Governing Body

Our Governing Body

Governors are people who have an interest in the role of schools in society and wish to make a positive contribution to their communities. They will have enquiring minds and contribute to the effective running of the school and the educational achievements of its pupils. A governing body's overriding responsibility is to work in partnership with the head teacher to promote continuous improvement in the performance of the school. This involves the establishment of a development plan, the setting of challenging but achievable targets and the interpretation of information to assess progress and determine appropriate action. Typically, a governor's duties will average at around 6 hours of time each month. Aligned to its improvement role, the governing body is there to be a 'critical friend' who can provide the right balance between supporting and challenging the performance of both the head teacher and the school.

As part of the STAR Multi-Academy Trust, we work with a Scheme of Delegation to the Members and Trust Board - you can read this below:

Riverside School Scheme of Delegation

For the 2018-2019, our Local Governing Body has a slightly altered re-mit since the school has academised in May 2018. Our governing body does not have any committees - instead it meets as a full board approximately once per month. In this way, every governor is fully involved in all aspects of governance.

The LGB has a close working relationship with the MAT Board of Trustees as detailed on the STAR MAT website. Our Local Governing Board for 2018-2019 is constituted:

Name	Category	Date appointed	Appointed By	Term in Office Expires	Any Positions of Responsibility
Ian Butler	Chair of Governors	1/9/13	Trustee appointment	1/9/21	Appraisal Link Governor Safeguarding/Child Protection Link
Charlie Heard	Apponyed by Trustees	2/2/19	Trustee appointment	1/2/23	Foundation Curriculum Subjects
Rick Miles	Trustee appointment	1/9/16	Trustee appointment	31/8/20	Finance Lead Govenor
Pete Carr	Parent Governor	1/12/17	Parent election	30/11/21	Sports Premium Champion SEN & Inclusion
Prof Andrew Warnes	Parent Governor	12/11/18	LGB board	11/1122	Pupil Premium Champion
Ian Yapp	Teacher Governor (Headteacher)	1/9/16	Ex-officio	31/8/20	Nil
Carolyn Walker	Trustee appointment Vice-chair	1/5/15	Trustee appointment	11/5/19	EFYS Appraisal Link Governor
Alison Woodward	Staff	1/1/18	Staff election	31/12/21	Nil
John O’Callaghan	Trustee appointment	123/10/18	Trustee appointment	22/10/22	Premises, health and safety lead governor

Register of business interests:

Riverside School 1819 Register of Business Interests

Governor meeting attendance:

Attendance

Governor Newsletters:

GovsNewsletter Autumn 2018

From our OFSTED report in January 2013:

Governance has improved considerably since the previous inspection. Governors have a full understanding of data and how it relates to pupils’ progress. They keep a close eye on the impact of any spending, including the pupil premium funding. Governors canvassed staff opinion as part of their self-evaluation. They responded positively to the criticism that they seemed a bit remote and have worked on raising their profile in the school. Consequently, governors go into lessons, look at teachers’ planning and accompany staff on ‘learning walks’ so they have a thorough knowledge of what goes on in school. They keep themselves up to date. They make sure that staff and pupils are safe.