Contact: Mrs. Turner, Little Hoole Primary School, Dob Lane, Preston, Lancashire PR4 5QL

01772 613026

bursar@littlehoole.lancs.sch.uk

Little Hoole Primary School

Enabling All to Believe, Grow & Achieve

Little Hoole Primary School Governors

(for more information about specific governors click on their name)

CO-OPTED CHAIR

Mr J Barwise

LOCAL AUTHORITY GOVERNOR

Mrs. H. Maddison-Neill

CO-OPTED GOVERNOR

Mr D Owen

PARENT GOVERNOR

Mrs V Joules

PARENT GOVERNOR

Ms. T. Cadwell

CO-OPTED GOVERNOR

Mr. J. Walmsley

PARENT GOVERNOR

Mrs N Heath

STAFF

Mrs. S Calderbank
CO-OPTED

Mrs C Grainger

CO-OPTED

Mrs S Molder

HEADTEACHER

Mr D Stammers

CLERK TO THE GOVERNORS

 Ms H Parkinson

 

You can contact our Governors either through the school office or by email at bursar@littlehoole.lancs.sch.uk

Attendance at Meetings Sept 2022 to date

LIttle Hoole Governors Terms of Reference 2022/23

Instrument Of Governance

Register of Business Interests

Little Hoole Primary School Governors Information 

 

The Key Role of The School Governors:

  • To ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
  • To hold the head teacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff
  • To oversee the financial performance of the school and make sure its money is well spent 

They also carry out a number of other important duties, which include:

  • Determining how the school's budget is spent
  • The appointing and dismissing of staff
  • Hearing appeals and grievances
  • Forming policy on the school's curriculum
  • Setting standards for pupils' behaviour and discipline
  • Making sure school buildings are welcoming and safe
  • Setting and monitoring the school's aims and policies  

Effective governance will include these core features:

  • Commitment to ongoing development and to getting to know the school well, including effective induction.
  • Commitment to playing an active part whilst working as part of a team.
  • Ability to provide robust challenge and hold school leaders to account whilst listening to and respecting the views of others.
  • Focus on a strategic role rather than involvement in operational matters

A Governor does NOT:

 Write school policies

  • Undertake audits of any sort – whether financial or health & safety - even if the governor has the relevant professional experience
  • Spend much time with the pupils of the school – if you want to work directly with children, there are many other voluntary valuable roles within the school
  • Fundraise – this is the role of the PTA – the governing body should consider income streams and the potential for income generation, but not carry out fundraising tasks
  • Undertake classroom observations to make judgements on the quality of teaching – the governing body monitors the quality of teaching in the school by requiring data from the senior staff and from external sources
  • Do the job of the school staff – if there is not enough capacity within the paid staff team to carry out the necessary tasks, the governing body need to consider and rectify this