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This is the day the Lord has made – we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24

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All Saints Church of England Aided Infants School

Learning with Love and Laughter

This is the day the Lord has made – we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24

Meet our Governors

Welcome to our Governors’ section.

 

Please find below the Annual Statement of Governance, which includes details of our Governors including their names, categories, responsibilities, terms of appointment and annual meeting attendance.

 

All Saints Infants School Governing Body meeting minutes are available on request, please contact Steph Cook (Governance Professional):- govpro@allsaints.reading.sch.uk   

Annual Statement of Governance 2023-24

The Full Governing Body (FGB) of All Saints Infants School (ASIS) met six times during the 2022-23 academic year, once per half term, plus a short meeting to approve the 2024-25 budget. Three of the six full length FGB meetings were held online on weekday evenings, and the other three meetings were held during the school day in school. This meeting pattern is to be carried forward into the 2024-25 school year.

The Governing Body is responsible for setting the strategy of the school and monitoring its implementation. At the start of the year, the Governing Body agreed to continue with the structure approved at the start of 2020-21 whereby there is limited delegation to committees and so the majority of the business of the Governing Body business was conducted via these FGB meetings.

Governors expect that the school will promote and deliver the highest possible standards of provision for pupils in terms of safeguarding, curriculum, health and safety and the school environment. Governors are responsible for the conduct of the school in all areas.  All Governors are involved in setting and monitoring the school's vision, aims and policies and may be involved in hearing appeals or grievances.

Key roles of the Governing Body:

  • To ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction for the school
  • To hold the school’s senior leadership to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the efficient and effective performance management of staff
  • To oversee the financial performance of the school and make sure its money is well spent
  • To secure, develop and maintain the Christian character of the school throughout all areas of its work.

Strategic Aims of the Governing Body

  • To continue to insist on the highest possible standards of education and learning for the school and its pupils
  • To consider and determine the school’s vision and strategic direction with particular consideration given to:
  • The long term sustainability of the school in terms of budget, staffing, admissions and performance and the identification and mitigation of risks in these areas
  • The ability of the school to achieve the goals established in the School Improvement Plan
  • The ability of the school to maintain the highest standards of provision for pupils in terms of safeguarding, curriculum, health and safety and the school environment
  • The preservation of the school’s status as a church school and its relationship with All Saints Church and the Oxford Diocese
  • Effective management of the implications of there being one Headteacher across All Saints Infants and All Saints Junior schools
  • Effective sharing of staff and resources between the All Saints schools
  • Greater integration of families and pupils across the two schools.

Effectiveness of the Governing Body

We are continuously striving to maintain the highest standards within the Governing Body. We undertake an annual evaluation of our effectiveness and a skills audit. In addition, the school underwent an Ofsted inspection in March 2022. The inspection report stated that ‘Staff are proud to work at All Saints Infant School. They appreciate the attention leaders and governors give to staff’s workload. Governors are highly involved in the life of the school. They are effective in checking the school’s work and holding leaders to account. They are committed to meeting the needs of pupils and families in the community.’ The Governing Body ensures that it is represented at external monitoring visits conducted by the Local Authority’s Brighter Futures for Children School Effectiveness Service and that it monitors the implementation of actions flowing from these visits and their impact.

The Governing Body operates a link governor structure, whereby most governors have a designated area of responsibility to conduct monitoring work on behalf of the Governing Body. These link governor roles cover Safeguarding, Disadvantaged Children (including Special Educational Needs and Disabilities), Curriculum, Finance, Religious Education, Wellbeing and Health and Safety. As part of these roles, and sometimes for other reasons, governors are involved in a wide range of in-school monitoring visits and reports on these are usually made to the next FGB meeting after the visit concerned.

We are aware of the skills that each Governor brings to the school and those areas in which we are short. We seek external advice and guidance to help in these areas, including the engagement of Associate Members, and as far as possible recruit governors with appropriate skills to fill our vacancies. We ensure that governors have access to relevant training and development activities in order to maximise their effectiveness as a governor and the effectiveness of the governing body as a whole.

