Committee and Full Governing Body and this is recorded in the minutes.

Governors attendance at Joint Committee and Full Governor meetings for the academic year 2019- 2020:

*Indicates that the meeting of the Joint Committee on 12.02.2020 was not Quorate and was incorporated into the Full Governors Meeting on April 3rd 2020.

**Indicates that the Joint Committee for the summer term did not take place due to COVID-19 restrictions and was incorporated into the Full Governors Meeting on July 13th 2020.

At the conclusion of the meetings listed above it was resolved by Governors that, under regulation 15 of the School Governance (roles, procedures and allowances) (England) Regs 2013, the governing body is satisfied that all the details of Financial (excluding Pupil Premium and Sports’ funding), personnel matters and the headteacher’s report should remain confidential (by reason of their nature).

Copies of the minutes for the above meetings are available on request. 

Governors attendance at Joint Commitee and Full Governor meetings for the academic year 2018 - 2019

At the conclusion of the meetings listed above it was resolved by Governors that, under regulation 15 of the School Governance (roles, procedures and allowances) (England) Regs 2013, the governing body is satisfied that all the details of Financial (excluding Pupil Premium and Sports’ funding), personnel matters and the headteacher’s report should remain confidential (by reason of their nature).

Copies of the minutes for the above meetings are available on request. 

Governors attendance at Joint Commitee and Full Governor meetings for the academic year 2017 - 2018

At the conclusion of the meetings listed above it was resolved by Governors that, under regulation 15 of the School Governance (roles, procedures and allowances) (England) Regs 2013, the governing body is satisfied that all the details of Financial (excluding Pupil Premium and Sports’ funding), personnel matters and the headteacher’s report should remain confidential (by reason of their nature).

Copies of the minutes for the above meetings are available on request.