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Our Governors

Find out about our Governing Body and meet the Governors

Governors

 

Our Governing Board consists of elected parents, members of the local community, Local Authority representatives and school staff. The Governing Board has the responsibility of monitoring all aspects of school standards. This is a strategic role and we operate and make decisions as a group, no one governor has the power to make decisions.

 

What is the Governing Board responsible for?

  • In state schools the Governing Board has responsibility for raising school standards through three core strategic functions of:

a. Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;

b. Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils; and

c. Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.

 

What is the Headteacher responsible for?

  • Day-to-day management of the school. The role of the Governing Board is to provide strategic management, and to act as a "critical friend", supporting the work of the Headteacher and other staff.

 

How does the Governing Body work?

  • We have a committee structure to undertake our monitoring and evaluation roles. Membership and terms of reference of committees are determined annually in the Autumn term and each committee meets at least once per term. We have three main committees:
    • Finance and Buildings Committee, which includes Health and Safety matters,
    • Curriculum Committee
    • Personnel and Pay Review Committee
  • The full Governing Board also meets once each term. The agenda usually includes the Headteacher’s Report to Governors, committees reports, presentation of recommendations when approval by the full Governing Body is required, new business to consider e.g. advice from the Local Authority for a school policy and specific governor reports.

 

What is expected of an individual governor?

The role of governor is largely a thinking and questioning role, not a doing role. In order to perform this role well, a governor is expected to:

  • get to know the school, including by visiting the school occasionally during school hours, and gain a good understanding of the school’s strengths and weaknesses;
  • attend induction training and regular relevant training and development events;
  • attend meetings (full governing body meetings and committee meetings) and read all the papers before the meeting;
  • act in the best interest of all the pupils of the school; and
  • behave in a professional manner, as set down in the governing body’s code of conduct, including acting in strict confidence.

 

You can contact the Governors via the following e-mail address:

 

chairofgovernors@astonclinton.bucks.sch.uk

Governors' Declared Interests and Meeting Attendance

ASTON CLINTON SCHOOL GOVERNING BOARD

GOVERNOR DETAILS AND INTERESTS DECLARED SEPTEMBER 2021

 

NAME

GOVERNOR TYPE

TERM FROM

TERM TO

ROLES

COMMITTEES

BUSINESS INTERESTS

PERSONAL INTERESTS

Mr Peter Abdey

Parent governor

 

9 Nov 2020

8 Nov 2024

PE & Sports

CURRICULUM

None

Child at school

Mr Keith Armstrong

Co-opted governor

 

14 Jun 2021

13 Jun 2025

Health & Safety

FINANCE

PERSONNEL

None

None

Mrs Linda Cannon Clegg

LA governor

 

 

22 Jun 2020

21 Jun 2024

Vice Chair of Governors

Assessment

Reading

CURRICULUM

(Chair)

None

None

Mrs Katy Coats

Co-opted governor

 

14 Jun 2021

13 Jun 2025

PHSE

Safeguarding

CURRICULUM

None

None

Mrs Katherine Cole

Staff Governor

2 Nov 2020

1 Nov 2024

 

FINANCE

None

Member staff

Dr Sophie Fanshawe

Co-opted governor

 

14 Jun 2021

13 Jun 2025

Maths

CURRICULUM

None

None

Mrs Carole Green

Co-opted governor

 

 

29 Oct 2018

28 Oct 2022

Chair of Governors

RE

 

FINANCE

(Chair)

CURRICULUM

PERSONNEL

Work as Clerk to Governors at various schools in Bucks

None

Mr Sean Hayward

Co-opted governor

 

18 Nov 2019

17 Nov 2023

Safeguarding

FINANCE

None

Grandchildren at school

Mrs Carol Macdonald

Headteacher

 

30 Sep 2020

 

 

ALL

None

Member staff

Mrs Christine Moxham

Co-opted governor

 

14 Jun 2021

13 Jun 2025

SEND & Pupil Premium

CURRICULUM

PERSONNEL

None

None

Dr Louis Redding

Co-opted governor

 

14 Jun 2021

13 Jun 2025

Science, Design & Technology

CURRICULUM

 

None

None

Mrs Jenny Stark

Co-opted governor

 

24 Jun 2019

23 Jun 2023

Early Years
 

PERSONNEL

(Chair)

None

None

Mrs Rebecca Taylor

Parent Governor

22 Oct 2020

21 Oct 2024

Phonics

Humanities

CURRICULUM

None

Children at school

Mrs Liz Tubb

Co-opted governor

 

13 Sep 2021

12 Sep 2025

Equalities

CURRICULUM

None

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aston Clinton School

Attendance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y = Attended, N = Apologies Accepted, NA = Apologies not Accepted, NS = No Apologies sent, ? = Attendance Not Marked, Blank = Not Required

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personnel, Admissions and Pay Review Committee

Personnel, Admissions and Pay Review Committee

Full governing board

Finance, Premises, Health & safety

Curriculum Committee

Personnel, Admissions and Pay Review Committee

Full governing body meeting

Finance, Premises, Health & safety

Curriculum Committee

Full governing body meeting

Full Governing Board

Personnel, Admissions and Pay Review Committee

Personnel, Admissions and Pay Review Committee

Curriculum & Standards Committee

Finance, Premises, Health & safety

Full Governing Board

Full governing body meeting

Governor

Governor Type

14 Sep 2020

22 Sep 2020

28 Sep 2020

14 Oct 2020

05 Nov 2020

12 Nov 2020

16 Nov 2020

14 Jan 2021

28 Jan 2021

01 Mar 2021

03 Mar 2021

16 Mar 2021

29 Mar 2021

29 Apr 2021

13 May 2021

24 May 2021

14 Jun 2021

Mr Pete Abdey

Parent governor from 9.11.2020

 

 

 

 

Y

 

Y

 

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

 

N

Y

Shirley Anderson

Resigned 11.11.2020

 

 

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs Tanya Beer

Parent governor

 

 

Y

 

Y

 

Y

 

Y

N

Y

 

 

Y

 

N

Y

Ms Linda Cannon Clegg

Local Authority Governor

 

 

Y

 

Y

 

Y

 

Y

Y

Y

 

 

Y

 

Y

Y

Mrs Katherine Cole

Staff governor from 2.11.2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

N

 

Y

 

 

 

 

Y

Y

Y

Mrs Carole Green

Co-opted governor

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Mr Sean Hayward

Co-opted governor

 

 

Y

Y

 

 

Y

Y

 

Y

Y

 

 

 

Y

Y

Y

Kevin Igoe

Resigned 6.11.2020

 

 

Y

 

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs Carol Macdonald

Headteacher

 

 

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

 

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Mrs Hazel Pitt

Resigned 14.6.2021

 

 

Y

Y

 

 

Y

Y

 

Y

Y

 

 

 

Y

N

Y

Mr Andrew Sharp

Resigned 14.6.2021

 

 

Y

 

Y

 

Y

 

N

Y

N

 

 

N

 

N

NS

Mr Kevin Smith

Resigned 16.11.2021

Y

Y

Y

 

 

Y

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs Jenny Stark

Co-opted governor

Y

Y

Y

 

 

Y

Y

 

 

Y

Y

Y

Y

 

 

Y

Y

Mrs Rebecca Taylor

Parent governor from 22.10.2020

 

 

 

 

Y

 

Y

 

Y

Y

N

 

 

Y

 

Y

Y

Mrs Jane Tomkins

Resigned 14.6.2021

Y

Y

Y

 

 

Y

Y

 

 

Y

Y

Y

Y

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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