Governing Body
Welcome to the Severn Federation of Schools Governors' Section.
If there is anything you would like to discuss with your School Governors please contact us via the Clerk; clerk@lydney.gloucs.sch.uk, or via the school reception (01594 842426).
The School Governors.
The Governors are responsible for all matters concerning the School, including the curriculum, maintenance of the buildings and appointment of staff. The Governors meet at least once a term.
Agenda and Minutes are available in the School office upon request.
The governing body is designed to look after the overall running of the school.
They are responsible for:
- Ensuring accountability.
- Monitoring and evaluating the school’s progress.
- Budgetary allocation and control.
- Planning for the long term future of the school.
- Setting the school’s aims and values.
- Appointing senior members of staff including the Head Teacher.
Whilst the governors are always open to ideas and opinions they are not primarily responsible for:
- Discussing the individual needs of pupils (please contact your childs teacher for this).
- Complaints/concerns about staff (this should initially be addressed to the Head Teacher).
- Fund raising and social events (this is run by the Friends).
Outlines of Governance for the Severn Federation of Schools
Composition of the Governing Body
| Governor Type | Composition | Appointments | Vacancies |
| Head | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Staff | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Local Authority | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Parent | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Co-opted | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Foundation | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|
Total |
14 | 12 | 2 |
| Name | Governor Type | Appointing Body | Committee | Responsibility | Register of Interests | Governor at another School | Term of Office |
|
Miss. Louisa Davies
|
Co-opted | Governing Body |
Performance and Standards.
Resources.
RE, Worship, Community and Communications.
Headteacher Performance. |
Chair of Governors.
Humanities.
EYFS.
H.T.P.M.
Pay Panel. |
Local Leader of Governance | No | 06.02.18 to 05.02.22 |
|
Mr. Maurice Bloomfield
|
Co-opted | Governing Body |
Resources (Chair). |
Finance.
Science/ Maths/ Computing/ DT.
H.T.P.M.
Pay Panel.
|
Spouse to an Associate Member.
Treasurer of the Bledisloe New Zealand Memorial Trust. |
No | 13.07.16 to 12.07.20 |
| Mr. A. Luke | Foundation | Diocese of Gloucester | RE, Worship, C&C. | None | No | 01.06.18 to 31.05.22 | |
|
Rev. M. Ireland |
Foundation | Diocese of Gloucester | RE, Worship, C&C |
|
None | No | 01.05.18 to 20.04.22 |
|
Mrs. Sharon Cooke
|
Parent | *Governing Body* | Resources |
More Able.
Health and Safety.
SEND. |
Child at Lydney School.
|
No | 06.12.16 to 05.12.20 |
| Ms. Hannah Straine-Francis | Co-opted | Governing Body |
Performance and Standards (Chair). |
Children in Care.
Safeguarding/ Online Safety.
Creative Arts
P.S.H.E
S.R.E
|
None | No | 12.07.17 to 11.07.21 |
| Mr. Mark Higginson | Parent | *Governing Body* | Resources |
Pupil Premium.
PE and Sport Premium.
English and Languages. |
Child at Aylburton School | No | 11.02.19 to 10.02.23 |
| Ms. Liz Jenkins | Local Authority | Local Authority | None | No | 02.04.19 to 01.04.23 | ||
| Ms. Nikki Knight | Co-opted | Governing Body | Child at Lydney school | No | 02.04.19 to 02.04.23 | ||
|
Mr. Adam Ramli
|
Staff | Staff | RE, Worship, Community and Communications. | Staff Member | No | 28.01.19 to 27.01.21 | |
|
Mrs. Rachel Dare
|
Ex-Officio | Governing Body |
RE, Worship, C&C.
Performance and Standards.
Resources. |
Staff Member | No | NA | |
|
Mr. Guy Phillips
|
Co-opted | Governing Body |
RE, Worship, C&C.
Performance and Standards.
Resources. |
Staff Member | No | 02.04.19 to 01.04.23 | |
|
Mrs. Clare Bloomfield
|
Associate Member* | Governing Body | Performance and Standards. |
Spouse to a governor.
Governor at a different school. |
Yes (Bream) |
14.05.18 to 13.05.19 | |
|
Mrs Andrea Westwood
|
Associate Member* | Governing Body |
RE, Worship, C&C.
Performance and Standards. |
Policy Review.
