Governors

The Governing Body

The Governing Body of Hillside Primary School works with the management team on strategies to deliver the best possible environment for every child, for each member of staff, and for the whole school community, enabling them to grow and develop their potential.

What is the difference between the different types of governors?

Co-opted Governor is a member of the local community or school you will understand the
importance of the local primary to its community and will have an interest in supporting its activities.
Governors are elected by the Governing Body.
LA (Local Authority) Governors are appointed in consultation with the Local Authority that maintains
the school. They should vote according to the best interests of the school.
Parent Governors are elected to be representative of the parent body. They should keep in touch
with those who elected them but make up their own minds on how to vote on any specific issue.
Staff Governor include is a member of the school staff and can be teaching or non-teaching staff. All
staff governors are elected by staff.
Head, this is the Governor position reserved for the Head Teacher only.
Associate Governors that are adopted by the Full Governing Body, and represent people that work
closely with the governing body. They have no voting rights.

All Governors serve as term of office between 1 and 4 years, the length of their term is decided and
confirmed at the start of their terms of office, the default is 4 years.

Committee Meetings
The Full Governing Body (FGB) meets at least once every half term, 6 times a year. Minutes of these meeting are available for members of the public to view if required.

To assist the FGB, there are sub-committees that meet at least once a term and then report back to the FGB.

Current sub committees that we have are; Resources; Pupil Learning.

Governor Areas of Responsibility
There are several areas of responsibility of governors within the Governing Body to assist in the improvement of the school, the Governing Body and to champion these areas. They cover SEND, Safeguarding, Health and Safety, Sports Funding and Data.

Governor Attendance

FGB And Committee Attendance July 2019

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FGB Meeting Minutes

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Who are the Govering body?

Chair of Governors - Parent Governor Akif Khan Committee: Resources & Pupil Learning & Community Declarations of interest: None Linked with Year 5 "I have lived in Lower Earley since 2005 and have been a Parent Governor at Hillside since Dec 2014. I currently serve on both the Finance committee and the Pupil Learning and Community committees, giving me a broad overview of activity at Hillside."
Vice Chair - Parent Governor Vicky Kollnberger Committee: Resources Governor Development Linked with Year 6 "Date of Appointment: 20/11/17 Term of office: 4 years"
Co-opted Governor Miss C Boyden Committee: Resources Declarations of interest: Works at The Abbey School Linked with Early Years "Date of appointment: 20/09/19 Term of Office: 1 year"
LA Governor Sotos Mandalos Committee: Resources Linked with Year 4 "Date of Appointment: 14/07/2016 Term of Office: 4 years"
Staff Governor Liz Doswell Committee: Pupil Learning & Community Declarations of interest: Hillside Teacher "Date of Appointment: April 2020 Term of office: 4 years"
Co-opted Governor Karen Mackin Committee: Resources Health & Saftey, SIP Linked with Year 1 "Date of Appointment: 05/02/2018 Term of office: 4 years"
Co-opted Governor Dan Pearman Committee: Pupil Learning & Community Declarations of interest: Hillside Teacher "Date of Appointment: 06/02/2017 Term of office: 4 years"
Co-opted Governor Gordon Rimmer Committee: Resources (Chair) Declarations of interest: None Declarations of interest: None "Date of Appointment: 24/10/2017 Term of office: 4 years"
Co-opted Governor Reverend Jonathon Salmon Committee: Pupil Learning & Community Declarations of interest: Local church minister Role: SMSC & Values "Date of Appointment: 23/07/2019 Term of office: 4 years"
Parent Governor Russell Woodman Committee: Pupil Learning & Community Declarations of interest: None "Date of appointment: June 2019 Term of office: 4 years"
Clerk to Governors Pat Arthur All committees