Welcome to our Governors’ section.
Dinglewell Junior School’s Governing Body
On behalf of the Governors, welcome to Dinglewell Junior School. Our role is to ensure that the school meets its commitment to provide the best possible education for all of its pupils within a stimulating, secure and happy environment. We bring a wide range of skills and experience from a variety of backgrounds, supporting the school but also monitoring performance and challenging the school's leadership team to keep standards high.
The Role of the Governing Body
We will contribute most effectively in supporting the school in its aim to raise the educational achievement of all its pupils, by focusing on four roles:
Governing Body Structure
Our structure is 11 Governors in total -
In addition to this, the Governing Body has appointed an Associate Member to its Curriculum and Standards Committee.
The Full Governing Body meets 4 times a year, the Finance & Personnel Committee meets 6 times a year, and both the Curriculum and Standards Committee and the Buildings and Premises Committee meet 3 times a year. All governors must attend the FGB meetings, and are invited to attend all Curriculum and Standards meetings. Governors sit on various committees and panels.
Details are below in Meet our Governors.
Meet our Governors
Gary Ridgway: Chair of Governors (Acting Finance & Personnel Committee Chair as from 28/03/21)
Category: Co-opted Governor
Appointed by: Governing Body
Committees & Panels: Curriculum & Standards, Finance & Personnel and Buildings & Premises
Responsibilities: Assessment and Target Setting, Safeguarding & Looked After Children, Pupil Premium and Performance Management of Headteacher and Clerk
Subject Monitoring Role: Maths and Science
Term of Office: 08/02/21 - 07/02/25 (Chair from 09/09/20 - 08/09/21)
Date of Appointment: 08/02/17
Attendance:
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None
Governance roles in other educational institutions: None
Liam Moynihan: Vice-Chair of Governors
Category: Parent Governor
Appointed by: Parent Body
Committees & Panels: Curriculum & Standards and Finance & Personnel
Responsibilities: Governor Training & Development and Induction, GDPR and Performance Management of Headteacher
Subject Monitoring Role: English
Term of Office: 29/09/17 - 28/09/21 (Vice-Chair from 09/09/20 - 08/09/21)
Date of Appointment: 29/09/17
Attendance:
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None
Governance roles in other educational institutions: None
Paula Archard: Chair of Curriculum & Standards
Category: LA Governor
Appointed by: Governing Body
Committees & Panels: Curriculum & Standards and Finance & Personnel
Responsibilities: None
Subject Monitoring Role: History and Geography
Term of Office: 29/09/17 - 28/09/21
Date of Appointment: 12/06/18 (as a Parent Governor)
Attendance:
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None
Governance roles in other educational institutions: Parent Governor at Dinglewell Infant School
Joanne Kingsbury-Elia: Chair of Buildings & Premises
Category: Parent Governor
Appointed by: Parent Body
Committees & Panels: Buildings & Premises and Curriculum & Standards
Responsibilities: Health & Safety
Subject Monitoring Role: Art
Term of Office: 04/10/19 - 03/10/23
Date of Appointment: 04/10/19
Attendance:
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None
Governance roles in other educational institutions: None
Geraldine Brogan: Headteacher
Committees & Panels: Buildings & Premises, Curriculum & Standards and Finance & Personnel
Date of Appointment: 2016
Attendance:
Natalie Coates
Category: Parent Governor
Appointed by: Parent Body
Committees & Panels: Buildings & Premises and Curriculum & Standards
Responsibilities: None
Subject Monitoring Role: French
Term of Office: 22/10/20- 21/10/24
Date of Appointment: 22/10/20
Attendance:
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None
Governance roles in other educational institutions: None
Susan Davis
Category: Co-opted Governor
Appointed by: Governing Body
