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Our Governors

Find out about our Governing Body and meet the Governors

Governors

Our Governing Board consists of elected parents, members of the local community, Local Authority representatives and school staff. The Governing Board has the responsibility of monitoring all aspects of school standards. This is a strategic role and we operate and make decisions as a group, no one governor has the power to make decisions.

What is the Governing Board responsible for?

In state schools the Governing Board has responsibility for raising school standards through three core strategic functions of:

a. Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;

b. Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils; and

c. Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.

What is the Headteacher responsible for?

Day-to-day management of the school. The role of the Governing Board is to provide strategic management, and to act as a "critical friend", supporting the work of the Headteacher and other staff.

How does the Governing Body work?

We have a committee structure to undertake our monitoring and evaluation roles. Membership and terms of reference of committees are determined annually in the Autumn term and each committee meets at least once per term. We have three main committees:
- Finance and Buildings Committee, which includes Health and Safety matters,
- Curriculum Committee
- Personnel and Pay Review Committee
The full Governing Board also meets once each term. The agenda usually includes the Headteacher’s Report to Governors, committees reports, presentation of recommendations when approval by the full Governing Body is required, new business to consider e.g. advice from the Local Authority for a school policy and specific governor reports.

What is expected of an individual governor?

The role of governor is largely a thinking and questioning role, not a doing role. In order to perform this role well, a governor is expected to:

get to know the school, including by visiting the school occasionally during school hours, and gain a good understanding of the school’s strengths and weaknesses;
attend induction training and regular relevant training and development events;  
attend meetings (full governing body meetings and committee meetings) and read all the papers before the  meeting;  
act in the best interest of all the pupils of the school; and  
behave in a professional manner, as set down in the governing body’s code of conduct, including acting in strict  confidence.

You can contact the Governors via the following e-mail address:

chairofgovernors@astonclinton.bucks.sch.uk

Who are the Governors 2019-20.pdf

Governors' Declared Interests and Meeting Attendance

Aston Clinton School Governor Meeting Attendance 2018/19

Y = Attended, N = Apologies Accepted, NA = Apologies not Accepted, NS = No Apologies sent

Curriculum Committee

Personnel, Admissions and Pay Review Committee

Finance, Premises, Health & safety

Full governing board

Personnel, Admissions and Pay Review Committee

Finance, Premises, Health & safety

Curriculum Committee

Full governing board

Personnel, Admissions and Pay Review Committee

Full governing board

Full governing board

Personnel, Admissions and Pay Review Committee

Curriculum Committee

Full governing board

Personnel, Admissions and Pay Review Committee

Personnel, Admissions and Pay Review Committee

Full governing board

Governor

Governor Type

Attendance

24 Sep 2018

03 Oct 2018

10 Oct 2018

29 Oct 2018

07 Nov 2018

15 Jan 2019

16 Jan 2019

11 Feb 2019

13 Mar 2019

01 Apr 2019

22 May 2019

05 Jun 2019

12 Jun 2019

24 Jun 2019

27 Jun 2019

11 Jul 2019

15 Jul 2019

Mrs Tanya Beer

Parent

8/9

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Mr James Brine

Authority

11/12

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Mr Brett Daddow

Co-Opted

8/9

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Mrs Gill Frost

Parent

8/9

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Mrs Carole Green

Co-Opted

12/12

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Mrs Lindsey Grexhammer

Staff

9/9

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Mrs Vidhya Jayarajah

Parent

13/15

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

Mrs Swagata Mukherjee

Co-Opted

8/8

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Mrs Helen Shepherd

Headteacher

13/15

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

N

Mr Jonathan Sherlock

Parent 3.12.18

4/6

Y

Y

N

Y

N

Y

Mr Kevin Smith

Co-Opted

10/12

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

Jenny Stark

Co-Opted 24.6.19

N

Mrs Jane Tomkins

Co-Opted

11/12

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

Mr Andrew Vincett

Resigned 22.5.19

7/7

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

ASTON CLINTON SCHOOL GOVERNING BOARD

GOVERNOR DETAILS AND INTERESTS DECLARED DECEMBER 2019

ASTON CLINTON SCHOOL GOVERNING BOARD

GOVERNOR DETAILS AND INTERESTS DECLARED DECEMBER 2019

NAME	CATEGORY GOVERNOR	TERM	ROLES	COMMITTEES	BUSINESS INTERESTS	PERSONAL INTERESTS
BRETT DADDOW	CO-OPTED	29.10.2018-28.10.2022	Chair Curr, Child Protection/ Children Looked After,	CURRICULUM	Spouse - Berkhamsted Arts & Crafts	Children at school. Spouse volunteer at school
CAROLE GREEN	CO-OPTED	29.10.2018-28.10.2022	Chair Gov Board & Chair Finance, Performance Management, PHSE/SMSC	FINANCE	Work as Clerk to Governors at various schools in Bucks Work for Bucks CC as clerk to Independent Appeals panels	Husband member of staff
SEAN HAYWARD	CO-OPTED	18.11.2019- 17.11.2023		FINANCE	None	Grandchildren at school
JANE TOMKINS	CO-OPTED	29.10.2018-28.10.2022		PERSONNEL	None	N/A
KEVIN SMITH	CO-OPTED	29.10.2018-28.10.2022	Chair Personnel, Performance Management	PERSONNEL	None	Grandchild at school
JENNY STARK	CO-OPTED	24.06.2019-23.06.2023	Pupil premium Early Years	PERSONNEL	None	None
VACANCY	CO-OPTED
HELEN SHEPHERD	HEADTEACHER	01.04.2006-		CURRICULUM FINANCE PERSONNEL	None	Member of staff
VACANCY	LOCAL AUTHORITY
TANYA BEER	PARENT	10.1.2018-09.01.2022	English	CURRICULUM	None	Children at school
VIDHYA JAYARAJAH	PARENT	16.05.2016-15.05.2020	Pupil Premium	PERSONNEL	Wycombe District Council Employee	Children at school
KEVIN IGOE	PARENT	23.10.2019- 22.10.2023	Health & Safety	CURRICULUM	None	Children at school
HAZEL PITT	PARENT	23.10.2019- 22.10.2023	Maths	CURRICULUM	None	Children at school
ANDREW SHARP	PARENT	23.10.2019- 22.10.2023	SEND	CURRICULUM	None	Children at school
VACANCY	STAFF					Member of staff

Category = Type of Governor. Term = Current term of office as a governor at the school. Position = Named individual role/s e.g. Chairman Committees = The committees on which the governor sits and has voting rights. Business Interests = Any directorship/ partnership/ employment with any businesses providing goods or services to the school. Also any trusteeship/governorship at other educational institutions or charities, regardless of whether there is a trading relationship with the school. Personal Interests = Declare any ‘connected persons’.

Category = Type of Governor. Term = Current term of office as a governor at the school. Position = Named individual role/s e.g. Chairman Committees = The committees on which the governor sits and has voting rights. Business Interests = Any directorship/ partnership/ employment with any businesses providing goods or services to the school. Also any trusteeship/governorship at other educational institutions or charities, regardless of whether there is a trading relationship with the school. Personal Interests = Declare any ‘connected persons’.

Governing Body Minutes

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