Governors

Welcome

The governing body at Moat Hall is made up of parents, staff, community members and a member appointed by the local authority. As governors we are not involved in the day-to-day running of the school; instead we attend meetings to read and scrutinise reports and then visit school to see the impact of our work...

As governors we have three main roles:

• Setting the school's vision, ethos and strategic direction;
• Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils; and
• Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent

In addition to the main roles above as governors we regularly meet to oversee and scrutinise decisions about finance, the curriculum, staffing, undertake reviews of policy, set targets and carefully monitor performance to ensure standards are maintained or improved.

The priorities we have set this year as a governing body are:

• To provide a safe environment for our children to learn during the current pandemic
• To support our children in their return to school and minimise the impact of the lockdown on their education
• To continue to grow and develop our early year provision
• To carefully manage the schools finances during Covid.

To manage these priorities, we meet regularly as a governing body. We have continued to meet throughout lockdown using online meeting platforms and will continue to do so for the rest of the year. When we need to look at topics in greater detail we have link governers with a specific responsibilities and expertise to scrutinise those areas. These details can be seen on the 'meet the governers' page.

Being a Governor is voluntary and involves regular meetings, at least every month.  We have legal duties and responsibilities and and we discuss and debate decisions before acting as a whole governing body, not individually. All Governors are elected for a 4 year period and have equal voting rights. Being a Governor is demanding but rewarding. If you are interested in becoming a governor, or would like to find out more about what is involved please have a look at the 'becoming a governor' page.

If you need to contact the Chair of Governors, Mike Deakin, please email office@moathall.staffs.sch.uk or send correspondence to the school address and this will be passed on.

Useful Links

https://www.governorsforschools.org.uk

https://www.inspiringgovernance.org

Meet the Governors

Name	Responsiblity	Type	Start Date	End of Tenure
Steve Woods	Chair of Governors	Parent Governor	01.09.2021	01.09.25
Georgina Raybould	Vice Chair - Pupil Premium	Co-opted Governor	28.03.2018	28.03.2022
Clelia Freeman	Vice Chair - Discipline / Appeals	Co-opted Governor
Mike Deakin	Safeguarding /Assets	Parent Governor	01.02.2011
Deana Mucklow-Smith	EYFS	Parent Governor	27.09.2018	27.09.2022
Lee Taylor	Standards	Co-opted Governor	27.09.2018	27.09.2022
Lee Bowen	Finance	Co-opted Governor
Ian Yewer		Parent Governor
David Perry		Co-opted Governor	01.09.2021	01.09.2025
Jane King	Headteacher	Headteacher	27.09.2017
Hayley Summerfield	Assistant Headteacher	Staff Governor	01.09.2021
Frank Turner	Support Staff	Staff Governor	01.09.2021
Carole Smith	Clerk to Governors

Here is some information that Governors may find useful:

Please click on the links below

• Governance Handbook  https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/481147/Governance-handbook-November-2015.pdf
• Keeping children safe in education  https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/44759/KCSIE-July-2015.pdf
• National Governors Association https://www.nga.org.uk/Home.aspx
• Department for Education  http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
• The Key  http://www.thekeysupport.com/
• Staffordshire Governors Association  http://www.staffsga.org.uk/
• Modern Governor  https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted

Governors Attendance

Register of Interests