Governing Body of Rook’s Nest Academy 2020/2021
| Primary Committees
(Meet at least termly) |
Standards and Pupils | Personnel and Resources | Headteacher
Performance Management Working Group |
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| (Quorum – 3)
Jonathan Bish (C) Louise Harper (S) Roy Long (C) Katy Firth (P)
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Meeting Dates:
10th Dec 2019 31st March 2020 30th April 2020 7th July 2020 |
(Quorum – 3)
Joe Yates (P) Richard Overton (C) Chris Rowell (P) Veronica Saville (S) Gillian Whitehouse (Ass) |
Meeting Dates: 15th Oct 2019 11th Feb 2020 20th May 2020 23rd June 2020
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Joe Yates
Jonathan Bish
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| Secondary Committees
(Meet only when required) |
Secondary Committee
(Responsibility for Complaints, Personnel Appeals & Pupil Discipline) |
Appointment Selection Panels | |||||
| (Quorum – 3; or for appeals, equal in size to the committee which made the decision being appealed against)
Richard Overton Katy Firth Roy Long |
Leadership Group
Richard Overton Jonathan Bish Louise Harper
Outside the Leadership Group Delegated to the Headteacher. |
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| Link Governors
(Every term) |
Training Link Governor | Safeguarding | Sports Premium | SEN/Behaviour | Health &Safety | Behaviour | |
| Gillian Whitehouse | Veronica Saville | Joe Yates | TBC | ||||
| Foundation subjects & Staff support | Core subjects | EYFS & Extended childcare | LCC/ Enrichments | Leadership |
Inclusion (PP/EAL/attendance)
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OTA/Strategic policy overview
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| Katy Firth | Jonathan Bish | Chris Rowell | Roy Long | Louise Harper | Richard Overton | ||
Rook’s Nest Academy Board of Governors Register of Business and Pecuniary Interests 2020/2021
| Name of Governor
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Category *
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Appointed
By
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Date Appointed |
Term of Office (end date if applicable)
From To |
Committees
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Roles & Responsibilities
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Any other educational establish-ments governed
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Business & Pecuniary Interests
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Relationships with school staff, including spouse, partners or relatives
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Number of meetings attended in previous
academic year |
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| Cmte | FGB | |||||||||||
| Louise Harper | Staff Governor
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Staff | 20/9/2017 | S&P
Leadership |
Inclusion | X | X | X | ||||
| Jonathan Bish | Co-opted | Governors | 6/12/2017 | S&P
HTPM Leadership |
Chair
Core subjects |
Outwood Ac Ledger Lane | x | x | ||||
| Roy Long | Co-opted | Governors | 19/9/2018 | S&P
2ndry |
LCC/Enrichment | x | x | x | ||||
| Richard Overton | Co-opted | Governors | 19/1/2021 | P&R
2ndry Leadership
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OTA/Strategic overview of Policies | x | x | Wife works as TA at RNA | ||||
| Katy Firth | Parent | Parents | 19/9/2019 | P&R
2ndry |
Health and Safety | x | x | x | ||||
| Joe Yates | Parent | Parents | 31/1/2018 | P&R
HTPM |
Vice Chair
Sports premium |
x | X | X | ||||
| Chris Rowell | Parent | Parents | 19/09/2018 | P&R | EYFS & Extended childcare | x | Works within Wakefield Councils financial services | x | ||||
| Kim Dawson | Head
teacher |
x | x | x | ||||||||
| Veronica Savile | Staff Gov | Staff | 24/05/2017 | P&R | Safeguarding | x | x | x | ||||
| Paul Brennan | Parent | Parent | 27/11/19 | S&P | SEN & Behaviour | x | x | x | ||||
| 2020-21 School Improvement Priorities (from School Development Plan) |   |
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| Outcomes for pupils:
Improve outcomes in reading, writing and mathematics at the end of EYFS, KS1 & KS2 based on the Autumn 1 data.
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| Quality of Education:
To develop the role of teachers as curriculum experts
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| Behaviour and attitude:
To foster, independent, resilient and confident learners, particularly in the light of the current global pandemic
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| Effectiveness of leadership and management:
To manage the current challenging situations for staff in the workplace in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Constitution of the Governing Board
| Category | Number |    |
| Headteacher / Principal | 1 | |
| Staff Governor | 2 | |
| Parent Governors | 4 | |
| LA Governor (maintained only) | 0 | |
| Co-opted Governors | 3 | |
| Foundation Governors (delete as appropriate) | ||
| Total | 10 (2 vacancies) |
| Name of Governor | Skills and Experience | Responsibilities |
| Jonathan Bish – Chair | · Core subjects | · S&P, Leadership & HTPM |
| Joe Yates – Vice | · Sports Premium | ·
· P&R & HTPM |
| Caroline Johnson – c | Retired 17/11/20 | |
| Louise Harper – s | · Inclusion | · S&P, Leadership |
| Roy Long – c | · LCC/enrichments | · S&P, 2ndry |
| Katy Firth – p | · Health and Safety | · P&R, 2ndry |
| Chris Rowell – p | · EYFS & Extended childcare | · P&R |
| Veronica Saville – s | · Safeguarding | · P&R |
| Silvana Evans – c | Retired 23/09/20 | |
| Richard Overton – c | · Strategic PolicyAdvisor | · P&R, 2ndry &Leadership |
| Paul Brennan – p | · SEN & Behaviour | · S&P |