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Governors
Governance for Watling Park School
Watling Park School is overseen by a Local Governing Body (LGB) which has a strong focus on three strategic functions:
- Ensuring the school is governed following the Trust & school’s vision, ethos and strategic direction;
- Holding the headteacher and senior leadership team to account for the educational performance of the school, its pupils and the performance management of staff; and
- Overseeing the financial performance of the school, ensuring value for money is achieved.
These functions have been delegated to the LGB by the Bellevue Place Education Trust, which is the maintaining authority for the school. Visit the BPET website for information on BPET’s governance structure and how this links with Watling Park School.
Free Schools are schools funded by the government with the freedom to govern independently – but all are accountable to the Secretary of State for Education. To share resources and best practice, Watling Park benefits from the Trust – a network of schools under one legal body.
BPET responsibilities are set out in the two following documents that are contracts between BPET and Secretary of State for Education:
- Master Funding Agreement – a contract with BPET, as a multi academy sponsor
- Supplementary Funding Agreement– a sub contract of the above for Watling Park School
The delegation for Watling Park School is set out in the BPET Scheme of Delegation. To support BPET Governors, all are provided with a Governance Handbook that set out the terms of reference, structure along with a code of conduct for BPET governors.
This means that Watling Park School governors are able to concentrate on the things that really matter – educational strategy, school outcomes and aspiration.
Watling Park’s LGB is made up with the following appointments:
- Five community governors appointed by BPET, which usually includes the Chair – these are governors with a local connection or interest who are committed to supporting educational opportunity in the area.
- Two staff governors – an elected staff member and the Headteacher (as an ex-officio appointment)
- Two parent governors (elected)
- A governor’s term of office is 4 years and no governor will be expected to serve more than two terms.
The LGB meets at least four times a year.
All governors are required to complete a Declaration of pecuniary and personal interest every academic year. For 2016/17 declarations, click here.
A new governing body, a focus has been training governors to support them being effective in the role. A training log is being maintained to set out the programme of training the governors have received over the past year (2015/16).
Current Governors
Dhanmita Boodhna – Chair of Governors
Richard Caranese – Vice Chair of Governors
Chisom Jide-Ajagbe
Raymond Li
Isabelle Lee
Prettyvi Rawoo (Parent)
Anna Mechlinska (Parent)
Mark Greatrex – Trust Rep
Moira Anderson – Headteacher
Rianne Richards – Staff
The clerk to the LGB is Sarah Beaumont
Governor Appointment and Attendance Record
All schools are required to publish each governors appointment date, type of governor, term of office and attendance record. Below is a table that outlines these area for the Watling Park governors for 2016/17.
| Governors | Type | Date appointed/resigned | Meetings attended | Out of a total of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chisom Jide-Ajagbe | Community | 1 Sept-15 - present | 0 | 1 |
| Dhanmita Boodhna | Community | 1 Sept-15 - present | 1 | 1 |
| Raymond Li | Community | 1 Sept-15 - present | 0 | 1 |
| Isabelle Lee | Community | 1 Sept-15 - present | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Caranese | Community | 1 Sept-15 - present | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Greatrex | Community - Trust Rep | 1 Sept-15 - present | 1 | 1 |
| Moira Anderson | Staff (ex-officio) | 1 Sept-15 - present | 1 | 1 |
| Prettyvi Rawoo | Parent | 20 Sept 15 - present | 1 | 1 |
| Anna Mechlinska | Parent | 20 Sept 15 - present | 1 | 1 |
| Rianne Richards | Staff | 17 May 16 - present | 1 | 1 |
The table below sets out the attendance record in 2015/16.
| Governors | Type | Date appointed/resigned | Meetings attended | Out of a total of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chisom Jide-Ajagbe | Community | 1 Sept-15 - present | 4 | 6 |
| Dhanmita Boodhna | Community | 1 Sept-15 - present | 5 | 6 |
| Raymond Li | Community | 1 Sept-15 - present | 4 | 6 |
| Isabelle Lee | Community | 1 Sept-15 - present | 3 | 4 |
| Richard Caranese | Community | 1 Sept-15 - present | 4 | 5 |
| Mark Greatrex | Community - Trust Rep | 1 Sept-15 - present | 5 | 6 |
| Moira Anderson | Staff (ex-officio) | 1 Sept-15 - present | 6 | 6 |
| Prettyvi Rawoo | Parent | 20 Sept 15 - present | 6 | 6 |
| Anna Mechlinska | Parent | 20 Sept 15 - present | 5 | 6 |
| Rianne Richards | Staff | 17 May 16 - present | 1 | 2 |