Welcome to Bowmansgreen’s Governing Body
As a school governor we are part of a corporate body known as the ‘Governing Body’, our role is to effectively run the school in partnership with the headteacher.
Our Governing Body has a vital role to play in ensuring every child receives the best possible education by driving up school and children’s performance . Our Governing Body is the key strategic decision-making body of school and we set the school’s strategic framework. As the Governing Body we agree the strategic priorities, aims and objectives for the school and sign off the policies, plans and targets in order to achieve them. We check on progress and regularly review the strategic framework for the school in the light of that progress.
The Governing Body leaves the running of the school to the headteacher, which is the only appointment we make. It is our role to support and strengthen the headteacher’s leadership and to hold them accountable for the performance of children and staff. This is particularly important in relation to the educational performance of the school.
As Governors we need to know our school. We do this through visits to see the school in action, we check that the school is implementing the policies and improvement plans we sign off, and see for ourselves how the vision and plans for the school are working in practice. While it is helpful to see classes at work, Governors are not inspectors and it is not our role to assess the quality or method of teaching.
All our Governors bring with them a range of different skills and experiences. Decisions are taken by the whole Governing Body, but to make the best use of everyone’s time and expertise, all Governors also join one of two committees. Committees work on particular aspects of school life and present their recommendations to the Governing Body for approval or discussion. These committees also meet in each half term, and are:
Effectiveness:
- Behaviour and attendance
- Curriculum and school improvement
- Standards and achievement
Resources:
- Finance
- Site
- Personnel
- Communication
Our Body consists of:
- Parent Governors – elected from and by parents and carers of children in the school
- Local Authority Governor – nominated by Hertfordshire County Council
- Staff Governor – representative of teaching and support staff, who is elected by their colleagues.
- Co-opted Governors – are appointed by the GB on the basis that they have the skills required to contribute to the effective governance and success of the school.
- Associate Members – Associate members are not governors, and do not have a vote at full governing body meetings. However, they are entitled to attend those meetings and to be sent the papers for them. They have the skills required to contribute to the effective governance and success of the school.
Members of our Governing Body
Name | Type of Governor | Roles | Committee | Term Starts | Term Ends |
LizAnn Petch | Co-opted governor | Vice Chair | Effectiveness Pay | 06 Feb 2018 | 05 Feb 2026 |
James Broadwell | Parent governor | Curriculum | Resources | 15 Mar 2021 | 14 Mar 2025 |
Anna Lippa | Headteacher | Headteacher | Effectiveness Resources | ||
James Alderson | Co-opted governor | Finance | Resources | 13 July 2022 | 12 July 2026 |
Dan Klinger | Co-opted governor | Governor Recruitment, Education & Training | Effectiveness | 13 July 2022 | 12 July 2026 |
Janet Matthews | Co-opted governor | Chair, Health and Safety | Resources | 12 Dec 2022 | 11 Dec 2026 |
Debbie Pitt | Co-opted governor | Safeguarding | Effectiveness | 11 Dec 2019 | 10 Dec 2023 |
Rebecca Robertson | Other | Business Manager | Resources | ||
Mark Rushforth | Staff governor | Resources | 01 Oct 2019 | 30 Sep 2023 | |
Claire Golding | Associate Member | Effectiveness | 13 Sep 2021 | 12 Sep 2025 | |
Karen Boakes | Clerk | Full Governing Board | |||
Trish Hamill | Clerk | Effectiveness Resources |
Associate members have voting rights in the committee to which that person is appointed (as determined by the governing body).
Within the previous 12 months the following individuals have served on the Governing Body:
Tony Major | Parent governor | Resources | 15 Mar 2021 | 14 Mar 2025 | |
Karen Penn | Co-opted governor | Chair | Effectiveness Resources | 01 Sep 2019 | 31 Aug 2023 |
Rev Patricia Jones | Co-opted governor | Effectiveness | 15 May 2019 | 14 May 2023 | |
James Braddy | Co-opted governor | Effectiveness | 16 May 2018 | 15 May 2022 |
Relevant Business Interests
As a Governing Body we are required to declare any relevant business interests including any other governor roles at other educational settings and any relationships between governors and members of the school staff.
Declarations-BowmansgreenPrimary-8th-March-2023Governor Attendance 2021 – 2022
Attendance-2021-22Governor Meeting Dates 2022 – 2023