Governors

Welcome to our Governors' section.

Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.

We have also provided a Register of Governor Interests and an Annual Statement of Issues for your information.

The Governing Body at Southfield Primary School is made up of staff Governors, Parent Governors and other Governors drawn from the community who have no other direct links with the school.

Governors come from all walks of life and it is important that the Governing Body is made up of a varied mix of people – each bringing their own area of expertise to the table. Governors attend two meetings each term but, sometimes, there may be a need for an additional meeting.

Meetings are usually held at 5:45pm and last for up to three hours. Meetings for the academic year 2019-20 are scheduled for the following dates:

Thursday 3rd October - Full Governors Meeting
Thursday 31st October - Governors Pay Committee
Thursday 5th December - Full Governors Meeting
Thursday 6th February - Full Governors Meeting
Thursday 26th March - Full Governors Meeting
Thursday 21st May - Full Governors Meeting
Thursday 9th July - Full Governors Meeting

Governors have a very responsible role to play in the school. Being a Governor is an unpaid job but there is some training available.

Declaration of Interest and Governor Responsibilities 2019

Governor Name	Type of Governor	Chair, Vice Chair, or Chair of Committee	Membership of Committee	Connections to Staff	Term of Office End Date	Other Governors post held	Business Interests Declared	Other Information
S Baldwin	AS			No	31.12.22		None	DHT - Southfield
L Farrell	PG			No	31.12.22		None
D Hubbard	STF			No	31.12.22		None	Staff - Southfield
D Mackness	LA		Pay	No	27.6.19 - resigned		LBC Catering
M Mason	CG	Vice Chair	Pay	No	26.3.20 - resigned		None
A McNulty	CG		Pay	No	11.7.19 - resigned		None	DHT - Whitefield Primary Academy
R Melrose	AS			No	11.7.19 - resigned	PLT Trustee	None	DHT - Southfield
S Pollard	HT			No	Ex Officio		None	HT - Southfield
M Price	PG	Chair of GB and Pay	Pay	No	31.12.22		None
M Sherwin-Peddie	CG		Pay	No	2.10.23	Beechwood Primary School	None	HT - Beechwood

Key: LA –Local Authority nominated or appointed governor;PG –Elected or appointed Parent Governor;STF –Staff governor;FOU –Foundation Governor (state appointing body);CG –Co-opted Governor, appointed by the governing body;TN –Partnership Governor;AS –Associate member;HT –Headteacher

Governors' Attendance at Meetings

Governor	28th Mar '19	23rd May '19	11th July '19	3rd Oct '19	5th Dec '19	6th Feb '20	26th Mar '20	1st May '20	11th June '20
Sarah Baldwin	P	P	P	P	P	P	Meeting Postponed due to School Closure	P	P
Lucy Farrell	P	P	P	Apologies	P	Apologies		P	P
Dawn Hubbard	P	P	Apologies	P	P	P		P	P
David Mackness	P	Apologies	xxx	xxx	xxx	xxx		xxx	xxx
Martine Mason	A	P	P	P	Apologies	Apologies		xxx	xxx
Amy McNulty	Apologies	P	P	xxx	xxx	xxx		xxx	xxx
Ralph Melrose	Apologies	P	P	xxx	xxx	xxx		xxx	xxx
Sarah Pollard	P	P	P	P	P	P		P	P
Matt Price	P	P	P	P	P	P		P	P
Mark Sherwin-Peddie	xxx	xxx	xxx	P	P	P		P	Apologies

P – present, A – absent (no apologies received), Apologies – apologies received and accepted, xxx – not a member of the governing body at this time.

Our Chair of Governors is Mr Matt Price. Mr Price can be contacted at the school address.

Instrument of Government

Declaration of Interest and Governor Responsibilities 2019

Governors' Attendance at Meetings

Annual Statement of Issues

Chair of Governors - Mr Matt Price