St Peter's Church of England (VA) Primary School
One Family, Aiming High, Learning Together with God
Governance At St. Peter's
Governors are involved in every aspect of school life and usually take on specific roles according to their experience. We play a strategic role, concentrating on the underlying principles of how the school is run. Day-to-day management issues remain the responsibility of the head teacher and his staff.
Overall, governors have 3 key roles:
1. We take general responsibility for the school. We appoint the head teacher and together set the strategic direction of the school.
2. We agree the school development plan and monitor progress against the targets set, holding the head teacher and senior leaders to account.
3. We authorise the school budget each year, approve spending and monitor progress against the budget.
We meet as a full governing body 4 times a year. We have two committees – Finance & Premises – Curriculum, Community, students and staff which also meet before a full governing body meeting to deal with matters of specific interest. Those committees report back to the full governing body.
In between the meetings, governors undertake work according to their responsibilities. They visit school regularly to meet with staff and see how the children are doing. The Governors attend regular training.
We are required to have a designated number of governors from a number of categories. We can also adopt additional governors, known as associate governors, who can advise but not vote.
Our current body consists of :
The term of office for a governor is four years. The Chair and Vice Chair are elected annually at the first meeting of the academic year. The Chair of Governors is Laurence McCall who can be contacted, laurencem@spmillend.herts.sch.uk
Governor Reflections and Updates
Full GB Meeting Tuesday 11th May 2022
To agree minutes from previous meeting and discuss matters arising from previous meeting.
Headteachers update.
To receive financial monitoring for period 12 from SBM.
To receive a report from the SBM on school premises update.
To give an update on Health & safety.
To agree the school budget for 2022-2023.
Next GB Meeting 22.06.2022
School Governors:
Name | Category of Governor | Term of office | Committee | Responsibility |
Mr H Nixon | Foundation Governor Foundation Diocesan Board of Education Appointed | 01/09/2018 31/08/2022 | Steering FPC | Safeguarding, CLA and Governor Development |
Mr M Conley | Headteacher Appointed by Governing Body | 23/03/2020 | CCSS | Headteacher |
Mr R Burwell | Parent Governor Appointed by Governing Body | 23/01/2019 22/01/2023 | FPC | Chair of Finance Committee |
Mrs C Chandler | Foundation Governor Foundation Parochial Church Council Appointed | 10/08/2021 09/08/2025 | CCSS | |
Mrs T Coles | Foundation Governor Foundation Parochial Church Council Appointed | 01/09/2021 31/08/2025 | CCSS | |
Reverend Simon Cutmore | Ex Officio | 17/07/2011 | CCSS | Deputy Chair of Governors, RE and Worship |
Mrs K Hoskin | Local Authority Governor Appointed by Governing Body | 26/08/2021 25/08/2021 | CCSS | |
Mr L McCall | Foundation Governor Foundation Parochial Church Council Appointed | 09/10/2018 08/10/2022 | CCSS | Chair of Governors |
Mrs K Quigley | Foundation Governor Foundation Diocesan Board of Education Appointed | 22/02/2021 21/02/2025 | FPC | Pupil Premium and SEND |
Mr C Wilson | Foundation Governor Foundation Parochial Church Council appointed | 20/11/2017 19/11/2021 | CCSS | DPO-GDPR and Human Resources |
Mr M Wilson | Foundation Governor Foundation Parochial Church Council appointed | 26/062020 25/06/2023 | FPC | Link Governor for English |
Miss L Wooding | Staff Governor Appointed by Governing Body | 12/03/2020 11/03/2024 | CCSS | |
Ms D Todesco | Co-Opted Governor
| 12/10/2021 11/10/2025 | CCSS |
The Chair of Governors, Malcolm Wilson, can be contacted by email: malcolmw@spmillend.herts.sch.uk
Register of Interests:
Name | Business/Pecuniary Interests | Other Governance Roles | Relationship between Governors/Staff |
Mr R Burwell | None | ||
Mrs T Coles | None | ||
Mr M Conley | None | ||
Mrs C Chandler | None | ||
Miss D Todesco | None | ||
Mrs K Hoskin | None | ||
Miss L Wooding | None | ||
Reverend Simon Cutmore | None | Community Governor Maple Cross JMI | |
Mr L McCall | None | ||
Mrs K Quigley | None | ||
Mr C Wilson | None | ||
Mr M Wilson | None | ||
Mrs H Nixon | None |
Attendance
Governors Meetings 2021/2022
Name | 28/01/2021 | 23.03.2021 | 04/05/2021 | 10/06/2021 | 13.07.2021 | 12.10.2021 | 11.05.2022 |
Mr H Nixon | x | x | x | x | X | x | x |
Mr A Bicknell | x | x | x | Apologies | Left | ||
Rev'd Simon Cutmore | Apologies | Sabbatical | x | x | Apologies | x | Apologies |
Mrs K Quigley | Apologies | x | x | x | X | x | x |
Mr L McCall | x | x | x | Apologies | X | x | x |
Mr C Wilson | x | x | Apologies | x | Apologies | x | x |
Mr M Conley | x | x | x | x | X | x | x |
Mr R Burwell | x | x | x | x | Apologies | x | x |
Mrs C Emmerson | x | x | Apologies | Apologies | Apologies | Left | |
Mrs K Lake | x | x | x | x | X | x | Left |
Mr M Wilson | x | x | x | x | X | x | x |
Mrs J Mansi | x | x | x | x | X | x | x |
Mrs C Chandler | X | x | x | ||||
Mrs T Coles | X | x | x | ||||
Mrs K Hoskin | x | x | |||||
Miss D Todesco | x | Apologies | |||||
Miss L Wooding | x |