Ensuring effective safeguarding arrangements at the school is of the utmost importance for Governors. During 2022-23 the Governing Body ensured that all governors receiving training focused on the safeguarding role of governors, and governors had updates to that training during 2023-24. The link governor responsible for Safeguarding conducted regular school monitoring visits throughout the year, reporting to each FGB meeting on their work.

During 2023-24 one new Foundation governor joined the Governing Body, and another joined early in 2024-25, both appointed by All Saints Parochial Church Council. Unfortunately, attempts to fill the other vacancies were not successful in 2023-24, including both Parent Governor positions and a further Foundation governor position. An election to seek to fill the Parent Governor vacancies will take place as early as possible in the 2024-25 school year.

As well as this statement, on the school website, a list of current and recent past governors is provided. This list also includes details of their term of office, the category of governor, any relevant business and parochial interests, their link governor responsibilities and attendance record at meetings in the preceding year.

 

All Saints Infant School Governing Body, 1 October 2024.

Meet the Governors 

 

Name

Category

Appointed by

Term of Office (no. of years & end date

Responsibilities / Link Governor

Susannah Daniel

Headteacher

 

 

 

Ex-officio

Headteacher

Samantha LeePCC FoundationPCC420th September 2024 - 19th September 2028

Chair of Governors

Chair of Pay Committee

Admissions Committee

Anthem Trust/Diocese/Partnerships Link

 

Steve Daniels

 

Diocese Foundation

 

Diocese

 

4

29th November 2023 - 28th November 2027

Vice Chair of Governors

Admissions Committee Chair

Pay Committee Member

Finance Link

Disadvantaged/Pupil Premium Children Link

 

Emma Tytel

 

LA Governor

L.A.

4

25th January 2023 - 24th January 2027 

 

Safeguarding Link

RE Link

Sarah Charlton

Diocese Foundation

Diocese

4

14th July 2021 - 13th July 2025 

Community Link

Rev. Jo Williams

Vicar

 

 

Ex-officio - appointed 19th December 20216

 

Kathleen WatheyStaff GovernorStaff 45th January 2023-4th January 2027 Assistant Headteacher 
Jenna LynchPCC Foundation PCC49th March 2023 - 8th March 2027 Health and Safety
Ian GermerPCC Foundation PCC412th May 2024 -11th May 2028

Pay Committee Member

Curriculum -Writing & Maths Link

 

 

 

 

Governor Business and Parochial Interests 

 

Governor name

Name of interest business or parochial including: -

  • Governor elsewhere
  • Related/Married to staff member
  • Employed at school

Start date of interest

Date of cessation of interest

Date of last review

(Reviewed every academic year)

Susannah Daniel

Headteacher

January 2015

 

19th November 2024

Stephen Daniels

None declared

N/A

 

9th October 2024

Emma Tytel

Employed by Reading Borough Council 

 

Married to Governor at All Saints Junior School 

Husband provides Bushcraft activities for Infant and Junior school through White Wold Bushcraft

2004

 

 

November 2022 - present

 

 

18th  November 2024

Sarah Charlton

None Declared

N/A

 

29th  November 2023

Rev. Jo Williams

Vicar at All Saints Church

 

Governor at St Mary and All Saints Primary School

December 2016

 

December 2016

 

25th January 2024

 

 

Kathleen Wathey

Assistant Headteacher 

 

Designated Safeguarding lead - Reading Rock Academy

19 October 2023

 

1st March 2024

 

1st September 2024

Jenna Lynch None declared N/A  1st October 2024
Ian GermerNone declaredN/A 18th November 2024
Samantha LeeNone declaredN/A 4th October 2024

Previous Governors and Associate Members (last 12 months) 

 

Name of GovernorCategory

Term of Office

start date

Date of resignation
Carl SkeatsParent Governor 19/10/202120/01/2023
Levine WhithamDiocese Foundation 11/05/22

15/09/2023

Catherine O'DonnellParent Governor20/10/213/11/23

 

Business Interests 

 

Name of GovernorBusiness Interests
Carl SkeatsNone declared
Levine WhithamNone declared
Catherine O'DonnellNone declared

 

Governor Meeting Attendance

Governance Terms of Reference - All Committees

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