The Governing Board of Chapel-en-le-Frith Primary School consists of parents, members of staff and individuals connected to the local community and church.  We are all volunteers with a common aim to improve outcomes for children.

The core functions of the governing board, with a view to promoting high standards of educational achievement in the school, are:

  • Setting the schools’ strategic vision, ethos and strategy.
  • Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school
  • Ensuring financial health, probity and value for money.

Chair of Governors: Emma Mahon email: chairofgovernors@cps.derbyshire.sch.uk

Vice Chair of Governors: John MacMillan

In the document below (Governing Board – Terms of Office and Register of Interests), for each governor who has served at any point over the past 12 months, you can view:

    • Their full name
    • Their date of appointment
    • Their term of office
    • The date when they stepped down, where applicable
    • The body which appointed them, in accordance with the governing board’s instrument of government
    • Their relevant business and pecuniary interests. Relevant interests include:
      • A business interest in a company that could stand to gain from their position on the governing board – such as a supplier used by the school
      • Governance roles in other educational institutions
      • Relationships with other governors or members of school staff (including spouses, partners and close relatives)
    • Their attendance record at governing board and committee meetings over the last academic year

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The full governing board meets 6 times per academic year.  Minutes of meetings (except confidential items) are available to view upon request.  Please contact the school office tel: 01298 812000 or email info@cps.derbyshire.sch.uk if you would like to view minutes of any previous meetings.

Our governing board is organised into different committees to improve effectiveness of governance. This provides the focus for our meetings and the work done by governors:

Resource Management Committee (meets 3 times per academic year)

To consider matters relating to finance, personnel, health and safety and premises.

Chair

Dan Mason

Vice Chair

TBC

Committee Members

Emma Mahon, John MacMillan, Claire Hipkins, Jess Imbusch.

The Headteacher and School Business Manager are invited to attend resource management committee meetings.

Pay Policy Committee (meets once per academic year)

To carry out the statutory annual salary review of all teachers employed at the school.

To comprise Chairs of: Governors and Resources Management, and one other governor – with Headteacher and Business Manager, attending in an advisory capacity.

 Chair

Dan Mason

Committee Members

Emma Mahon, Claire Hipkins, Jess Imbusch, John MacMillan (standby member).

Headteacher’s Performance Management Committee (meets twice per year)

To monitor and evaluate the progress of the Headteacher in achieving strategic priorities.

Chair

John MacMillan

Committee Members

Melanie Hartley, Jess Imbusch

Occasional Committees

To be convened by the Clerk to Governors on the request of the Chair of Governors and or Headteacher, as and when required.

Staff Disciplinary Committee Three Governors not employed at the school
Pupil Exclusion Committee Three or five Governors not employed by the school
Admissions Appeals Committee Three Governors, not including the Teacher Governor or Headteacher
Complaints Committee Three Governors who have not had prior involvement in the matter
Pay Appeals Committee Three Governors who have not had prior involvement in the matter and are not employed at the school

Other responsibilities

When the governing body needs to examine a particular issue in detail, a working party may be formed, consisting of a few governors. Such groups will monitor key issues in greater depth and report recommendations back to the full governing body for their consideration.

Diversity in Governance

As a school we recognise that diversity of thought, voices and perspectives is essential to good governance and the effective running of any organisation.

We collect diversity data from our governors and, depending on current data, can use this to:

  • target recruitment to address gaps in experience and diversity
  • develop and adapt board practices to ensure full participation
  • prioritise training and increased awareness in identified areas
  • address potential ‘blind spots’ through seeking wider advice and perspectives on current and upcoming opportunities, challenges and risks.

The governing board have decided not to publish this information as it would result in some members of the board being identifiable based on their diversity indicators.