Our Governors | Ringwood Church of England Infant School

Our School Governing Body

Most of us are lucky to remember our school days with fond memories and teachers who inspired us to be the people we are today.

Being a Governor at Ringwood CE Infant School enables us, as Governors, to give something back to the education system. Governors bring many things to their role within the Governing body such as time, expertise from their working lives, enthusiasm, together with a shared aspiration to provide fantastic learning opportunities for children, parents and teachers alike.

The Governing Body has three core strategic functions which are:

Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction

Governors are responsible for setting the school’s strategic framework, identifying priorities for school improvement and monitoring progress towards these goals. We are also responsible for setting a school ethos of high expectations of behaviour, progress and attainment of all pupils and of conduct of staff and governors.

Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff

Governors must provide challenge to the school and hold the Headteacher and Senior Leaders to account for improving the quality of teaching and learning and school performance. We do this through questioning and through regular monitoring and analysis of data on children’s performance and progress. Governors hold the Headteacher to account for the performance management of teachers. (The Head Teacher’s performance management is conducted by governors.)

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

Governors determine the school's financial priorities, monitor and review its financial plans and spending and ensure that internal financial controls are in place.

The Governors at Ringwood Infant School welcome you and your family to our school and look forward to meeting you throughout your child's time here.

Governor Reports and Monitoring Programmes

Governing Body Structure

As well as the full Governing Body which meets every half term, there are four Committees that meet regularly - Finance, Personnel, Curriculum & Standards and Premises. Individual governors also have specific responsibilities that are detailed below. The minutes from our meetings are public documents. If you wish to see them, please contact the school office.

Ringwood CE Infant School – List of Governors Updated : 10TH March 2019
Gov Name	Category	Appointed by	Term of Office	Committee Membership	Responsibilities
Emma Barker-Garrod	Parent	Parents	4 years – 28/11/2020	Curriculum & Standards	Chair - Curriculum Committee Single Equality Scheme Able Pupils
Amy Brocklebank	Co-opted	Governing Body	4 years - 18/05/2019	Personnel & Pay	Chair - Personnel Committee SEND Pupil Premium Funding Pay and Performance Management Governor Development & Training
David Cowie	Staff	Staff	4 years - 23/02/23	Curriculum & Standards	SMSC/British Values/Behaviour Able Pupils
Margaret Copplestone	Foundation	Diocese	4 years - 15/10/2022	Personnel & Pay Finance Premises	Chair of Governors Safer Recruitment Governor SIAMS - Church of England School Inspection SMSC/British Values/ Behaviour Pay and Performance Management Chair - Premises Committee
David Homer	Co-opted	Governing Body	4 years – 15/05/2022	Finance	Sports Funding
Helen Lovett	Co-opted	Governing Body	4 years – 05/07/2020	Curriculum & Standards Personnel Pay	Safeguarding SEND Pupil Premium Funding Pay and Performance Management
Tom Macildowie	Co-opted	Governing Body	4 years - 01/02/2021	Finance Premises	Chair - Finance Committee Website Data Protection Officer
Jane McNair	Co-opted	Governing Body	4 years - 18/05/2019	Personnel Finance HTPR Curriculum & Standards Premises	Vice-Chair of Governors Personnel Committee Pupil Premium Funding Safer Recruitment Governor
Emma McNally	Co-opted	Governing Body	4 years - 10/07/2022	Curriculum & Standards	SIAMS
Hilary Silk	Head Teacher			Personnel Finance Premises Curriculum & Standards	The Learning Plan Strategic Planning Policy Reviews Monitoring Governor Visits
Rev Matthew Trick	Foundation	Diocese	Ex-Officio	Curriculum & Standards	Safeguarding SIAMS
Jane Warwick	Local Authority	Governing Body	4 years - 23/11/2019		Attendance
Richard Wills	Parent	Parents	4 years - 04/05/22	Finance Premises	Sports Funding
Sarah Wyatt	Clerk				To provide administrative support and legal and statutory advice.
Anne Burrell	Associate Member	Governing Body	4 years – 23/11/2019	Finance Premises	To provide advice to Committees
Steve Cox	Associate Member	Governing Body	4 years – 23/11/2019	Premises	To provide advice to Committees

Ringwood CE Infant School – Register of Pecuniary Interests
Governor Name	Name of Business Including: Governor elsewhere Related / married to member of staff Employed at school	Nature of Business	Nature of Interest	Date of Appointment Of Acquisition	End Date of Interest	Date of Entry
Emma Barker-Garrod	Nil					09/10/18
Amy Brocklebank	Nil					09/10/18
David Homer	Nil					09/10/18
Jane Warwick	Jane Warwick Ltd	Education Consultancy	Provides educational consultancy to school	2003		09/10/18
David Cowie	Staff			Sept 2006		09/10/18
Margaret Copplestone	Governor at Ringwood School			Oct 2014		09/10/18
Helen Lovett	Nil					08/03/19
Jane McNair	Nil					09/10/18
Matthew Trick	Nil					09/10/18
Hilary Silk	Headteacher					09/10/18
Anne Burrell Steve Cox	Admin Officer Site Manager					07/03/19 07/03/19
Tom Macildowie	MAT Support Services	Education consultancy	Working in local Academy trusts	April 2016		09/10/18
Richard Wills	Nil					09/10/18
David Homer	Nil					09/10/18
Emma McNally	Nil					09/10/18

Governor Attendance 2017-18

Attendance at meetings, where governors were eligible to attend, is shown.

	FGB	Personnel Committee	Curriculum & Standards Committee	Finance Committee	Premises Committee	Notes
TOTAL Number of meetings	6	5	4	6	3
Emma Barker-Garrod	6/6	N/A	4/4	N/A	1/2
Emma Boland	2/4	N/A	2/2	2/3	N/A	Resigned March 2018
Amy Brocklebank	5/6	2/5	N/A	N/A	N/A
Matthew Cheal	2/2	N/A	N/A	N/A	1/1	Resigned Dec 2017
David Cowie	6/6	N/A	2/4	N/A	N/A
Margaret Copplestone	5/6	3/5	N/A	4/5	N/A
Ros Goodwin	2/2	1/1	N/A	2/2	1/1	Resigned Dec 2017
David Homer	1/1	N/A	N/A	1/1	N/A	Joined May 2018
Helen Lovett	6/6	3/4	3/4	5/6	N/A
Tom Macildowie	4/6	N/A	N/A	4/6	3/3
Jane McNair	5/6	5/5	4/4	6/6	N/A
Nikki Old	4/4	2/2	1/1	1/1	2/2	Resigned April 2018
Clare Rowden	5/6	5/5	N/A	N/A	3/3	Resigned Nov 2018
Hilary Silk	6/6	5/5	4/4	6/6	3/3
Matthew Trick	4/5	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Joined Oct 2017
Jane Warwick	5/6	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Richard Wills	2/2	N/A	N/A	1/1	N/A	Joined May 2018
Vanessa Brindley Clerk to the Governors	6/6	5/5	3/4	6/6	2/3
Anne Burrell Associate Member	N/A	N/A	N/A	6/6	2/3
Steve Cox Associate Member	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2/3