Committees & Panels: Buildings & Premises, Curriculum & Standards, and Exclusions Panel
Responsibilities: Target Setting, SEND, Gifted & Talented, and Performance Management of Headteacher
Subject Monitoring Role: None
Term of Office: 17/09/19- 16/09/23
Date of Appointment: 17/09/1999
Attendance:
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None
Governance roles in other educational institutions: None
Victoria Halford
Category: Staff Governor
Appointed by: Staff Body
Committees & Panels: Curriculum & Standards
Responsibilities: None
Subject Monitoring Role: None
Term of Office: 09/09/19- 08/09/23
Date of Appointment: 09/09/19
Attendance:
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None
Governance roles in other educational institutions: None
Judith Symons
Category: Co-opted Governor
Appointed by: Governing Body
Committees & Panels: Buildings & Premises and Curriculum & Standards
Responsibilities: Social Secretary to FGB
Subject Monitoring Role: PE (including Dance)
Term of Office: 17/09/19- 16/09/23
Date of Appointment: 17/09/14
Attendance:
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Staff member
Governance roles in other educational institutions: None
Jane Windscheffel
Category: Co-opted Governor
Appointed by: Governing Body
Committees & Panels: Curriculum & Standards, and Finance & Personnel
Responsibilities: None
Subject Monitoring Role: Remote Learning and Computing
Term of Office: 09/09/20- 08/09/24
Date of Appointment: 09/09/20
Attendance:
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None
Governance roles in other educational institutions: None
Jamie Pembroke
Category: Associate Member
Appointed by: Governing Body
Committees & Panels: Curriculum & Standards
Responsibilities: Assessment
Subject Monitoring Role: None
Term of Office: 08/11/18 - 07/11/22
Date of Appointment: 01/10/14 (as a LA Governor)
Attendance:
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Educational Data Analyst
Governance roles in other educational institutions: Naunton Park Primary School
Miss Taryn Doolin, Clerk to the Governors was appointed 01/03/18.
Tanya Naylor, Deputy Headteacher and Helen Howe, School Business Manager attend most meetings.
Andy Barnet, Site Manager attends Buildings & Premises Committee meetings (as required) and is the school's Health & Safety Representative.
Kate Hazell, the School's Curriculum Lead, attends the Curriculum & Standards meetings (as required).
Panels
There are a number of panels, which are outlined below:
Pay Panel
The Chair of Finance & Personnel Committee must sit on this panel, plus 2 other governors (TBA). Chair of Governors, staff governors and the Headteacher do not sit on this panel.
Exclusions Panel
Three governors (TBA) sit on this panel. Staff governors do not sit on this panel.
Appeals Panel
Three governors (TBA) sit on this panel. Chair of Governors, staff governors and the Headteacher do not sit on this panel.
Performance Management of Headteacher
Chair or Vice Chair of Governors, plus 1 experienced governor (TBA). Staff governors do not sit on this panel.
Performance Management of Clerk
This is conducted by the Chair of Governors.
Former Governors (last 12 months)
Giuseppe Di Vita - Chair of Finance & Personnel Committee
Category: Co-opted Governor
Appointed by: Governing Body
Date of Appointed: 28/03/17
Resigned: 27/03/21
Stephen Pearman - Chair of Governors (20/09/17 - 08/09/20)
Category: Parent Governor
Appointed by: Parent Body
Date of Appointed: 19/10/16
Resigned: 18/10/20
Jeffrey Chaplin - Chair of Buildings and Premises
Category: Co-opted Governor
Appointed by: Governing Body
Date of Appointment: 17/09/1995
Resigned: 16/09/20
Committee Meeting dates 20/21
Full Governing Board Meetings:
09/09/20
02/12/20
20/01/21 (Extraordinary meeting)
31/03/21
23/06/21
Building and Premises Committee Meetings:
30/09/20
20/01/21
09/06/21
Curriculum and Standards Committee Meetings:
25/11/20
08/03/21
14/07/21
Finance and Personnel Committee Meetings:
12/10/20
02/12/20
08/02/20
31/03/21
26/04/21
23/06/21