Governors
School Governors
Chair: Mrs Suzanne Hawkshaw
Headteacher: Ms Frances Batty ex-officio
Parent Representatives: Ms Tracey Nicholson
Mr Paul Briscoe
Staff Representative: Miss Vicki Routledge
Co-opted Representatives: Mrs Sue Hawkshaw
Mrs Rachel Tobbell
Mrs Helen Burling
Mrs Cath Broadhead
Mrs Jennifer Armit
Mrs Anessa Rush
LEA Representative: Vacancy
Governors with specific responsibilities
* Complaints - Suzanne Hawkshaw
* Child Protection/Looked After Children - Tracey Nicholson
* SEND - Tracey Nicholson
* Attendance - Paul Briscoe
* Equalities - Rachel Tobbell
* Health and Safety - to be advised
* Bramley Cluster - Rachel Tobbell and Tracey Nicholson
* Training - Suzanne Hawkshaw
* Pupil Premium - Anessa Rush
* Literacy - Rachel Tobbell
* Maths - Jennifer Armit
* Sports Funding - Suzanne Hawkshaw
* Website Compliance - Paul Briscoe
* Parental Engagement - Jennifer Armit
* Pupil Voice - Cath Broadhead
* Foundation Stage - Suzanne Hawkshaw
* Key Stage 1 - Tracey Nicholson
* Lower Key Stage 2 - Anessa Rush
* Upper Key Stage 2 - Rachel Tobbell
Governors' Declaration of Interests
All governors declared no interests
The Governing Body of Whitecote Primary School have an important role to play in supporting the strategic direction of school. The Governors act as both a critical friend, whilst providing challenge and facilitating debate with School Leaders to ensure children at Whitecote achieve the best possible progress in their learning.
The Governing Body consists of 13 Members:
- Headteacher
- 2 Parents
- 1 Local Authority Governor
- 1 Staff Governor
- 8 Co-Opted Governors
The Governing body is split into two committees, who undertake projects under delegated authority from the main body.
The committees are as follows:
- Resources (Finance, Personnel and Buildings)
- Teaching and Learning and Pupil Support
Committee Members
Teaching, learning and pupil support
Frances Batty
Rachel Tobbell (Chair)
Anessa Rush
Vicki Routledge
Cath Broadhead
Helen Burling
Resources
Frances Batty
Suzanne Hawkshaw (Chair)
Tracey Nicholson
Paul Briscoe
Helen Burling
Jennifer Armit
2017/18 Priorities
The Senior Leadership Team and Governors have agreed the following priorities for the school:-
- To close the gap in attainment of KS2 pupils to be in line with national averages at the end of Year 6 by 2019
- To narrow the progress gap between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged children across school
- To increase the proportion of pupils working beyond ARE in English and maths through pitch and challenge
- To improve use of in-class marking and checks
- Improve use of assessment data so that analysis of data identifies all groups of learners and tracks their progress within and across key stages rigorously
- To improve attendance levels to be in line with the national average
I am extremely proud of the school, its pupils and staff. Standards at Whitecote have risen over the past few years. The children are well behaved and keen to learn as they feel safe, supported and secure in our School. Parents and Carers understand they have an important role to fulfill in supporting our aims and aspirations for their children.
Thanks for your continued support and contributions.
Chair of Governors