About our school

Our Governors

All schools are required to have a Governing Body which is responsible for ensuring the school delivers high quality education.

Governors do this through providing support and challenge to the leadership of the school. The key roles of Governors are:

To ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction.
To hold the Head Teacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils.
To oversee the financial performance of the school and make sure its money is well spent.

Click here to view the Governors' Calendar 2019-20

Click here to view the Written Statement of Behaviour Principles

Who is the Governing Body?

Shakespeare Primary School Governing Body is made up of members of the local community, parents, teachers and a representative of Leeds Local Authority. Shakespeare Governing Body reconstituted in September 2014 to enable it to appoint people on the basis of the skills they could bring.

The Governing Body consists of :

The Head Teacher
One appointed Local Authority Governor
One Elected staff Governor
Two elected parent Governors
Ten co-opted Governors (this can include more parent Governors)

Their responsibilities are varied and include staffing, finance and curriculum. The Governing Body carries out work through three sub-committees - Resources, Teaching and Learning, and Pupil Support. When a parent vacancy arises the two parent governors are elected from all eligible parents by ballot. Information on what is expected of a school Governor can be found on the National Governors Association website www.nga.org.uk

A summary is available by clicking here >>

The office for each Governor is held for a period of four years.
The Chair and vice-chair are elected at the first meeting of the school year.

Our Chair of Governors is Gillian Simpson, who can be contacted via the school office.

What is expected of a Governor?

Time

Attend a meeting of the full governing body at least once a term.
Attend committee meetings as required.
Read reports and background papers prior to meetings.
Attend the annual meeting of parents.
Attend other occasions such as concerts, open evenings, sports day.
Attend relevant training

Commitment

Show an interest in children and their education and participate in the school's activities.
Attend governors' meetings.
Readiness to accept responsibility.
Get to know the staff, the pupils and their work.
Offer support and expertise.

Knowledge

Follow educational news and debates.
Attend training sessions.

Skills

Work co-operatively and creatively with others.
Use personal qualities and expertise in the interest of the school, its pupils and teachers

Shakespeare Governing Body

Shakespeare Primary School Governing Body

(click on each Governor's name for more information about them)

HEADTEACHER
NAME	ENDS	RESPONSIBILITY	SUB COMMITTEE
MR JULIAN GORTON	16/5/20	.	Pupil Support Teaching & Learning Resources
STAFF REPRESENTATIVES
MRS S BEER		.
LOCAL AUTHORITY REPRESENTATIVE
COUNCILLOR ASGHAR KHAN	12/08/23
PARENT REPRESENTATIVES
SAGAR MEHENDALE	27/03/21
MRS AASTHA SHARMA	09/11/22
CO-OPTED
MRS EMMA COOK	25/10/22	Deputy Head Teacher	Teaching & Learning
MRS GILL SIMPSON	25/09/22	Chair of Governors Complaints	Resources HT Performance Man Pay Committee
MR PHIL ODDY	25/09/22	Early Years & Foundation Stage Finance data lead	Resources Pay Teaching & Learning
REV'D ANDREW LENTON	25/09/22	Attendance	Pupil Support
MRS SUE RUSHFIRTH	25/09/22	Performance Data lead	Teaching & Learning (Chair) HT Performance Management
MRS JUDI HALL	25/09/22	Children Looked After SEND Child Protection Safeguarding Cluster link	Pupil Support (Chair)
MRS LIZ HUNTER	16/03/21	Pupil Premium	Resources Pay
MISS KATE HARVEY	09/11/21	Governor Training	Teaching and Learning Pupil Support
MR MATTHEW SHOTTON	09/11/21	PE and Sport Premium	Resources HT Performance Management
MR AUGUSTINE GBONDO	07/07/20		Teaching and Learning

NB: There were no conflicts of interests registered by Governors for the academic year 2017-2018.

Governors' Attendance and Details

Click here to view Governors' Attendance and Details for 2018/19

Click here to view Governors' Attendance and Details for 2017/18

Click here to view Governors' Attendance for 2016/17

Annual Governance Statement

Click here to view a copy of our Annual Governance Statement for 2019