Governors

The role of the governors is strategic rather than operational. Our board of Governors don’t get involved with the day to day running of a school, they support and challenge the school’s leadership team to drive school improvement.

For the full suite of statutory information relating to our governing body, please access the PDF document (Information about school governors) by clicking on the link*.


INFORMATION FOR WEBSITE

 

The remit of the governing board:

It is stated in the Governance Handbook that all boards, no matter what type of schools or how many schools they govern, have three core functions:

• 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; and

• Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent.

 

The constitution of our governing board is as follows:

  • 4 Parent governors
  • 1 Local Authority governor
  • 1 Headteacher
  • 1 Staff governor
  • 12 Co-opted governors

Term of office, all governors are 4 years with the exception of staff which is two years as per attached instrument of governance.

 

Committee Structure is:

Staff and Pupil Discipline Committee

Finance Committee

Pay Review Body

 

TERMS OF REFERENCE – MILLOM SCHOOL FINANCE AND GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE

 

Reports to:                 Governing Body

Membership: Chair of Governing Body, Headteacher, Five other members of the Governing Body, of which one can be Vice Chair

 

The Business Manager shall be entitled and expected to attend all meetings of the Finance Committee

 

Chair: To be elected by the Committee for a 1-year term of office.  Where the Chair is absent, the Committee will elect a Chair from those Governors present.

 

Secretary:                  Clerk to Governing Body

Quorum:                    Three Governors

Meetings:                   A minimum of one each half-term with a minimum of 7 days’ notice

Delegations:            To take a strategic financial overview, reviewing and approving financial

                                 policies and objectives

  • Review and approve financial delegations
  • Review of expenditure and forecasts against budget
  • Review and approve contracts/bids/variations
  • Approve the disposal of stock and write-offs
  • To receive internal audit reports and monitor recommendations
  • To approve statutory financial returns, including the School Financial Value Statement
  • To consider any matter which has the potential to have a significant impact on the budget or resources and approve intended action up to a value of 5% of the school budget
  • To consider and recommend the Budget for annual approval by the Governing Body

 

Advisory Functions:

To review the Terms of Reference of the Finance Committee, submitting any proposed changes to the governing body for approval

 

The committee is authorised to act on behalf of the Governing Body

 

 


 

GOVERNING BOARD MEMBERSHIP

 

Name

governor category

Incl Associate Members

appointing body

TERM OF OFFICE

date stepped down

(if applicable)

attendance over LAST ACADEMIC YEAR

2022/2023

additional roles and responsibilities

ie chairs of governing board and committees and if Associate Members have voting rights at committee level

Governing Board*

Committee*

Professor Colin Richards

Co-opted

Governing Body

01.07.2023 – 30.06.2027

 

6/6

5/5 finance

Vice-chair

Mr John Hudson

Co-opted

Governing Body

01.07.2019 - 30.06.2023

Re-appointed

19.11.22 –

18.11.26

September 2022

5/6

5/5

 

Mrs Wendy Hughes

Co-opted

Governing Body

01.07.2023 – 30.06.2027

 

6/6

2/5

Safeguarding governor/shadow SEND governor

Miss Simone Faulkner

Co-opted

Governing Body

28.11.22 –

27.11.26

 

4/6

 

Shadow safeguarding governor

Mr Doug Wilson

LA

Governing Body

10.02.2020 - 09.02.2024

January 2024

2/6

 

Health & Safety governor

Mrs Elsa Mason

Parent

Parents

01.09.2020 - 31.08.2024

 

6/6

4/5

Chair

Mrs Laura Mossop

Parent

Parents

07.02.2023 - 06.02.2027

 

3/6

1/5

 

Mrs Genevieve Simpson

Parent

Parents

01.09.2022 - 31.08.2026

 

4/6

 

SEND Governor

Revd Stephen Tudway

Co-opted

Governing Body

11.02.2020 - 10.02.2024

December 2022

2/2

2/2

 

Mrs Natalie Wilson

Co-opted

Governing Body

02.12.2021 –01.12.2025

 

4/6

 

 

Mr Jack Myers

Co-opted

Governing Body

02.12.2021 –01.12.2025

 

4/6

3/5

Chair of Finance and General Purposes Committee

Mr P Rawlinson

Staff

Staff

28/09/2023 –

27/09/2027

 

 

 

New Governor

Mr Matthew Savidge

Headteacher

N/A

 

 

6/6

5/5

 

Mr Paul Baggaley

Associate Member

Governing Body

September 2016

 

6/6

 

Assistant Headteacher

Mrs Katherine Knowles

Associate Member

Governing Body

September 2023

 

 

 

New Assistant Headteacher

Mrs Catherine Vance

Associate Member

Governing Body

September 2016

 

5/6

 

Assistant Headteacher

Mr Steve Olliver

Associate Member

Governing Body

February 2021

 

5/6

 

Assistant Headteacher

Mrs Ailsa Myers

Associate Member

Governing Body

September 2023

 

 

 

Business Manager

Mrs Sheila Minter

Clerk

Governing Body

November 2007

 

6/6

5/5

 

GOVERNING BOARD REGISTER OF PERSONAL AND PECUNIARY INTERESTS

 

Name of school:  Millom School

Name

Name of organisation

Nature of interest

ie business, relationship or governorship roles in other educational establishments

Date interest was registered

Date of cessation of interest

Comments/Notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

REGISTER OF PERSONAL AND PECUNICARY INTERESTS








Millom School Governors 2023-2024









Name of Governor

Relevant business interst

Link to other educational establishments

Personal relationsips

Date interest declared

Elsa Mason

Director/owner of DMA Safety management

Trustee of the MORE Charity

Daughters in school

26/09/2023

Colin Richards

None

 

 

27/09/2023

John Hudson

 

Trustee of the MORE Charity

 

26/09/2023

Jack Myers

 

Wife teaches at Millom School.  Children attend St James' Catholic Primary School, Millom.  Trustee of the MORE Charity

 

01/01/2023

Genevieve Simpson

None

Trustee of the MORE Charity

Children in school

09/01/2024

Wendy Hughes

 

 

 

Form not yet returned

Simone Faulkner

Millom Town Councillor and Deputy Mayor.   Beggards Theatre - Trustee.   Member on Millom Town Board Deal

 

 

28/09/2023

Laura Mossop

 

 

Son in School - year 9

Form not yet returned

Natalie Wilson

 

 

Daughter in School - year 8

Form not yet returned

Phil Rawlinson

None

 

 

09/01/2024

Matt Savidge

None

 

 

12/01/2024

Paul Baggaley

None

 

 

09/01/2024

Catherine Vance

None

 

 

09/01/2024

Katherine Knowles

None

 

 

09/01/2024

Steve Olliver

None

Wife teaches at Furness Academy

 

Form not yet returned

Ailsa Myers

None

 

 

09/01/2024