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Meet the Governors
Governors are a voluntary group that meets 6 times a year and is made up of parents, staff and the wider community.
Their job is to ensure that all children are safe, secure & happy and get the best education they can.
Governor Profiles
Click here to learn a little more about our School Governors
Full Governing Body Meeting Dates
Wednesday 26th September 2018
 Wednesday 28th November 2018
 Wednesday 6th February 2019
 Wednesday 3rd April 2019
 Wednesday 19th June 2019
The Role of a Governor
Different Governing Bodies operate in different ways, but governors will be expected to do far more than merely attend meetings. Effective governors will visit the school regularly to see and understand how the school operates. They will visit the school for a particular purpose and produce reports for their fellow Governors. Governors will also be expected to receive and understand reports from the headteacher and senior leaders so they can question, challenge and support, thereby improving the quality of the education provided at the School.
The governing body operates a code of conduct which sets an ethos of professionalism and high expectations of governors. Governors are provided with this part of their induction into the school and will be expected to work within it, since a governing body operates as a corporate entity with corporate responsibility.
As well as the six meetings per year of the full governing body (FGB), smaller committees meet to look at different areas of school life.
These are:
The School Improvement Committee 
The SIC checks on how well the children are taught & how well they learn.
Behaviour and Safety, including Premises Committee 
The main purpose of this committee is to ensure that the school and grounds provide a safe, secure environment for all and to report back to the full governing body any issues related to this. The BSPC also checks that the staff and children are safe and they look at children's behaviour in school.
Finance and Personnel Committee
 The FPC checks that the schools money is spent in the best way to meet the children’s needs and ensures that people who work in school are treated fairly.
The constitution of the Governing Body and its committees are outlined below.
All governors are elected to a term of four years apart from Mrs Amelia Smith, the Headteacher, whose term is open.




Braunstone Frith Governing Body: September 2019




Name


Category


Start of Term


Appointment Ceases


Attendance in Full Governors Meetings in 2018/2019 (6 Meetings)




Mrs Jane Brown


Co-opted


26/03/18


25/03/22


3 Apologies




Miss Samantha Coleman


Parent


15/12/15


14/12/19


2 Apologies




Mr Graham Foster


Parent


14/02/18


13/02/22


1 Apology




Mr Keith Lishman


Co-opted (Chair of Governors)


05/10/17


04/10/21


1 Apology




Mrs Ann Paull


Co-opted


04/12/15


03/12/19


1 Apology




Mr Boyd Pick


Authority (Vice-Chair of Governors)


15/02/17


14/02/21


1 Apology




Mrs Isabel Reid-McKay


Parent


12/03/18


11/03/22


1 Apology




Mrs Amy Rowley


Staff


22/01/16


21/01/20


1 Apology




Mrs Amelia Smith


Headteacher


01/09/09


Open


Full Attendance




Miss Marie Bodycot


Parent


25/10/17


24/10/21


1 Apology




Mrs Karen Duggan


Co-opted Governor


04/04/19


03/04/23


Full Attendance




Mrs Carolyn Burt is the Clerk to the governing body and can be contacted through the school by phoning 0116 2872487.










Finance and Personnel Committee
(4 meetings)




Member


Attendance in 2018/2019




Mr Keith Lishman (Chair)


2 Apologies




Mr Graham Foster


Full Attendance




Mrs Amelia Smith


Full Attendance




Mrs Marie Bodycot


1 Apology










Behaviour and Safety Committee
(4 meetings)




Member


Attendance in 2018/2019




Mr Boyd Pick (Chair)


Full Attendance




Mrs Amy Rowley


2 Apologies




Mrs Amelia Smith


Full Attendance




Mrs Samantha Coleman


Full Attendance










School Improvement Committee
(2 meetings)




Member


Attendance in 2018/2019




Mr Keith Lishman (Chair)


Full Attendance




Mrs Ann Paull


Full Attendance




Mrs Amelia Smith


Full Attendance




Mr Graham Foster


Full Attendance




Business & Other Interests and Relationships with Staff
Mrs Jane Brown is the Principal of New College as well as the Director of New College Leicester Trust 
 Mr Boyd Pick is the Chair of Governors of Eyres Monsell Primary School 
 Mrs Izzy Reid-Mackay is the Director of Kickstarting Commmunity Interest