Welcome To
Regents Park Community Primary School
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The Governors are representatives of the local council, the parents, the staff and the local community. They take a keen and active interest in the running of the school and, in conjunction with the staff, aim to foster a good relationship between the school and the wider community.
All parents are eligible for election to the Governing Board as Parent Governors. This occurs either at the end of a term of office or when an existing member leaves.
The Governors meet at least once a term at full Governing Board meetings and are elected for four years from the time of their election. Governors also carry out business within committees which also meet at least once a term - these are the Finance, Pay & Premises committee and the Standards & Performance committee.
Composition of the Governing Board
Committees of the Governing Board
Chair of Governors
Mr P Hynan
Vice Chair of Governors
Mrs R Kauser
Members of the Governing Board:
Governor Name | Type of governor | Chair or Vice Chair | Committee Chair | Standards & Performance Committee Member | Finance, Pay & Premises Committee Member | Connections to staff? | Term of office ends? | Other school governor body positions held? If so where? | Business interests declared? |
Mr Alan Beale | HT | Yes | Yes | Yes - Head Teacher | N/A | GB member at Harper Bell 7th Day Adventist School | None | ||
Mrs Naznin Chowdhury | PG | Standards & Performance | Yes | No | None | 24/01/2022 | None | None | |
Mr Matt Genner | STF | Yes | Yes | Yes - Class Teacher | 27/09/2022 | None | None | ||
Mrs Jo Jones | CG | No | Yes | None | 07/07/2023 | HT at Story Wood School | None | ||
| Mr Zeid Hussain | CG | Yes | Yes | None | None | None | |||
Ms Attia Kamran | CG | Yes | No | None | 20/11/2022 | None | None | ||
Mrs Ruby Kauser | PG | Vice Chair of GB | Yes | No | None | 24/01/2022 | None | None | |
Mrs Sheela Khan | AS | Yes | No | Yes - Parent Support Advisor | 20/11/2022 | None | None | ||
Mrs Pauline Kelly | STF | No | Yes | Yes - School Business Manager | 20/11/2022 | None | None | ||
Mr Carl Ludwig | LA | Finance, Pay & Premises | No | Yes | None | 12/07/2023 | None | None | |
Mr Phil Hynan | CG | Chair of GB | Yes | Yes | None | HT at St Michael's C of E Primary Academy | None |
Key:
LA – Local Authority nominated or appointed Governor
PG – Elected or appointed Parent Governor
STF – Staff Governor
CG – Co-opted Governor, appointed by the governing body
AS – Associate member
HT - Head Teacher
ANNUAL GOVERNANCE STATEMENT
for the Governing Board of Regents Park Community Primary School
Academic Year 2021-22
School governing bodies ‘are the strategic leaders of our schools and have a vital role to play in making sure every child gets the best possible education’. (The 2015 Governors’ Handbook, published by the Department for Education). For maintained schools this is reflected in the law, which states that the purpose of maintained school governing bodies is to ‘conduct the school with a view to promoting high standards of educational achievement at the school’.
In accordance with the Government's requirement for all governing boards, the three core strategic functions of the Regents Park Community Primary School Governing Board are:
Governance Arrangements
The Governing Body consists of
This constitution is laid down in the Instrument of Government for Regents Park Community Primary School which came into effect on 22nd September 2014 when the Governing Body was re-constituted under the School Governance (Constitution) (England) regulations 2012.
The full Governing Board meets once each term with additional committee meetings being held once each term to cover:
In addition, governor panels may also meet to cover the following areas:
Each member of the Governing Board also takes on the role of Link Governor for a particular aspect of school life and reports back to the full Governing Board. Link Governor roles include:
Committees
The Governing Body delegates some of its work to committees through terms of reference which are reviewed and agreed annually by the Full Governing Body. The membership of these committees is also agreed annually by the Full Governing Body. The key committees are:-
Terms of reference and membership of these committees are available via the school office.
Meetings
During 2020/21 the following meetings have been held:-
Name of body | Number of meetings held in 2020-21 |
Full Governing Body | 6 |
Finance, Pay & Premises Committee | 2 |
Standards and Performance Committee | 0 |
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all GB meetings were held remotely via Teams. As such, committe meetings were suspended and work normally undertaken by these committees was incorporated into additional full Governing Board meetings.
In addition, formal meetings have been held of the statutory committees (Head teacher’s performance appraisal and Pay) to enable governors to carry out their statutory duties in these areas.
Governor Attendance 2020-21
Governor Name | Governing Board Meetings 6th October 2020 30th November 2020 8th February 2021 29th March 2021 26th May 2021 15th July 2021 | Finance, Pay & Premises Committee 30th November 2020 29th March 2021
|
Mr A Beale
| Attended 6/6 | Attended 2/2 |
Mrs N Chowdhury
| Attended 5/6 Did not attend 15/07/21 | Attended 2/2 |
Mr M Genner
| Attended 6/6 | Attended 2/2 |
Mr Z Hussain
| Attended 1/1 Appointed May 2021 | N/A |
Mr P Hynan
| Attended 5/6 Did not attend 15/07/21 | Attended 2/2 |
| Mrs J Jones | Attended 4/6 Did not attend 06/10/20 and 08/02/21 | Attended 1/2 Did not attend 30/11/20 |
Ms A Kamran | Attended 3/6 Did not attend 06/10/20, 30/11/20 and 29/03/21 | N/A |
Mrs R Kauser | Attended 4/6 Did not attend 30/11/20 and 15/07/21 | N/A |
Mrs S Khan
| Attended 6/6 | N/A
|
Mr C Ludwig
| Attended 6/6 | Attended 2/2 |
The work we have done on our committees and on the Governing Board in 2020-21
2020-21 has been one of the most challenging years for all those involved in working in education and those supporting schools. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted significantly on the children, families and staff of Regents Park Community Primary School, as it has for everyone living and working in the UK.
As such, the vast majority of the work covered by the Governing Board of Regents Park Community Primary School this year has been to:
In light of the COVID pandemic and following Government guidelines, most of the work done by the Governing Board was done remotely via Teams in full Governing Board meetings whilst most committee meetings were suspended.
The Finance, Pay and Premises Committee have met twice in order to continue to oversee the financial management of the school and received detailed updates from the school leadership, particularly from Mrs P Kelly, the School Business Manager. This committee have overseen the annual pay review following in-school performance management and have reviewed school spending and allocation of school funding, including pupil premium.
The full Governing Board have met twice each term and received Leadership reports that provided an overview of how the school was managing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as progress towards school improvement targets. During full GB meetings, governors have been provided with regular safeguarding updates including progress towards completing the annual Section 175 safeguarding audit. Discussions have been held during full Governing Board meetings to keep governors updated on the consultation and implementation of the updated Relationships and Health Education policy across school as well as the development of the curriculum across school.
The work we are going to do during 2021-22
During 2021-22 we are intending to begin meeting again regularly in committees and as a full Governing Board to fulfill our core functions as a Governing Board. Specifically we will endeavour to support the school further with the following: