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 5:30pm and last for up to three hours. Meetings for the academic year 2020-21 are scheduled for the following dates:

Thursday 1st October - Full Governors Meeting
Thursday 22nd October - Governors Pay Committee
Thursday 3rd December - Full Governors Meeting
Thursday 11th February - Full Governors Meeting
Monday 15th March - Full Governors Meeting (changed from previously published date)
Thursday 20th May - Full Governors Meeting
Thursday 8th 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 2020

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
S Brown	CG			No	2.12.24		None
D Farrell	PG			No	10.2.25		None
L Farrell	PG	Vice Chair		No	31.12.22		None
D Hubbard	STF			No	31.12.22		None	Staff - Southfield
S Pollard	HT			No	Ex Officio		None	HT - Southfield
M Price	PG	Chair of GB and Pay	Pay	No	31.12.20 - resigned		None
M Sherwin-Peddie	CG	Chair from 1.1.21	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	26th Mar '20	1st May '20 (remote)	11th June '20 (remote)	8th July '20 (remote)	1st Oct '20 (remote)	3rd Dec '20 (remote)	11th Feb '21 (remote)	15th Mar '21 (remote)
Sarah Baldwin	Meeting Postponed due to School Closure	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Scott Brown		xxx	xxx	xxx	xxx	P	P	A
Daniel Farrell		xxx	xxx	xxx	xxx	xxx	P	P
Lucy Farrell		P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Dawn Hubbard		P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Sarah Pollard		P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Matt Price		P	P	P	P	P	xxx	xxx
Mark Sherwin-Peddie		P	Apologies	P	P	P	P	P

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 - Mr Mark Sherwin-Peddie

Our Chair of Governors is Mr Mark Sherwin-Peddie. Mr Sherwin-Peddie can be contacted at the school address.

Instrument of Government

Declaration of Interest and Governor Responsibilities 2020

Governors' Attendance at Meetings

Annual Statement of Issues

Our Chair of Governors - Mr Mark Sherwin-Peddie