Governors | The Oaktree School

GOVERNORS 2018 - 2019

Parent Governor Nomination Form

PARENT GOVERNOR ELECTION

As you know in a recent Newsletter we invited parents to stand for election as a parent governor, or nominate another parent to do so. We are delighted that two parents have come forward and are prepared to be nominated. In our school we have provision for at least two parent governors and there are currently two vacancies. We would ask any other parents who are considering nomination to complete this nomination form and return to the school by Wednesday 24^th April.

Position	Name	Committees	Register of Interests	Term of Office
Chair of Governors and member	Mrs Kerry Hutchins (Parent Governor)	SWAN Governor Attainment and Progress Working Group Monitoring: SEND and LAC	Has a child in the school	Governor and member app: 19.03.15 end: 22.05.19
Vice Chair of Governors and member	Mr Stuart Collins (Parent Governor)	Finance Working Group – (Aim 4) Audit Committee Pay Committee Admissions Committee	Has a child in the school	Governor and member app: 31.8.17 end: 8.12.19
Governor and member	Mrs Beverley Prentice (Community Governor)	Chair Extended Schools Committee Attainment and Progress Working Group Pay Committee Subject Governor Early Years		Governor and member app: 13.03.18 end: 14.03.20
Governor and member	Mr Aidan Relf (Community Governor)	Chairman Pay Committee Finance Working Party (Aim 4) Audit Committee Monitoring: Maths (Aim 2) Monitoring Early Years Attainment and Progress Working Group		Governor and member app:30.11.15 end: 29.11.19
Governor and member	Mr Mike Woods (Community Governor)	Admissions Committee Audit Committee Monitoring: Safeguarding	Mike’s wife works in the school office	Governor and member app: 17.11.17 end: 17.11.21
Governor and member	Dr Anthony Wilson (Community Governor)	Monitoring Aim 3	Has a child in the school	Governor and member app: 19.03.17 end: 22.03.21
Governor and member	Mr Greg Moss (Community Governor)		Has a child in the school	Governor and member app: 15.03.18 end: 15.03.21
Governor and member	Mrs Marian Araga (Community Governor)			Governor and member app: 07.02.19 end: 07.02.23
Governor and member	Mr Daniel Donovan (Community Governor)			Governor and member app: 16.05.19 end: 16.05.23
Governor and member	Mrs Samantha Robinson (Parent Governor)		Has a child in the school	Governor and member app: 16.05.19 end: 16.05.23
Staff Governor and member	Mrs Jane Reeve	Audit Committee Attainment and Progress Working Group	Deputy Headteacher in the school	Governor and member app: 03.01.18 end: 03.01.22
Staff Governor and member	Mrs Trine Sharpe	Publicity and Promotions Admissions Committee Monitoring Aim 1	TA in the school	Governor and member app: 03.09.15 end: 03.09.19
Headteacher	Mrs Glen Alder	All committees		Governor and member
Clerk to the Governors	Mrs Carolyn Beddow	Full Governors Meeting - minutes Children and Learning Resources Committee – minutes Resources Committee – minutes

Scope of responsibility

As governors we acknowledge we have overall responsibility for ensuring that

The Oaktree School Academy Trust has an effective and appropriate system of

control, financial and otherwise. However, such a system is designed to manage

rather than eliminate the risk of failure to achieve business objectives, and can provide

only reasonable and not absolute assurance against material misstatement or loss.

The Governing Body has delegated the day-to-day responsibility to the

Headteacher, as accounting officer, for ensuring financial controls conform

with the requirements of both propriety and good financial management and in

accordance with the requirements and responsibilities assigned to it in the

funding agreement between The Oaktree School Academy Trust and the Secretary of

State for Education. They are also responsible for reporting to the Governing Body

any material weaknesses or breakdowns in internal control.

Governance

The information on governance included here supplements that described in the

Governors' Report and in the Statement of Governors' Responsibilities. The Governing

Body has formally met six times during the year.

The composition of the board of governors remains the same as previous years, with

some flex in numbers due to resignations.

An internal review of the effectiveness of the Governing Body is undertaken in the

Summer Term and a Governors’ effectiveness plan in in place at the beginning of

the Autumn Term

To build governor capability and effectiveness;
To improve the quality of monitoring;
Governors to raise awareness of data sources and the implications the data has to the children’s outcomes; and
Working collaboratively with partners.

Review of value for money

As accounting officer the Headteacher has responsibility for ensuring that the academy

trust delivers good value in the use of public resources. The accounting officer

understands that value for money refers to the educational and wider societal outcomes achieved in return for the taxpayer resources received.