Governors

The Governance of Mangotsfield CE (VC) Primary School

Governors are an elected group made up of parents, school staff, Local Authority, Diocesan and co-opted representatives. The Head and the Vicar of St James, Mangotsfield are permanent members with all others serving a four-year term. Governors oversee the management and leadership of the school and act as ‘critical friend’ to the school. All governors at Mangotsfield CE (VC) Primary School take a great interest in the school. They work in partnership with our talented and dedicated staff team to deliver the best possible educational experience for the children.

At Mangotsfield, the role of the Governing Board is to:

Set the aims and objectives for the school
Set the policies for achieving those aims and objectives
Set the targets for achieving those aims and objective
Monitor and evaluate progress the school is making towards its aims and objectives
Be a source of challenge and support to the Head

Our Governing Board (GB) is made of 12 Governors appointed through different ways as follows:

2 Parent Governors – elected by Parents and Carers of pupils at the school

3 Foundation Governors – appointed by the Foundation, that is the Bristol Diocese of the Church of England

2 Staff Governors – the Head and one other elected by School Staff

1 LA Governor – appointed by the Local Authority

4 Co Opted Governors – appointed by the Governing Board

The school also employs a Clerk to the Governors to run the administration of the Governing Board and oversee legal compliance.

The GB conducts its business through six yearly full meetings and the meetings of three committees. Governors also have a link role such as Literacy, Sports, FoMPS liaison etc.

The committees are as follows:

Finance & Premises: Meet three times a year. Responsible for the school budget and maintenance of the premises.

Curriculum & Standards: Meet three times a year. Responsible for monitoring pupil standards and overseeing curriculum.

Staffing & HR: Meet four times a year. Responsible for managing the staffing requirements.

Minutes of each GB meeting are approved and signed by the Chair at the following meeting. Once approved, they are posted here. A paper copy is stored in the school office, available for any member of the school community to view. Minutes are also circulated to the Local Authority.

Governor Day

To help establish positive working relationships between the Governors and the children and staff at our school, we hold an annual “Governors’ Day”. Governors are invited into school to work with the children and teachers in their classes. This might be to support an English or Maths lesson or may even involve getting messy in Art or sporty in PE! It’s a day thoroughly enjoyed by all and the children love having the opportunity to work with a variety of adults.

The current Governing Board is made up as follows:

Current Chairs:

Chair of Governors: Karen Hill

Vice Chair of Governors: Richard Capp

Chair of Finance & Premises: James Hyde

Chair of Staffing & HR: Jane Huzzey

Chair of Curriculum & Standards: vacancy

Name	Date of original appointment	Term of Office	Appointed by	Business and Pecuniary Interests	Attendance Record 19/20	Children in cohort	Other family in school	Roles
Current Governors
Faye Kitchen	n/a	ex officio	School	Employed as Head	92.3%	none	none	C & S F & P S & H
Sam Peplow	05/11/19	04/11/23	Staff	Employed as teacher	66.7%	none	none	C & S
Teresa Taylor	n/a	ex officio	Diocese of Bristol	Employed by Diocese	71.4%	none	none	S & H
Rachel Hynam	16/12/19	15/12/23	Parent election	none	100%	2025	none	F & P
Jane Huzzey	22/09/16	21/09/20	Diocese of Bristol	none	100%	none	none	S & H
Jo Raper	21/03/17	20/03/21	Parent election	none	85.7%	2023	none	C & S
Miles Yerbury	04/04/17	03/04/21	Parent election	none	66.7%	2023	none	F & P
Richard Capp	09/11/17	17/01/25	CoOpted	none	91.7%	2022, 2024	none	Vice Chair C & S F & P
Karen Hill	12/03/18	11/03/22	CoOpted	none	92.9%	none	none	Chair C & S S & H F & P
James Hyde	24/10/18	17/01/25	CoOpted	none	77.8%	2021, 2023	none	F & P
Terrie Walker-Smith	26/09/19	25/09/23	Diocese of Bristol	none	100%	2025	none	C & S
Kirsty Croasdale	18/01/21	17/01/25	CoOpted	Employed as teacher	n/a	none	none	S & H
Former Governors in past 12 months
Pam Cottee	27/06/14	25/06/22	Co Opted	none	66.7%	none	none	Staffing Pupil Premium & Welfare
Koyes Ahmed	24/10/18	23/10/22	Parent election	none	90.0%		none	Staffing
Paul Squires	20/11/17	19/11/21	CoOpted	none	28.6%	none	none	C & S
David Evry	20/11/15	19/11/19	Parent Election	none	50.0%	2021	none	Staffing Pupil Discipline Performance Management Head Teacher Appeals
Pete Saunders	13/02/13	07/05/22	LA	none	44.4%	none	none	F & P
Oliver Jefferies	22/02/16	21/02/20	Diocese of Bristol	none	75.0%	none	none	C & S

Meeting Dates 2020 - 2021

Minutes:

Minutes 20.11.2020

Annual Governor Report to Parents 2017 - 18