GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS
The Governing Board meets every term for a formal pre-arranged meeting but the Governors will be in school much more often. Our Governors are hard working and committed to making Grovelands the best school for your children and the community.
At our full Governing Board meetings, we receive and discuss reports from the Headteacher and other members of the senior leadership team. We monitor the results of internal and external assessments of the children's progress and measure the impact of policies which we have adopted to help the school's work.
We oversee and set the school’s financial budget and make sure that we spend wisely. We check to make sure we are receiving good value for the money we spend. We also make sure that the school’s provision complies with current equalities and safeguarding legislation and also that the children and staff have a safe and healthy place to work in. We work as strategic partners with the Grovelands staff to plan the school’s development whilst maintaining its core vision and ethos.
GOVERNING BODY INFORMATION
At Grovelands School, all governor business is managed through Full Governing Body meetings
| NAME | Governor Category | Appointed By | Term of Office | Link Governor Responsibilities | Relevant Business Interests | Other Governing Positions Held | Relevant Relationships within the school |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicki Dale | Co-opted | Governing Board | 01/2020 - 12/2023 | Safeguarding; Finance; Sports Premium; HR | Has a fixed term contract teaching role in the school working with year 4 to provide intervention groups three afternoons per week. | NIL | NIL |
| Dara Wakeling | Co-opted | Governing Board | 10/2018 - 10/2022 | SEND | Teacher at Uckfield Community College; Husband is a member of SLT at Uckfield Community College |
NIL | Child/ren at the school |
| Paul Young | Co-opted | Governing Board | 09/2019 - 08/2023 | Chair of Governors; Health & Safety |
Employed at Be Valued, Eastbourne as Senior IT Developer; Director of Animazing C.I.C; Director/Owner of PaNic Games Ltd; | NIL | Child/ren at the school |
| Vacancy | Co-opted | Governing Board | |||||
Alicia Ford |
Foundation | Trust | 03/2019 – 03/2023 | Health & Emotional Well Being |
Teacher at St Andrews Prep, Eastbourne | NIL | NIL |
Vacancy |
Foundation |
Trust | |||||
Joy Mercer |
Local Authority | Governing Board (Nominated by E.S.C.C.) | 01/2020 – 01/2024 | Curriculum; Training | NIL | NIL | NIL |
Sally Barnard |
Parent |
Parents |
12/2020 – 12/2024 | Maths | Member of the SLT at Polegate school. | Child/ren at the school Sibling employed at the school. | |
Lucy Elder |
Parent |
Parents | 09/2018 09/2022 |
Vice Chair of Governors; |
Learning Assistant at Uckfield College | NIL | Child/ren at the school |
Kathleen Swaine |
Staff |
Staff | 12/2020 – 12/2024 | NIL | I am a member of the joint committee for the consultation process for the proposed Federation of Hellingly Primary and Grovelands Primary Schools. | NIL | NIL |
Jon Goulding |
Headteacher Ex-officio |
Governing Board | 01/2018 - | NIL | NIL | NIL | NIL |
Darren Brand |
Associate Member |
Governing Board | 05/2019 – 05/2023 |
Data; Pupil Premium |
Principal Lecturer at the University of Brighton. | Local Authority Governor – Stone Cross School | Child/ren at the school |
| Angela Duley | Clerk to Governors | Governing Board | Ongoing | NIL | NIL | NIL | NIL |
Resigned Governors who have served in the last 12 months
| NAME | Governor Category | Appointed By | Term of Office | Link Governor Responsibilities | Relevant Business Interests | Other Governing Positions Held | Relevant Relationships within the school |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rachael Marshman |
Parent | Parents | 10/2016 -10/2020 | Safeguarding & Child Protection | Product Manager ‘Capita SIMS’ Husband created and manages the school website |
NIL | Children at the school |
Michelle McKay |
Staff | Staff | 10/2016 -10/2020 | NIL | NIL | NIL | NIL |
GOVERNING BODY MEETING ATTENDANCE - FGB Meetings 2019/20
(All business is conducted through FGB meetings, there are no sub-committees)
| NAME | 26/09/2019 | 09/01/20 | 13/02/20 | 26/03/20 (V)* |
30/04/20 (V) |
16/07/20 (V) |
Number Attended | % Attended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Darren Brand |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
✔ | ✔ | 6/6 | 100% |
Nicki Dale |
N/A | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 5/5 | 100% |
Lucy Elder |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 6/6 | 100% |
Alicia Ford |
✖ | ✔ | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ | ✔ | 3/6 | 50% |
Jon Goulding |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 6/6 | 100% |
Rachael Marshman |
✔ | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 5/6 | 83% |
Michelle Mckay |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 6/6 | 100% |
Joy Mercer |
✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 5/5 | 100% |
Kathleen Swaine |
✔ | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | 3/6 | 50% |
| Dara Wakeling | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 3/6 | 50% |
Paul Young |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 6/6 | 100% |
| Angela Duley Clerk |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 6/6 | 100% |
* = Virtual Meeting
