The Role of the Governing Body
School Governors work closely with staff at Broadway East First to establish the school’s strategic direction and to ensure accountability and financial probity.
The Governing Body meets twice a term as a whole group and at other times as members of various committees. School Governors have legal duties, powers and responsibilities. They can only act collectively, not individually. The Governors are made up of parents, members of staff, Gosforth Schools’ Trust representatives and community representatives.
Parent Governors:
- Have at least one child on roll in the School
- Are elected by parents of children at the School
- Serve for a period of four years
- Represent the views of parents to the Governing Body but speak and act as individuals
Community Governors:
- Are appointed by the Governing Body
- Typically have a specific skill or expertise that will prove helpful to the Governing Body
- Serve for a period of four years
Staff Governors:
- Must be employed by BEFS
- Are elected by all staff employed by Broadway East First School
- Serve for a period of four years
Foundation Trust Governors:
- Are appointed by the Gosforth Schools’ Trust
- Act as a link between the work of the trust and the school
- Serve for a period of four years
Current Governors (updated October 2021)
|
Name |
Category |
Appointed / Elected by |
Term of office |
Committee Membership / Link Governors |
Declaration of Interests |
|
Gary Burnett |
Foundation Trust (staff) |
Appointed by the Gosforth Schools’ Trust Board |
01/04/2014 - 31/03/2022 |
Main Scale/ Non-Teaching Appointments Committee Foundation Trust Link Governor Joint Link Governor for Humanities |
None declared |
|
Rhonda Crosby |
Foundation Trust |
Appointed by the Gosforth Schools’ Trust Board |
01/04/2014 - 31/03/2022 |
Vice Chair of the Governing Body Link Governor for Safeguarding Foundation Trust Link Governor Admissions Committee Art Link Governor |
None declared |
|
Chris Young |
Parent | Appointed by the parents/carers | 01/01/2018 - 31/12/2021 |
Computing and Humanities Link Governor Curriculum Sub Group |
None declared |
|
Helen McKenna |
Headteacher |
Ex-officio |
N/A Ex-officio |
Main Scale/ Non-Teaching Appointments Committee Employment Terms and Conditions Committee Finance Committee Admissions Committee Working Party on the Disability & Equalities Scheme |
Director of Gosforth Schools’ Trust |
|
Tony Purdie |
Authority
Co-opted |
Appointed by the Governing Body |
01/09/2021 - 31/08/2022
01/09/2017 – 31/08/2021
12/05/2014 – 31/08/2017
01/09/2017 - 31/08/2021
01/09/2021 - 31/08/2025 |
Chair of the Governing Body Finance Committee Admissions Committee Employment Terms and Conditions Committee Link Governor for Maths Joint Link Governor for Design Technology & Science Eco Link Governor |
None declared |
|
Roksana Rutherford |
Parent Coopted since 2018 |
Elected by the parents |
11/12/2014 - 31/01/2023 |
Joint Link Governor for SEN, Inclusion, Looked After Children & Pupil Premium Link Governor for Sport Premium |
Employed at Grange First School |
|
Andrea Wingate |
Staff Governor |
Appointed by the staff |
01/02/2019 - 31/01/2023 | Early Years | None declared |
|
Liz Tufton |
Parent |
Elected by the parents |
24/02/2014 - 21/01/2022 |
Main Scale/ Non-Teaching Appointments Committee Link Governor for RE Link Governor for Maths |
None declared |
|
Susan Ward |
Staff |
Elected by the staff |
03/02/2011 - 02/10/2023 |
Working Party on the Disability & Equalities Scheme Joint Link Governor for SEN, Inclusion, Looked After Children &Pupil Premium |
None declared |
|
Sarah Lancaster |
Associate (No voting rights) |
14/10/2019 - 13/10/2023 |
Finance Committee |
None declared |
|
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Karen Calvert |
Coopted since 07/01/2019 |
07/01/2019 - |
Clerk |
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| Julia Bayes | Coopted since 28/06/2021 | Appointed by the Governing Body | 28/06/2021 | None declared | |
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Previous Governors (no longer on the GB)
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Karen Gammack |
Co-opted |
Appointed by the Governing Body |
16/10/2017-15/10/2021 |
English Link Governor |
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Moira Dunn |
Co-opted |
Appointed by the Governing Body |
12/05/2014 - 06/03/2020 |
Employment Terms and Conditions Committee Finance Committee Working Party on the Disability & Equalities Scheme Link Governor for Art Joint Link Governor for Early Years |
None declared |
| Craig Smith | Parent | Appointed by parents/carers | 01/01/2018 - 06/03/2020 |
Finance Committee Eco Governor Learning and Curriculum group |
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Rachel Wright |
Associate ((staff) voting rights for committees) |
Appointed by the Governing Body |
19/06/2017-02/06/2019 |
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Sally McMillan |
Co-opted (staff) |
Appointed by the Governing Body |
12/05/2014 – 16/10/2017 |
Joint Link Governor for Early Years |
None declared |
|
Chris Lucarelli |
Co-opted
|
Appointed by the Governing Body
|
16/10/2017-21/01/2019 |
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Catherine Collins |
Parent |
Elected by the parents |
23/11/2016-31/08/2017 |
|
None declared |
|
Alun Jones |
Local Authority |
Appointed by the Governing Body |
26/05/2010 – 31/08/2017 |
Chair of the GB Chair of the Headteacher / Deputy Headteacher Appointments Committee Chair of the Main Scale/ Non-Teaching Appointments Committee Employment Terms and Conditions Committee Chair of the Finance Committee Chair of the In-Year Admissions Committee Link Governor for Health and Safety |
None declared |
|
Jacqueline Lambert |
Parent |
Elected by the parents |
24/02/2014 – 31/08/2017 |
Eco Link Governor |
None declared |
|
Helen Lucarelli |
Co-opted |
Appointed by the Governing Body |
12/05/2014 – 31/08/2017 |
Vice Chair of the GB Headteacher / Deputy Headteacher Appointments Committee Main Scale/ Non-Teaching Appointments Committee Link Governor for Literacy Joint Link Governor for SEN, Inclusion, Looked After Children &Pupil Premium Link Governor for Inspection Preparation |
Employed by the Department for Education |
Committees and Committee Membership
Appointments Committees
Headteacher / Deputy Headteacher
The Appointments Committees support the school’s senior leaders to recruit staff.
