Governing Body
Chair of Governors – Mrs Teresa Willcocks
Vice Chair of Governors – Mr Les Taylor
Meet the Governors
Governors’ Details
Constitution (the number of each type of governor the school should have)
| Governor type | Number of governors |
|---|---|
| Co-opted | 7 |
| Head Teacher | 1 |
| Local Authority | 1 |
| Parent | 2 |
| Staff | 1 |
| Total | 12 |
Grange Community Junior School Governors’ Details 2021-22
| Name | Category | Appointed by | Term of Office
(no. of years & end date) |
Committee membership | Responsibilities | Voting Rights
(if Associate Member) |
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| Jane Armstrong | Co-opted | GB | 4 | 10.9.23 | Site & Community | Numeracy Link
Community & Equality Link Safer Recruitment trained |
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| Simona Bergerova-U’Dell | Co-opted | GB | 4 | 30.11.25 | Site & Community | Year 4 Link | |
| Freddie Bernard
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Parent | Parents | 4 | 5.12.25 | |||
| Kate Bettison | Co-opted | GB | 4 | 8.9.24 | Site & Community
Pay Committee |
PE and Year 6 Link
Vice Chair of Site Com |
|
| Paola Burgess | Staff (HT) | Finance & Resources
Site & Community |
Safer Recruitment trained | ||||
| Angela Floyd | Co-opted | GB | 4 | 19.09.25 | Site & Community
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| Rohit Gurung | Parent | Parents | 4 | 23.11.22 | Pay Committee
Finance & Resources |
Community & Equality Link | |
| Anne Lyster | Co-opted | GB | 4 | 09.07.23 | Finance & Resources
Pay Committee (advisory capacity only for HT pay decisions) HTPM |
Safeguarding Lead
Literacy Link Year 5 Link Vice Chair of Finance Com
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| Barbara Simpson | Co-opted | GB | 4 | 24.03.23 | Finance & Resources
Pay Committee |
Gifted and Talented Link
Year 3 Link |
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| Leslie Taylor | Local Authority | LA | 4 | 21.07.25 | Finance & Resources
Pay Committee |
Vice Chair of GB
Chair of Finance Com Chair of Pay Committee ICT Link NE Forum Rep Pupil Premium Link Safer Recruitment trained |
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| Teresa Willcocks | Co-opted | GB | 4 | 24.03.23 | Finance & Resources
Site & Community HT Performance Management |
Chair of GB
Allegations of child protection nature against HT Safer Recruitment |
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| Lynette Williams | Staff | Staff | 4 | 19.12.25 | Site & Community | Chair of Site Committee
Safer Recruitment trained |
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| Associate Members | |||||||
| Emma Constable | Assoc Member | GB | SEND Governor Link | ||||
| Amanda Hall | Assoc Member | GB | 1 | Sept FGB 2022 | Finance & Resources | No voting rights | |
| Paul Hammond | Assoc Member | GB | 1 | Sept FGB 2022 | Site & Community | No voting rights | |
| Betty Hammond | Assoc Member | GB | 1 | Sept FGB 2022 | Site & Community | No voting rights | |
| Paul Williams | Assoc Member | GB | 1 | Sept FGB 2022 | Site & Community | Health and Safety | No voting rights |
| Governors who have left in the last 12 months | |||||||
| Emma Constable | Parent | GB | 4 | Term of office ended 5.12.21 (now an Associate Member) | SEND Governor Link | ||
| Stephen Smith | Assoc Member | GB | 1 | Resigned as governor on 9.9.20 and became an Associate member until resigned at FGB on 30.6.21 | Site & Community | Stephen Smith | Assoc Member |
| Sian Thorne | Co-opted | GB | 4 | Resigned 27.09.21 | Site & Community
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DTGPTA Link | |
Grange Community Junior School Register of Governors’ Interests 2021-22
| Name | Name of Business
Including: · governor elsewhere (please include school name) · related / married to member of staff (please include staff name) · employed at school |
Nature of Business | Nature of Interest | Date of Appointment or Acquisition | Date of Cessation of Interest | Date of Entry |
| Jane Armstrong | University of Reading | Schools Tutor | Supporting training on placement | Sept 2019 |
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8.9.21 |
| Kate Bettison | Nil | 8.9.21 | ||||
| Paola Burgess | Head Teacher. | 2.9.21 | ||||
| Emma Constable | Nil | 20.9.21 | ||||
| Angela Floyd | Staff member | 8.9.21 | ||||
| Rohit Gurung | Nil | 8.9.21 | ||||
| Anne Lyster | Nil | 8.9.21 | ||||
| Barbara Simpson | Nil | 8.9.21 | ||||
| Leslie Taylor | Nil | 6.9.21 | ||||
| Teresa Willcocks | Nil | 8.9.21 | ||||
| Lynette Williams | SENco. Married to staff member Paul Williams. | 8.9.21 | ||||
| Associate Members | ||||||
| Simona bergerova-U’Dell | FunFit &Yoga Club for children at Grange Community Junior School | Partner | Sept 2018 | 2.11.21 | ||
| Amanda Hall | Partner owns business – Richard Odam Construction | Building/landscaping | 13.9.21 | |||
| Paul Hammond | Cleaning contractor for school | 11.9.21 | ||||
| Betty Hammond | Cleaning contractor for school | 11.9.21 | ||||
| Paul Williams | Class teacher. Married to Lynette Williams. | 8.9.21 | ||||
| Governors who have left in last 12 months | ||||||
| Steve Smith | Nil | 9.9.20 | ||||
| Sian Thorne | Office staff member | Sept 2018 | 9.9.20 | |||
Governor Attendance Record for the Academic Year 2020-21
| FULL GOVERNING BODY | FINANCE COMMITTEE | SITE &COMM COMMITTEE | PAY COMMITTEE | |||||
| Remit | · Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
· Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff; and · Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent. |
· Finance
· Staffing/personnel · Health and safety · Buildings/grounds maintenance |
· To carry out an annual inspection of the school’s premises and grounds, review risk assessments and make recommendations to the Governing Body on Health & Safety matters and priorities for maintenance and new work.
· To review and monitor parental/community involvement. |
· Annually determine salary progression for eligible teaching and support staff and Headteacher.
· Deal with any request to review leadership pay ranges · Annual audit of performance management and detailed audit at an appropriate point in the school’s Ofsted cycle
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| Name | Number of meetings the governor should have attended | Number of meetings attended | Number of meetings the governor should have attended | Number of meetings attended | Number of meetings the governor should have attended | Number of meetings attended | Number of meetings the governor should have attended | Number of meetings attended |
| Jane Armstrong | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Kate Bettison | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Paola Burgess | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Emma Constable | 5 | 2 | ||||||
| Angela Floyd | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Rohit Gurung | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Anne Lyster | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Barbara Simpson | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Leslie Taylor | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Sian Thorne | 5 | 3 | ||||||
| Teresa Willcocks | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Lynette Williams | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Associate Members | ||||||||
| Amanda Hall | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Paul Hammond | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Betty Hammond | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Stephen Smith | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Paul Williams | 3 | 3 | ||||||
Governors Information 2021-22
Governor Information 2020-21
Governors’ Report to Parents 2020-2021
Governor Information 2019-20
Governors information 2018-19
Instrument of Government
Hampshire Governor Services Link
If you would like to view any minutes from the governor meetings they are available from the school office on request.