Governors

On behalf of the Governing Body I would like to welcome you to The Market Weighton School.

The Governing Body is a group of volunteers who have chosen to involve themselves and take some responsibility in the life of the school.

We work with Mr Harrison, the Senior Leadership Team and all the staff to ensure that your children achieve their full academic potential, as well as provide an enriching environment for them to develop socially and emotionally.

The Governing Body consists of committed individuals who believe that a good education is extremely important. We are a diverse group, who bring many different skills and experiences from business, the local community and other educational establishments. We actively contribute to all aspects of life of the school. We understand and take our role as “critical friend” seriously. We are proud and very supportive of the school and its place within the local community.

If you would like further information about the role of the Governing Body, please contact the school and I will be happy to speak to you.

Rachel M Davies
Chair of Governors

Annual Governance Statement for The Market Weighton School

The governing body is the school’s accountable body. It is responsible for the conduct of the school and for promoting high standards. The governing body aims to ensure that children are attending a successful school which provides them with a good education and supports their well-being.

In accordance with the Government’s requirement for all governing bodies, the 3 core strategic functions of the TMWS Governing Body are:

1. Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
2. Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils;
3. Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.

Governance Arrangements
The full Governing Body meets once each term, as does the Resources Committee and the Achievement & Wellbeing Committee. We also have sub-committees that meet when required to consider pupil discipline, staffing matters and pay review.

Attendance Record of Governors
Governors have excellent attendance at meetings and we have never cancelled a meeting because it was not ‘quorate’ (the number of governors needed to ensure that legal decisions can be made). See below for details of individual governors’ attendance at meetings.

Future Plans for the Governors
Consistency and high expectations are fundamental to the school and its Governance moving forward in the desire to be outstanding. Governors will be monitoring the key priorities as identified in the School Development Plan.

Attendance at Governing Body Meetings 2017 – 18

Governor	Full Governing Body (3 Meetings)	Extraordinary FGB (1 Meetings)	Achievement & Wellbeing Committee (4 Meetings)	Resources Committee (3 Meetings)	Pay Review Committee (1 Meeting)	Pay Appeal Committee (1 Meeting)
Rachel DAVIES	33%	100%	100%	n/a	100%	n/a
Matthew HENDERSON	100%	100%	75%	n/a	100%	n/a
Chris URWIN	66%	100%	n/a	100%	100%	n/a
Dale NEEDHAM	66%	100%	75%	100%	n/a	n/a
Jo SMITH	100%	100%	100%	n/a	n/a	n/a
Shelley DAVILL	0%	0%	100%	66%	n/a	n/a
Rob COUCH	66%	0%	100%	66%	n/a	n/a
Iain ROBINSON	66%	n/a	n/a	100%	100%	n/a
Jason POULSTON	100%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
David RUDD	100%	n/a	100%	100%	n/a	n/a
Anne HAYWARD	Associate Only	Associate Only	Associate Only	Associate Only	Associate Only	Associate Only

TMWS Governing Body – Register of Interests (2017-18)

Name	Status	Role	Start of Term	End of Term	Any Relationship with Staff	Relationship with pupils on roll	Business/Place of Work	Pecuniary Interests
Anne WEBSTER	Associate			28.03.21				None
Rob Couch	Co-opted			04.12.21				None
Christopher URWIN	Co-opted			28.03.21				None
Rachel DAVIES	Co-opted	Chair of Governors   Child Protection   Educational Visits	07.07.15	07.07.19		Parent of Y9 student	Headteacher Oakfield School	None
Richard HARRISON	Headteacher		N/A	N/A			Headteacher TMWS	None
Shelley DAVILL	Parent			26.10.21				None
Dale NEEDHAM	Co-opted	Chair of Resources Committee   Chair of Pay Review Committee	07.07.15	07.07.19	Partner to Jane Briggs (governor)	Parent of Y10 student	Manager Lazaats Hotel	Potential business: prom
Matthew HENDERSON	Parent	Mathematics Vice Chair		08.02.20				None
Iain ROBINSON	Co-opted		13.04.15	13.04.19			Business Manager TMWS	None
Vacancy	Local Authority
Mandy WATSON	Parent		25.03.12	25.03.16		Parent of Y10 student	HR Manager Sentamu Academy	None
Jo SMITH	Parent			26.10.21				None
Jason POULSTON	Staff			03.07.20	Married to member of staff		The Market Weighton School	None

The governing body clerking is arranged through the Local Authority clerking service.

All governors can be contacted through Mrs S Florence (PA) in the school office: office@tmws.co.uk