Horrabridge Primary and Nursery School
Discovering, Learning and Achieving Together
Governor Information & Documents
Scheme of Delegation &
Governor and Associate Member Information (inc. attendance)
Correct as of:15/12/22
The three core strategic roles of Horrabridge Primary and Nursery School’s (HPNS) Governing Board are:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos, and strategic direction.
- Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the performance management of staff.
- Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent.
1. SCHEME OF DELEGATION
The Governing Board, chaired by Caroline Daniel, has 14 members and meets nine times a year. The Governing Board retains all statutory and strategic functions unless a delegation has been made to a committee or individual Governor using a Terms of Reference. The Finance Committee and Pay & Performance Committee meet at least termly with all other committees/panels meeting as required.
Below is a list of the Terms of References currently in place and a brief overview of the committee/individual’s main roles. All Terms of Reference are reviewed annually and as the board membership changes throughout the school year:
| Terms of Reference | Chair of Committee | Brief overview of main roles |
| Finance Committee | Rachel Pearce | Financial planning, budget monitoring & bench marking |
| Pay & Performance Committee | Claire Treliving | Monitor the appraisal process & make pay decisions |
| 1st Hearings Committee | Any member | Make initial decisions relating to HR matters and complaints as required |
| 2nd/Appeals Committee | Any member | Make final decisions relating to HR matters and complaints as required |
| Admissions Committee | Any member | Decide on applications for admission as appropriate |
| Head Teacher Appraisal panel | Melanie Oxborough | Conduct the Headteacher's appraisal, monitoring, and make Headteacher pay recommendations |
| Safeguarding Lead | Christine James | Monitor safeguarding within HPNS |
| SEND Lead | Claire Treliving | Monitor SEND within HPNS |
| Curriculum Lead | Emiko Adjene | Monitor curriculum within HPNS |
| GDPR Lead | Melanie Oxborough | Monitor GDPR within HPNS |
| Personnel Lead | Jon Insley | Monitor Personnel arrangement within HPNS |
| Premises, security, H&S Lead | Caroline Daniel | Monitor Premises, Security and H&S arrangements |
| Pupil Premium Lead | Vacant role | Monitor use and impact of P.Premium funding |
| School Improvement Lead | Sophie Bailey | Monitor and evaluate the success of the School Improvement Plan |
| Attendance and Behaviour | Caroline Daniel | Monitor Attendance & Behaviour policies and their implementation |
2. GOVERNOR AND ASSOCIATE MEMBER INFORMATION
Parent Governors
Parent governors are elected for a 4 year term by the parents and carers of registered pupils at the school.
| Name | Appointment Date | Declared Business Interests |
Caroline Daniel* (Chair) | 18/11/20 | Business owner: Reflections Hair Salon |
Christine James (Vice Chair) | 6/2/22 | Charity Trustee for PTFA & Horrabridge Scout Group |
| Claire Treliving | 3/2/20 | Employee @ ASPIRIS Education |
| Jane Bickley | 18/7/22 | Police Officer - Safety Camera Unit |
* C.Daniel was appointed by the Governing Board following a process of inviting nominations for this role from the parent/carer community, however no nominations were received.
Local Authority Governor
The Local Authority Governor is nominated by the Local Authority and appointed by the Governing Board for a term of 4 years.
| Name | Appointment Date | Declared Business Interests |
| Melanie Oxborough | 10/10/22 | Business Owner "Made by Mel" and owner of a holiday let. Co-treasurer at Tavistock Swimming club. (Charity) |
Partnership Governors
Partnership Governors are appointed by the Governing Board for a term of 4 years.
| Name | Appointment Date | Declared Business Interests |
Heather Ariyarathenam | 30/01/23 | Employee @ Registered Nurse (NHSP); Director @ Dartmoor Surgicals; Director @ Happy Healthy Human CIC; Friend of Headteacher. |
| VACANCY |
Staff Governor
The Staff Governor is elected by the staff of Horrabridge Primary and Nursery School for a 4 year term.