Tony Purdie (Chair), plus a minimum of two other governors appointed by the full GB.
Headteacher to attend and contribute in the appointment of Deputy Headteacher, but not vote.
Main Scale / Non-Teaching
Tony Purdie (Chair), Gary Burnett, Helen McKenna, Liz Tufton
Headteacher Performance Review
Thony Purdie (Chair), Rhonda Crosby, AP, Julia Bayes
Employment Terms and Conditions (ET & C) Committee
Tony Purdie (Chair), Helen McKenna
Appeals (Discipline, Discretionary Awards, Dismissal, Grading, Grievance, Pay and Redundancy & HT’s Performance Review)
Any three governors who have not been involved in the original decision will convene as a committee to hear appeals.
Finance Committee
The Finance Committee, which is responsible for monitoring the school finances and budget, ensuring the school is financially accountable and following agreed financial procedures.
Tony Purdie (Chair), Helen McKenna, Roksana Rutherford, Sarah Lancaster (plus any governor who wishes to attend)
In-Year Admissions Committee
The Admissions Committee makes decisions regarding in-year admissions, always following statutory guidance and agreed policies.
Tony Purdie (Chair), Helen McKenna, Rhonda Crosby
Learning and Curriculum
Tony Purdie (Chair), Gary Burnett, Helen Mckenna, Liz Tufton, Sue Ward, Chris Young (plus any other governor who wishes to attend)
Working Party on the Disability & Equalities Scheme
Helen McKenna, Susan Ward
Link Governors
Link Governors visit school regularly and work alongside staff and children as well as supporting the school to evaluate areas of its work and report back to the Governing Body.
Art – Rhonda Crosby
Design Technology & Science - Tony Purdie
Early Years – Julia Bayes
Computing - Chris Young
English – Vacant
Maths – Liz Tufton
RE – Liz Tufton
Safeguarding – Rhonda Crosby
SEN / Inclusion / Looked After Children / Pupil Premium – Susan Ward/Roksana Rutherford
Sport Premium – Roksana Rutherford
Eco Governor – Tony Purdie
Health and Safety – Helen Mckenna/Rhonda Crosby
Humanities - Chris Young/Gary Burnett
Attendance at Full GB meetings 2019-20 Academic Year
|
Name |
14/10/2019 |
02/12/2019 |
09/03/2020 |
|
Tony Purdie (Chair) |
Y |
Y |
Y |
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Rhonda Crosby |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Helen Mckenna |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Moira Dunn |
Apologies accepted |
Y |
Apologies accepted |
|
Gary Burnett |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Sue Ward |
Apologies accepted |
Apologies accepted |
Y |
|
Andrea Wingate |
Y |
Y |
Apologies accepted |
|
Roksana Rutherford |
Apologies accepted |
Y |
Y |
|
Liz Tufton |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Karen Gammack |
Y |
Apologies accepted |
Y |
|
Chris Young |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Craig Smith |
Y |
Y |
N/A |
|
Sarah Lancaster |
N/A |
N/A |
Y |
Attendance at committee meetings 2019-20 Academic Year
|
Committee |
Date |
Attendees |
Apologies accepted |
|
Safeguarding Audit |
26/11/2019 |
Helen Mckenna Rhonda Crosby Alison Cairns (CES) |
N/A |
|
Headteacher Appraisal |
28/11/2020 |
Tony Purdie Moira Dunn Mike Howard (AP) |
N/A |
|
Learning & Curriculum |
27/11/2020 |
Tony Purdie Gary Burnett Helen Mckenna Sue Ward Chris Young Liz Tufton |
N/A |
|
Learning & Curriculum |
06/02/2020 |
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Admissions |
06/02/2020 |
Tony Purdie Helen Mckenna Rhonda Crosby |
N/A |
|
Finance |
10/02/2020 |
Tony Purdie Helen Mckenna Moira Dunn Sarah Lancaster |
N/A |
|
COVID (Extraordinary Meeting) |
28/05/2020 |
Tony Purdie Helen Mckenna Rhonda Crosby Gary Burnett Sue Ward Chris Young |
N/A |