Governing Body
How is the Governing Body Organised at St John’s?
Full Governing Body
Chair: Miss Sally Smith/ Vice Chair: Dr Andrew Holt
The full Governing Body meet three times per year and consider the big issues facing the school. According to the school’s decision planner, new initiatives and big decisions must be ratified at full Governing Body meetings.
You can contact the Chair of Governors by email: sallysmith@st-johns.notts.sch.uk
Finance & General Purpose (F&GP)
Chair: Rev Paul Savage
To monitor the school budget and discuss matters pertaining to school finance.
Pupils & Personnel, Strategic Development (PPSD)
Chair: Mrs Barbara Worrall
To determine the strategic direction of the school, including the School Improvement Plan (SIP), to analyse progress and attainment of pupils, report on staffing issues and matters of policy development
The sub committees meet on a termly basis and often carry out work which is then presented to the full Governing Body meetings.
What Work do Governors Do at St John’s?
Our school governors actively support and challenge the school’s leadership team, so as to ensure the continuing development and improvement of the school. Much of the work of the Governing Body goes unseen, but governors play a key role in helping the school provide the best education for its pupils. Governors are responsible for:
- Promoting high standards of educational achievement
- Setting challenging targets
- Overseeing the school budget and the school’s financial performance
- Analysing pupils’ results and their progress
- Monitoring performance management of teachers and Headteacher appraisal
- Health & Safety inspections
- Policy development
As well as attending meetings, St John’s governors each monitor aspects of the School Improvement Plan (SIP) and the curriculum in order to provide strategic direction and to hold the school to account. Monitoring activities carried out by the governing body typically include observing children at work, meeting with teachers and subject leaders and scrutinising work in the children’s books.
We believe that our governors should be regular visitors to the school and be recognisable to the children. Records of governor visits are kept and we hold a ‘Governor Day’ each year, during which all governors attend a special assembly, tour the school and share lunch with the children.
Meet the Governing Body
|
Name |
Delegation |
Date Term of Office Began |
Date Term of Office Ends |
Committee Membership |
Additional Information/ Responsibilities |
|
Sally Smith |
Local Authority Governor |
04.02.23 |
03.02.27 |
F&GP PPSD
|
Chair of Governors HT appraisal English |
|
Andrew Holt |
Co-opted Governor |
25.09.21 |
24.09.25 |
PPSD
|
Vice-chair of Governors HT appraisal QA Maths |
|
Barbara Worrall |
Co-opted Governor |
01.04.23 |
31.03.27 |
PPSD
|
Chair of PPSD Committee Safeguarding Disability & Equality Behaviour & Attendance HT appraisal Music |
|
Nicola Pursglove |
Co-opted Governor |
26.09.22 |
25.09.27 |
F&GP
|
Deputy Headteacher |
|
Paul Savage |
Foundation Governor |
19.01.23 |
n/a |
F&GP PPSD
|
Incumbent minister Chair of F&GP Committee RE/ Collective worship/ Christian distinctiveness
|
|
Anne Adams |
Foundation Governor |
01.02.24 |
31.01.28 |
F&GP PPSD
|
Science |
|
Vacancy |
Foundation Governor |
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Helen Gent |
Parent Governor |
15.09.22 |
14.09.26 |
F&GP PPSD
|
EYFS PE |
|
Sarah Terry |
Parent Governor |
22.02.24 |
21.02.28 |
PPSD |
History Geography MFL (French) |
|
Vacancy |
Parent Governor |
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Matthew Downes |
Staff Governor (Headteacher) |
01.09.10 |
n/a |
F&GP
|
Headteacher Mr Downes is married to Ruth Downes (Class 4 teacher/SENCO). He does not manage her appraisals. |
|
Vacancy |
Staff Governor |
- |
- |
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Non-teaching staff |
All members of the Governing Body sign the Register of Business Interests each academic year.
These records are kept in the school office.
No pecuniary interests were declared in 2024/25
No pecuniary interests were declared in 2023/24
No pecuniary interests were declared in 2022/23
No pecuniary interests were declared in 2021/22
No pecuniary interests were declared in 2020/21
Governor Attendance
Click here to view governor attendance 2024/25
Click here to view governor attendance 2023/24
Click here to view governor attendance 2022/23
Financial Reporting
There are no members of staff who earn over £100,000
Minutes from this academic year's Finance & General Purposes (F&GP) committee meetings can be viewed below:
F&GP Minutes December 2024F&GP Minutes September 2024
- Minutes from previous academic years are available to be viewed upon request - please contact the school office.
- Minutes from the Full Governing Body meetings, which take place three times each academic year, are also available from the school office.
St John's Financial Benchmarking