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 Talie Harrison who can be contacted via the school office.
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 |
| Miss P Golding |
Headteacher Appointed by Governing Body |
01/05/2005 31/12/2019 |
Steering FPC |
Headteacher |
| Mr M Conley |
Headteacher Appointed by Governing Body |
09/05/2018 08/05/2022 |
CCSS |
Headteacher |
| Mr A Bicknell |
Foundation Governor Foundation Parochial Church Council Appointed |
20/11/2017 19/11/2021 |
FPC | Web Site and Sports Premium |
| Mr R Burwell |
Parent Governor Appointed by Governing Body |
23/01/2019 22/01/2023 |
FPC | Chair of Finance Committee |
| Reverend Simon Cutmore | Ex Officio | 17/07/2011 | CCSS | Acting Chair, RE and Worship |
| Mrs C Emmerson |
Parent Governor Appointed by Governing Body |
23/01/2019 22/01/2023 |
CCSS | SMSC & RSE |
| Mrs T Harrison |
Chair of Governor Foundation Parochial Church Council Appointed |
09/10/2018 23/03/2020 |
FPC | Chair and Headteacher appraisal |
| Mr L McCall |
Foundation Governor Foundation Parochial Church Council Appointed |
09/10/2018 08/10/2022 |
CCSS | Chair of CCSS |
| Mrs K Quigley |
Foundation Governor Foundation Diocesan Board of Education Appointed |
22/02/2017 21/02/2021 |
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 |
The school has a vacancy for a Staff Governor, Co-Opted Governor, Foundation Parochial Church Council appointed Governor and a Local authority Governor.
The Acting chair of Governors can be contacted by email: Simon Cutmore simon@spmillend.herts.sch.uk
Register of Interests
| Name |
Business/Pecuniary Interests |
Other Governance Roles |
Relationship between Governors/Staff |
| Mr H Nixon | None | ||
| Miss P Golding | None | ||
| Mr M Conley | None | ||
| Mr A Bicknell | Yes | Husband of a member of staff | |
| Mr R Burwell | None | ||
| Mrs C Emmerson | None | ||
| Reverend Simon Cutmore | None | ||
| Mrs T Harrison | None | ||
| Mr L McCall | None | ||
| Mrs K Quigley | None | ||
| Mr C Wilson | None | ||
| Mrs C Nicholls | none |
Attendance
Governors Meetings 2018/2019
| Name | 08/10/2018 | 22/01/2019 | 07/05/2019 | 15/07/2019 |
| Mr H Nixon | ü | ü | ü | |
| Mr A Bicknell | ü | ü | ü | ü |
| Rev'd Simon Cutmore | ü | ü | ü | ü |
| Mrs L Moore | N | N | ü | |
| Mrs K Quigley | ü | ü | ü | ü |
| Miss P Golding | ü | ü | ü | N |
| Mrs T Harrison | ü | ü | ü | ü |
| Mr L McCall | ü | ü | ü | ü |
| Mr C Wilson | ü | ü | ü | ü |
| Mr M Conley | N
|
ü | ü | ü |
| Mr R Burwell | ü | ü | ||
| Mrs C Emmerson | ü | ü |
Attendance
Governors Meetings 2019/2020
| Name | 03/10/2019 | 27/01/2020 | 23/03/2020 | 06/05/2020 | 09/06/2020 |
| Mr H Nixon | X | X | Apologies | ||
| Mr A Bicknell | X | X | Apologies | ||
| Rev'd Simon Cutmore | X | X | X | ||
| Mrs L Moore | X Stepped down | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Mrs K Quigley | X | X | X | ||
| Miss P Golding | Apologies | Stepped down | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Mrs T Harrison | X | X | X Stepped down | ||
| Mr L McCall | X | X | X | ||
| Mr C Wilson | X | X | X | ||
| Mr M Conley | X | X | X | ||
| Mr R Burwell | Apologies | X | X | ||
| Mrs C Emerson | X | X | Apologies | ||
| Mrs C Nicholls | X | X | Apologies | ||
| Mrs P Dutton | X Stepped down | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |