Horrabridge Primary and Nursery School
Discovering, Learning and Achieving Together
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:
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 |
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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 |
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 |