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HORRABRIDGE PRIMARY AND NURSERY SCHOOL

Scheme of Delegation &

Governor and Associate Member Information (inc. attendance)

Correct as of: 25/02/21

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 Dave Scragg, has 14 members and meets, in full, 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, along with the Chair names 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 Youngs-Pearce	Financial planning, budget monitoring & benchmarking

Pay & Performance Committee	Katrina Shipp	Monitor the Appraisal process & make pay decisions

First Hearings Committee	Any member as appropriate	Make initial decisions relating to HR matters and complaints as required

Second or Appeals Committee	Any member as appropriate	Make final decisions relating to HR matters and complaints as required

Head Teacher Appraisal Panel	Christine James	Conduct the Headteacher’s appraisal, monitoring, and make Headteacher pay recommendations

Safeguarding	Christine James	Monitor safeguarding within HPNS

The board have appointed a Lead Governor for SEND and have chosen not to delegate responsibilities to this role using a Terms of Reference.

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	Date Appointed	Declared Business Interests	Roles

Caroline Daniel *	18/11/2020	Local Business owner Hairdressers	Safeguarding Deputy Environment

Christine James	07/02/2018	Charity Trustee for PTFA & Horrabridge Scout Group	Vice-Chair Governing Board Safeguarding Lead Health & Wellbeing Children in Care

Katrina Shipp	18/07/2019	Financial Controller- Social Enterprise Mark CIC Community Association	Children in Care Pupil & PE Premium

Claire Treliving	03/02/2020	Wave Multi Academy Trust	SEND Middle & High Attainers Health & Wellbeing

* 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	Date Appointed	Declared Business Interests	Roles

Melanie Oxborough	10/10/2018	None	School Environment Nursery

Partnership Governors

Partnership Governors are appointed by the Governing Board for a term of 4 years.

Name	Date Appointed	Declared Business Interests	Roles

David Scragg	16/01/2019	None	Chair of Governors Site Services & Maintenance

Sue Frost	06/01/2021	None	HR

Staff Governor

The Staff Governor is elected by the staff of Horrabridge Primary and Nursery School for a 4 year term.

Name	Date Appointed	Roles

Hannah Downing	10/10/2018	SENDCo @ HPNS

Co-Opted Governors

Co-Opted Governors are appointed by the Governing Board for a term of 4 years.

Name	Date Appointed	Declared Business Interests	Roles

Emiko Adjene	18/11/2020	Babcock Engineering Employee C0-Director of Occasion Cards	Middle & High Attainers Outdoor Education

Adam Golder	16/01/2019	Retired Business Consultancy Company Director	Income Generation Curriculum

Nick Hill	16/01/2019	Chief Financial Officer at Estuaries MAT Spouse of HPNS Administrator	Site Services & Maintenance Pupil & PE Premium Governor Mentor

Rachel Youngs-Pearce	14/07/2020	None	Chair of Finance Committee Curriculum Policies & Procedures

Head Teacher

Head Teachers are automatically appointed to the Governing Board for the term of their employment.

Name	Date Appointed	Declared Business Interests	Roles

John Clarke	01/01/2009	None	Headteacher

Associate Member

Associate Members are appointed by the Governing Body. They have no voting rights at Full Governing Board meetings, only on the Committee’s for which they are a member.

Name	Date Appointed	Declared Business Interests	Roles

Mike King	06/01/2021	None	Community Association
	(1 year term)

Previous Governors/Associates

Details of those that have left during the last 12 months.

Name	Date Appointed	Date of resignation	Declared Business Interests	Role

O Dunn (Local Authority Governor)	18/07/2019	01/04/2021	Employee of Halpin Management Consultancy	Income Generation SEND

M Gregory (Associate Member)	18/07/2019	11/01/2021	None

A Smith (Co-opted Governor)	27/06/2018	23/10/2020	None

T Romanel (Partnership Governor)	16/01/2019	23/10/2020	Devonport Royal Dockyard	Safeguarding

C Butterworth (Parent Governor)	07/02/2018	01/09/2020	Army Reserves Officer Plymouth College CCF Commander	Chair of Community Association

ATTENDANCE at 2019/20 meetings

Name	Full Governing Board	Finance Committee

C Butterworth	8 of 11	n/a

J Clarke	11 of 11	2 of 2

H Downing	9 of 10	n/a

0.Dunn	11 of 11	n/a

A Golder	8 of 11	n/a

M Gregory	3 of 11	n/a

N Hill	8 of 11	2 of 2

C James	11 of 11	n/a

M Oxborough	7 of 11	n/a

T Romanel	10 of 11	n/a

D Scragg	11 of 11	2 of 2

K Shipp	9 of 11	n/a

A Smith	11 of 11	n/a

C Treliving	7 of 7	n/a

R Youngs-Pearce	11 of 11	1 of 2