Eco Schools. |
Staff Member | No | 14.05.18 to 13.05.22 |
| Rev. M. Ireland | Co-opted | Governing Body | RE, Worship, C&C | None | No |
08.10.18 to 07.10.22 REASSIGNED |
*Associate Members may have restricted voting rights; these are outlined in the committee Terms of Reference
Attendance at Governors' Meetings
Full Governing Body - 2018/2019
| 08.10.18 | 04.12.18 | 11.02.19 | 02.04.19 | 04.06.19 | 17.07.19 | |
| L. Davies | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| R. Dare | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| M. Bloomfield | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| H. Straine-Francis | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| M. Ireland | Y | Y | Y | Apologies | ||
| A. Luke | Apologies | Y | Y | Apologies | ||
| G. Phillips | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| S. Cooke | Absent | Y | Y | Y | ||
| A. Ramli | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| M. Higginson | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| L. Jenkins | --------- | --------- | --------- | Y | ||
| N. Knight | --------- | --------- | --------- | Apologies | ||
|
A. Westwood (Associate Member) |
Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
|
C. Bloomfield (Associate Member) |
Y | Y | Y | Y |
Full Governing Body - 2017/2018
|
|
09.10.17 | 04.12.17 | 06.02.18 | 17.04.18 | 14.05.18 | 18.07.18 |
|
L. Davies |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
|
R. Dare |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
|
C. Bloomfield |
Y | Y | Y | RETIRED | -------- | --------- |
|
C. Summerfield |
Y | Y | Y | RETIRED | ---------- | --------- |
| M. Bloomfield | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
|
A. Ramli |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Apologies | Y |
|
G. Phillips |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Apologies |
|
P. Pugh |
Y | Y | Y | RETIRED | ----------- | --------- |
|
S. Cooke |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
|
M. Croft |
Y | Apologies | Y | RETIRED | ---------- | --------- |
|
S. Fenby |
Apologies | Y | RESIGNED | ------------ | ------------ | --------- |
| B. Leppier | Y | Y | RESIGNED | ------------ | ------------ | --------- |
| H. Straine-Francis | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| M. Higginson | -------- | Y | Y | Y | Absent | Y |
| A. Westwood (Associate Member) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
|
C. Bloomfield (Associate Member) |
------- | ----------- | ----------- | ----------- | Y | Y |
Performance and Standards Committee - 2018/2019
| 03.10.18 | 18.01.19 | 29.03.19 | 12.07.19 | |
| H. Straine-Francis | Apologies | Y | Y | |
| R. Dare | Y | Y | Y | |
| L. Davies | Y | Y | Apologies | |
| G. Phillips | Y | Apologies | Y | |
| L. Jenkins | ------------ | ----------- | ------------ | |
| A. Westwood (AM) | Y | Y | Y | |
| C. Bloomfield (AM) | Apologies | Y | Y |
Performance and Standards Committee - 2017/2018
|
|
03.10.17 | 16.01.18 | 27.03.18 | 01.05.18 | 10.07.18 |
|
C. Bloomfield |
Y | Y | Y | RETIRED | Y |
|
R. Dare |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
|
L. Davies |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
|
P. Pugh |
Y | Y | Y | RETIRED | RETIRED |
|
G. Phillips |
Y | Y | Y | Apologies | Y |
|
A. Westwood |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| H. Straine- Francis | --------- | Y | Y | Y | Y |
RE, Worship, Community and Communications - 2018/2019
| 27.09.18 | 20.11.18 | 21.03.19 | 17.05.19 | |
| L. Davies | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| R. Dare | Apologies | Y | Y | Y |
| A. Luke | Y | Y | Y | Apologies |
| M. Ireland | --------- | Y | Y | Y |
| G. Phillips | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| A. Ramli | Apologies | Apologies | Apologies | Apologies |
| A. Westwood (AM) | Y | Y | Y | Y |
RE, Worship, Community and Communications Committee - 2017/2018
|
|
27.09.17 | 02.11.17 | 27.03.18 |
13.06.18 (Postponed) |
| M. Croft | Absent | Y | Y | RETIRED |
|
R. Dare |
Y | Y | Y | NA |
| G. Phillips | Y | Y | Y | NA |
| S. Fenby | Apologies | Y | RESIGNED | RESIGNED |
|
A. Ramli |
Apologies | Apologies | Apologies | NA |
| C. Bloomfield | Y | Y | Y | RESIGNED |
| A. Westwood | Apologies | Y | Y | NA |
| B. Leppier | Apologies | Y | -------------- | ------------ |
Resources Committee - 2018/2019
| 24.09.18 | 12.11.18 | 11.03.19 | 29.04.19 | 24.06.19 | |
| M. Bloomfield | Apologies | Y | Y | Y | |
| L. Davies | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| R. Dare | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| M. Higginson | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| S. Cooke | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| G. Phillips | Y | Apologies | Y | Y |
Resources Committee - 2017/2018
|
|
26.09.17 | 13.11.17 | 12.03.18 | 30.04.18 | 25.06.18 |
| C. Summerfield | Y | Absent | Y | RETIRED | ------------- |
| G. Phillips | Y | Apologies | Y | Y | Y |
| R. Dare | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| L. Davies | Y | Y | Y | Y | Apologies |
| M. Croft | Y | Y | Absent | RETIRED | ------------- |
| M. Bloomfield | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| S. Cooke | Y | Apologies | Apologies | Y | Apologies |
| M. Higginson | --------- | ----------- | Y | Y | Y |
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