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.

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 2018
Name	Category	Start of Term	Appointment Ceases	Attendance in Full Governors Meetings in 2017/2018 (6 Meetings)
Mrs Jane Brown	Co-opted	23/03/14	25/08/18	2 Apologies, 2 Absences
Miss Samantha Coleman	Parent	15/12/15	14/12/19	3 Apologies
Mr Graham Foster	Parent	14/02/14	13/02/18	Full Attendance
Mr Keith Lishman	Co-opted (Chair of Governors)	18/09/13	17/09/17	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	12/03/14	11/03/18	Full Attendance
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 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 2017/2018
Mr Keith Lishman (Chair)	Full Attendance
Mr Graham Foster	Full Attendance
Mrs Amelia Smith	Full Attendance
Mrs Marie Bodycot	N/A

Behaviour and Safety Committee (4 meetings)
Member	Attendance in 2017/2018
Mr Boyd Pick (Chair)	Full Attendance
Mrs Amy Rowley	Full Attendance
Mrs Amelia Smith	Full Attendance
Mrs Samantha Coleman	Full Attendance

School Improvement Committee (5 meetings)
Member	Attendance in 2017/2018
Mr Keith Lishman (Chair)	Full Attendance
Mrs Ann Paull	1 Apology
Mrs Amelia Smith	Full Attendance
Mr Graham Foster	Full Attendance

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

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

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.