Irlam Endowed Primary School
Fulfilling our Potential
Governors
Welcome to our webpage. The Governing Body of Irlam Endowed is made up of a variety of volunteers who represent different sectors of our school and local community. The governors will regularly update this webpage with their latest news.
The current governing body are as follows :
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Governor: Ben Lynch |  |
Governor: Andrew Sargeant | ||
| Term of Office: 17/04/23 - Ongoing | Term of Office: 14/10/24 - 13/10/28 | ||||
| Role: Headteacher Governor | Role: Chair of Governors & LA Governor | ||||
| Responsibility: Headteacher | Responsibility: | ||||
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Committee: Finance, Staffing and Premises Committee & School Effectiveness Committee |
Committee: Finance, Staffing and Premises Committee & School Effectiveness Committee |
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| Governance Role Elsewhere: Bowker Vale Primary School | Governance Role Elsewhere: Ellenbrook Primary School, Prestolee Academy Trust | ||||
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Governor: Jessica Wilcock |  |
Governor: Emma Illsley | ||
| Term of Office: 19/03/21 - 18/03/25 | Term of Office: 07/12/21 - 06/12/25 | ||||
| Role: Parent Governor | Role: Co-Opted Governor | ||||
| Responsibility: Safeguarding Governor | Responsibility: Maths Governor | ||||
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Committee: School Effectiveness Committee |
Committee: Finance, Staffing and Premises Committee |
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| Governance Role Elsewhere: None | Governance Role Elsewhere: None | ||||
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Governor: John Stephens |  |
Governor: Rev. Rob Jackson | ||
| Term of Office: 26/03/24 - 25/03/28 | Term of Office: 08/03/23 - 07/03/27 | ||||
| Role: Foundation Governor | Role: Foundation Governor | ||||
| Responsibility: School Development Plan | Responsibility: Attendance & Pay Committee | ||||
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Committee: School Effectiveness Committee |
Committee: School Effectiveness Committee (Chair) |
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| Governance Role Elsewhere: CEO Bright Futures Educational Trust | Governance Role Elsewhere: St Mary's C of E School | ||||
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Governor: Chris Hansford | Governor: Vacancy | |||
| Term of Office: 15/01/24 - 14/01/28 | Term of Office: | ||||
| Role: Parent Governor | Role: Co-opted Governor | ||||
| Responsibility: Inclusion (including SEND) | Responsibility: TBC | ||||
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Committee: Finance, Staffing and Premises Committee |
Committee: TBC |
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| Governance Role Elsewhere: None | Governance Role Elsewhere: | ||||
| Governor: Vacancy | Governor: Vacancy | ||||
| Term of Office: | Term of Office: | ||||
| Role: Co-Opted Governor | Role: Staff Governor | ||||
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Responsibility: TBC |
Responsibility: TBC | ||||
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Committee: Finance, Staffing and Premises Committee |
Committee: School Effectiveness Committee |
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| Governance Role Elsewhere: None | Governance Role Elsewhere: None | ||||
Governors meet several times over the course of the school year, and the Governing Board has the following core strategic functions:
Establishing the strategic direction by:
- Setting the vision, values, and objectives for the school
- Agreeing the school improvement strategy with priorities and targets
- Meeting statutory duties
Ensuring accountability by:
- Appointing the Headteacher
- Monitoring the educational performance of the school and progress towards agreed targets
- Performance managing the lead headteacher (where delegated)
- Engaging with stakeholders
- Contributing to school self-evaluation
Overseeing financial performance by:
- Setting the budget
- Monitoring spending against the budget
- Ensuring money is well spent and value for money is obtained
- Ensuring risks to the organisation are managed
Terms of Reference
School Effectiveness Committee: 2023 - 24 School Effectiveness Commitee TOR
Finance, Staffing and Premise Committee: 2023 - 24 Finance Commitee TOR
School Fund Mission Statement
School Fund Mission Statement 2020.pdf
Governor Attendance
IEPS Governor Attendance 2022-2023
IEPS Governor Attendance 2023-2024
Constitution
Irlam Endowed Primary - sealed IOG 01.09.15.pdf
Minutes
Autumn 2023
- School Effectiveness Committee October 2023
- Finance, Staffing and Premises Committee October 2023
- Full Governing Body meeting November 2023
Spring 2024
- School Effectiveness Committee February 2024
- Finance, Staffing and Premises Committee March 2024
- Full Governing Body meeting March 2024
Summer 2024
- School Effectiveness Committee April 2024
- Finance, Staffing and Premises Committee June 2024
- Full Governing Body meeting July 2024
Declaration of Interest
None identified
How governors have been supporting school
Autumn term 2024:
- Appointment of a new Chair of Governors (Andrew Sargeant) was made in October 2024.
- Safeguarding Governor visited school to take part in the Section 175/157 annual audit.
- Attendance Governor visited school to discuss the changes to attendance and new national guidelines for all schools.
- Chair of Governors attended the begining of a training session to speak to staff about becoming a staff governor and what this would entail.
Summer term 2024:
- Governors attended the School Effectiveness Sub-Committee, Finance and Subcommittee and Full Governing Board meeting.
- Governors conducted the Headteacher's interim performance management.
- Governors agreed the substantive leadership structure in effect from September 2024.
- Recruitment of the substantive Assistant Headteachers took place with two governors, the Headteacher and an external Headteacher.
Spring term 2024:
- Governors attended the School Effectiveness Sub-Committee, Finance and Subcommittee and Full Governing Board meeting.
- Governors conducted a Staff Wellbeing Survey with all staff members.
- Headteacher fedback to governors the outcomes of a recent parent/carer survey; a joint response was shared with the school community.
- A new Foundation Governor, Dr John Stephens, was appointed to the governing board.
- The new parent governor started to attend governors' meetings.
Autumn term 2023:
- Governors interviewed for the Interim Assistant Headteachers starting from January 2024.
- Governors attended safeguarding training to develop their awareness of the changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023.
- A governor supported staff with coaching opportunities to develop their professional development.
- Governors attended the School Effectiveness Sub-Committee, Finance and Subcommittee and Full Governing Board meeting.
- Parent governor election sent out to the school community to elect a parent governor.
- Governors attended a Governors Development Session ran by Melanie Larkin (Governors Services Manager) to develop the boards strategic approach to school management.
Summer term 2023:
- Governors attended a twilight INSET session led by B Lynch to contribute to the new school values.
- Governors received initial results from a staff wellbeing survey; lines of enquiry were identified and further staff voice activities will be planned for Autumn term 2023.
- Chair and Vice Chair were involved in appointing a maternity cover position on the school’s Senior Leadership Team.
- Governors attended various out-of-school activities, such as the Sports Persons’ evening, Summer Fair and EYFS cluster meeting.
- Full Governing Body and both subcommittees met with B Lynch (new Headteacher) – this included sharing the School Development Plan, approving the school budget and discussing next steps in the school’s development under the new Headteacher.
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