Governing Body

The Core Functions of the Governing Body

As defined by the Department for Education (DfE) in the Governance Handbook for maintained schools, academies and multi-academy trusts, October 2020, the core functions of all governing boards, no matter what type of school or how many schools they govern, have three core objectives:

• ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
• holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the effective and efficient performance management of staff; and
• overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent.

In exercising their functions, the governing board shall

• act with integrity, objectivity, and honesty and in the best interests of the school; and
• be open about the decisions they make and the actions they take and in particular shall be prepared to explain their decisions and actions to interested parties.

Our governing board has a Code of Conduct which is reviewed and agreed annually. All governors and associate members are obliged to abide by this code.

The Twynham Learning Trust Members and details can be found here:

 

Legal Constitution of the Local Governing Body

SInce Poole High School joined Twynham Learning in June 2024 there have been no governors meetings. The governing board will therefore be formally constituted at their first meeting in October 2024.

The previous governing board was formally constituted on 22 April 2015.

Category of Governor	Appointed or elected to the governing board?
2 x Parent Governors	Elected onto the governing board by parents of pupils at the school
1 x Headteacher	Governor by virtue of employment by the school
1 x Staff Governor	Elected onto the governing board by all staff employed by the school
1 x Local Authority Governor	Nominated by the Local Authority (Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole), and appointed by the governing board
2 x Partnership or Foundation Governors (include as applicable from instrument of government)	Elected or appointed by the Governing Body
10 x Co-opted Governors	Appointed by the Governing Body
Total number of governors = 17

 

Who volunteers for the school's governing body?

Category of Governor	Full Name	Term of Office
Parent	Nicola Quinell	Four years
Parent	Hannah Parry	Four years
Headteacher	Paul Gray	N/A
Staff	Gareth Leaney	Four years
Local Authority	VACANT	Four years
Partnership or Foundation	Helen Rivero	Four years
Co-opted Co-opted Co-opted Co-opted Co-opted Co-opted Co-opted Co-opted Co-opted Co-opted	Jeff Hart Stewart Bullen Tracie Billington-Beardsley Robert Clark John Godber Rosie Knapper Emily Phillips Chris La Frenais Joanne Oldale Ashley Rowlands	Four years Four years Four years Four years Four years Four years Four years Four years Four years Four years

 

The Clerk to Governors is	Your Clerk
The Chair of Governors is	Jeff Hart
The Vice Chair of Governors is	Ashley Rowlands

 

How the Governing Body delegates and distributes its duties.

The governing board agreed to form the following committees on 08 September 2021. This is reviewed annually.

 

Headteacher's Performance Management Panel	Learning & Staffing Committee	Panel 'A' (for Complaints, Staff Dismissal etc)	Panel 'B' (for Complaints, Staff Dismissal etc)	Pay Review Committee	Strategy Committee
Robert Clark Jeff Hart	Stewart Bullen Paul Gray Jeff Hart Robert Clark Rosie Knapper Gareth Leaney Joanne Oldale Hannah Parry Nicola Quinell Ashley Rowlands	Tracie Billington-Beardsley Stewart Bullen Ashley Rowlands	Jeff Hart Joanne Oldale Vacancy	Stewart Bullen Joanne Oldale Ashley Rowlands	Tracie Billington-Beardsley Robert Clark Paul Gray Jeff Hart Ashley Rowland Helen Rivero

 

 

 

 

Specific panels of the governing board are convened as required for

• School Complaints
• Staff Grievance and Discipline
• Pupil Discipline
• Headteacher’s Performance Management

 

 

 

Key Documents

Governing Body - Documents