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St Botolph

St Botolph's C of E Primary School

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      • Computing
      • Design and Technology
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      • French
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      • History
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      • Music
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      • PSHE
      • RE
      • Science
    • Chris Quigley Essentials Guide to the curriculum
    • Extended opportunities
    • British Values
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    • Introduction
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    • Meet the Governors
    • Contacting the Governors
    • Current roles and responsibilities
    • Governors Visit Reports
    • Meeting attendance
    • Becoming a Governor
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    • After school clubs
    • Golden time
    • Lunch clubs
  • Community
    • Introduction
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    • Parents
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In this section:

  • Meet the Governors
  • Contacting the Governors
  • Current roles and responsibilities
  • Governors Visit Reports
  • Meeting attendance
  • Becoming a Governor
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Our son is so happy to go to school every day! It is such a relief and comfort to know he is happy and settled in a wonderful environment with kind and caring staff members. Our son has come on leaps and bounds and it’s lovely to see the updates through the app of all the different activities he does every day. We can’t thank the staff enough for the brilliant first year he’s had.

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The school meets every requirement we have. I’m happy with all areas and feel the school in our eyes is outstanding.

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I would highly recommend this school to anybody. Even though my daughter is one of the youngest in the year, she has excelled in all areas….Great teachers and great school.

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Meet the Governors

The Governing Body's Core Functions

In order to achieve the goal of promoting high standards of educational achievement, the governing body has a strong focus on three core strategic functions. Briefly explained these are:

1. Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction. For example, by agreeing school policies and concurring content & priorities for improvement in the school development plan.
2. To hold the head teacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of the staff. For example, asking questions, offering support, constructive advice, help improve proposals, monitor and evaluate school performance, performance management of the head teacher.
3. Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent. For example, checking that resources are allocated in line with the school's strategic priorities, benchmarking spend with similar schools, questioning value for money with budgetary spend.

Our Governors have their own Code of Conduct which they all adhere to.

So what's the role of Governors?

The Full Governing Body (FGB) has general responsibility for the conduct of the school with a view to promoting high standards of educational achievement. The Governors are the strategic leaders of our school and have a vital role to play in making sure every child gets the best possible education. The day to day business of school life remains the responsibility of the head teacher and the senior leadership team.

Governors need to know their school. Our governors find that visiting, particularly during the day and during termly parents’ evenings, is a helpful way to find out more about our school. These visits also provide an opportunity to talk with children, staff and parents to gather their views and swiftly refer any concerns for an immediate resolution.

The Governing Body is made up of volunteers who represent different stakeholders in our school community: the Foundation (Church); Parents; local community; staff and Local Authority. 

Our FGB meet formally each term as well as meeting for development and training/information sessions. In addition the FGB delegates certain responsibilities to three main sub-committees that meet termly and each have a particular focus:

Curriculum & Standards
Personnel & Finance
Health, Safety & Premises

Governing Body Diversity

As a school we recognise that a diversity of thought, voices and perspectives is essential to good governance and the effective running of any organisation. We regularly collect diversity information from our governors and, depending on current data, can use this to:

  • target recruitment to address gaps in experience and diversity
  • develop and adapt board practices to ensure full participation
  • prioritise training and awareness-raising in identified areas
  • address potential ‘blind spots’ through seeking wider advice and perspectives on current and upcoming opportunities, challenges and risks

However, we are unable to publish this information as it would mean that individual members of our governing body are identifiable. 

Emily  Coleman

Emily Coleman
Chair
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Matt Parrot

Matt Parrot
LA Governor

Michelle  Whelband

Michelle Whelband
Associate Governor

Associate Governors

Alastair  Griffiths

Alastair Griffiths
Associate Governor
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Richard  Rock

Richard Rock
Associate Governor
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Co-opted Governors

Jane Evans

Jane Evans
Co-opted Governor
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Ex-Officio Governor

Dave Whittington

Dave Whittington
Ex-Officio Governor/Vice Chair
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Foundation Governors

Lorraine Hancox

Lorraine Hancox
Foundation Governor
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Sue Pullen

Sue Pullen
Foundation Governor
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Parent Governors

Danielle Lefort

Danielle Lefort
Parent Governor
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Staff Governor

Kelly Harkins

Kelly Harkins
Staff Governor

Contact us

Mrs Pepper (Head Teacher)
St Botolph's C of E Primary School
Forest Street
Shepshed
Leicestershire
LE12 9DA

Tel: 01509 503387

Email: office@st-botolphsprimary.org

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