| Name | Appointment Date | Declared Business Interests |
| Hannah Downing | 11/9/19 | SENDCo @ HPNS |
Co-Opted Governors
Co-Opted Governors are appointed by the Governing Board for a term of 4 years.
| Name | Appointment Date | Declared Business Interests |
| Emiko Adjene | 18/11/20 | Employee @ Babcock Engineering Co-Director @ Occasion Cards Parent of HPNS pupil |
| Sophie Bailey | 5/1/22 | Business founder "WorkTripp Ltd". Occasional employee at "Ufi Voc Tech Trust". Sponsored by various EdTech companies e.g. Learnosity. Employer of HPNS staff member as an occasional childminder. |
| John Insley | 5/10/22 | Employee @ HMForces & Jacob's |
| Rachel Youngs-Pearce | 14/7/20 | Solicitor at "Hatch consultancy" |
| VACANCY |
Head Teacher
Head Teachers are automatically appointed to the Governing Board for the term of their employment.
| Name | Appointment Date | Declared Business Interests |
| John Clarke | 1/1/09 | None |
Associate Member
Associate Members are appointed by the Governing Body. They have no voting rights at Full Governing Board meetings, only on the Committees for which they are a member.
| Name | Appointment Date | Declared Business Interests |
| N/a |
|
Previous Governors/Associates
Details of those that have left during the last 12 months.
| Name | Appointment date | Resignation/Retirement Date | Declared Business Interests |
Mike King (1st Committee member) | 6/1/22 - 1 yr term | 5/1/23 | None |
| John Howells | 5/10/22 | 16/12/22 | Involved with Horrabridge Cavaliers (Charity) |
| David Baylis | 27/4/22 | 6/12/22 | Charity Trustee @ YMCA Plymouth, Governor @ Sir John Hunt & Brook Green Centre for Learning, Grandfather of children at HPNS |
| Dave Scragg | 16/1/19 | 5/10/22 | None |
Nick Hill (Associate) | 13/10/21 | 09/09/22 | Chief Financial Officer @ Estuaries Multi Academy Trust |
| Susan Frost | 6/1/21 | 22/7/22 | None |
| Katrina Shipp | 18/7/19 | 6/4/22 | Account Manager @ Co-Cars |
ATTENDANCE at 2021/22 meetings
| Governor | Full Board Meeting | Finance Comm. |
| E.Adjene | 8 of 10 | 5 of 5 |
| S.Bailey | 5 of 8 | n/a |
| D.Baylis | 4 of 5 | 1 of 1 |
| J.Bickley | 1 of 1 | n/a |
| J.Clarke | 10 of 10 | 5 of 5 |
| C.Daniel | 8 of 10 | n/a |
| H.Downing | 9 of 10 | n/a |
| S.Frost | 7 of 10 | n/a |
| A.Golder | 1 of 4 | n/a |
| J.Howells | 9 of 10 | n/a |
| C.James | 10 of 10 | n/a |
| M.Oxborough | 4 of 10 | n/a |
| D.Scragg | 10 of 10 | 5 of 5 |
| K.Shipp | 0 of 10 | n/a |
| C.Treliving | 10 of 10 | n/a |
| Y.Youngs-Pearce | 4 of 10 | 2 of 5 |
| N.Hill (associate) | n/a | 5 of 5 |
Meet the Governors
Governor Pen Portraits
School Strategic Plan 2020-2023
Meeting Dates 2022/2023
Full Governing Board 6pm start for a maximum of 2 hrs | Finance Committee |
| 5th October 2022 | 23rd November 2022 |
| 7th November 2022 | 18th January 2023 |
| 12th December 2022 | 22nd March 2023 |
| 30th January 2023 | 5th July 2023 |
| 6th March 2023 | |
| 17th April 2023 | |
| 15th May 2023 | |
| 19th June 2023 | |
| 17th July 2023 |
COPIES OF DOCUMENTS REFERENCED WITHIN MEETING MINUTES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM THE SCHOOL OFFICE