Our Chair of Governors, Janice Rush, writes:
The Department for Education say that “the governing body has general responsibility for the conduct of the school with a view to promoting high standards of educational achievement”.
At Moortown we believe the best way of doing this is to work both in committees (small groups of governors) and to have some individual governors who look at specific areas in more detail. Governors meet regularly with school staff and external experts to monitor standards and to ensure that the school is meeting all its statutory responsibilities. We also ensure that Moortown Primary is doing the best it can to grow and improve and continues to be a “happy and healthy place to learn”.
More detail on school governance can be found on the DfE website.
The governing body of Moortown is made up of 15 people drawn from the staff, parents, local community and local authority.
Mr David Roundtree (headteacher)
- Attended: Governing Body 67%, Resources Committee 100%: Pupil Support Committee 100%: Teaching, Learning & Curriculum Committee 100%
Mr Paul Wilks (elected staff governor)
Sits on the Resources Committee
- Attended: Governing Body 67%, Resources Committee 67%
Mrs Gillian Sherriff (elected staff governor)
- Attended: Governing Body 50%
Mrs Janice Rush (elected parent governor)
Chair of Governing Body; sits on Teaching, Learning & Curriculum, Resources; Pupil Support; and Pay Committees; has responsibility for Extended Services and Positive Contribution
Chair of the Governing Body for the local cluster of schools (NE/XT); member of Leeds Schools Forum and Leeds Education Challenge Board
- Attended: Governing Body 100%, Resources Committee 100%, Pupil Support Committee 100%, Teaching, Learning & Curriculum Committee 100%
Mrs Melanie Deyes (elected parent governor)
Chairs the Pupil Support Committee; has responsibility for child protection and attends regular monitoring visits for child protection; sits on the Pay Committee
- Attended: Governing Body 67%, Pupil Support Committee 67%
Mr Mark Russell (elected parent governor)
Chairs the Resources Committee and has responsibility for health and safety, conducting termly monitoring visits; attends monthly finance monitoring meetings
- Attended: Governing Body 83%, Resources Committee 67%
Mrs Jackie Sykes (elected parent governor)
Sits on the Pupil Support Committee with responsibility for Health; conducts regular monitoring visits
- Attended: Governing Body 100%, Pupil Support Committee 100%
Mrs Rachel Gibbins (elected parent governor from November 2012)
Sits on the Resources Committee
- Attended: Governing Body 80%, Resources Committee 100%
Cllr Rebecca Charlwood (appointed local authority governor)
- Attended: Governing Body 33%
Cllr Mark Harris (appointed local authority governor until April 2013)
- Attended: Governing Body 0%
Mrs Liz Bassant (appointed local authority governor)
Sits on the Teaching, Learning & Curriculum and Pay Committees; has responsibility for Literacy and Spiritual, Moral, Social & Cultural development; conducts termly monitoring visits and learning walks
- Attended: Governing Body 50%, Teaching, Learning & Curriculum Committee 100%
Mrs Becky Lawrence (co-opted community governor)
Vice-chair of governing body; chairs the Teaching, Learning & Curriculum Committee; attends meetings with the School Improvement Advisor and has specialist knowledge of school data; has link governor for School Council and attends their meetings; sits on the Pay Committee
- Attended: Governing Body 83%: Teaching, Learning & Curriculum Committee 100%
Mrs Cath Howley (co-opted community governor)
Sits on the Pupil Support and Teaching, Learning & Curriculum Committees with responsibility for inclusion; conducts termly monitoring visits and learning walks
- Attended: Governing Body 67%, Pupil Support Committee 0%, Teaching, Learning & Curriculum Committee 67%
Mrs Penny Siller (co-opted community governor)
Sits on the Teaching, Learning & Curriculum Committee with responsibility for maths; conducts termly monitoring visits and learning walks
- Attended: Governing Body 83%, Teaching, Learning & Curriculum Committee 100%
Mr Paul Houghton (co-opted community governor)
Sits on the Resources committee
- Attended: Governing Body 83%, Resources Committee 67%
During the year various governors attended school events such as assemblies, concerts, themed weeks. Governors have also attended training courses in topics such as handling complaints, restorative practice, Ofsted inspections, performance management, governor induction.