The Role of the Governing Body inc finance info

The Role of the Governing Body

The role of the Governing Body is to:

• Ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction of the school;
• Hold the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its students, and the performance management of staff; and
• Oversee the financial performance of the school and make sure its money is well spent.

All Governors agreed to follow a Code of Conduct. There are no associate members of our governing body. The school does not have over 250 employees and is not required to report on the Gender Pay Gap 

Financial Information:

Maintained schools are now required to publish salary information on any employee earning over £100,000 per annum.   

All staff employed directly by the school are paid in accordance with the School Teachers Pay & Conditions Document (STPD) or National Joint Council (NJC) Terms & Conditions (support staff).  All salary levels are determined and reviewed annually by the Pay Committee

Senior Leadership Team Pay
Employees paid over £100,000 110-120K  120-130K 130-140K	2

 

You can access more information about the School and its finances through the following link which takes you to the government financial benchmarking service. 

See the National Governors’ Association website for more information on the role of school governors. There are no associate members of the governing board. All Governors are appointed by the GB and ratified in full governor meetings. 

Membership Jan 2025 

Name Governor Type Term From Term To Roles Dawn Ferdinand  Co-opted Governor  7 Oct 2024 7 Oct 2028 Chair of Gov  Rebecca Cervi Parent Governor  22 Apr 2024 21 Apr 2028 PP Link Gov  Carter-Ann Mahdavi Parent Governor  22 Apr 2024 21 Apr 2028 SEN Link Gov  Camilla West Co-opted Governor 18 Mar 2024 17 Mar 2028 People & Income Generation  Jane Garrard  Co-opted Governor 12 Dec 2023  11 Dec 2027 Chair - F&F  Blaise Boulton Co-opted Governor 01 Nov 2023 31 Oct 2027 Vice Chair of Gov Ms Emily Attwood Co-opted Governor 06 Dec 2022  05 Dec 2026 Communications  Chair - T&L Ms Marilyn Francis Clerk     Clerk Ms Johanna Hinshelwood Co-opted governor 4 Dec 2021 4 Dec 2025   Ms Catherine Lawrence Co-opted 17 Dec 2023 16 Dec 2027 Safeguarding  Kuljit Rahelu Headteacher 15.04 2015      James Randerson  Co-opted Governor  27.11.2024 26.11.2028   Angela Rooke Deputy Headteacher 05.01.2005     Ana Roshkoska Co-opted Gov  07.05.2025 06.06.2029   Jane Wright  Staff Governor  02.05.2025 02.06.2029

 

                                        Register of Business and Pecuniary Interests 

Governors are required to declare and publish details of any relevant business and pecuniary interests that could impact on their ability to act impartially in their dealings with the school. Governors not mentioned have no possible conflicting business or pecuniary interests 

Governor	Nature of Business	Nature of Interest
Ms Catherine Lawerence	Education/ Governance	Headteacher and Co-opted on Moreland Primary School GB

 

Financial benchmarking 

The school financial benchmarking can be found using the following link https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/