The Governing Body is responsible for the Federation of Stoke Hill Schools – that is, both the Infant & Nursery School and the Junior School. Minutes of meetings are available on the website or upon request from the school offices.
Full Governing Body meetings
All Governors meet every half term for Full Governing Body meetings. These meetings are to discuss matters relating to the three main responsibilities of the governors. Typically, we receive reports from the Headteachers, agree school policies, hear feedback from Link Governors and discuss any other matters relevant to our strategic focus on the quality of school life for all children within the Federation of Stoke Hill Schools, including progress against the Federation and School Improvement Plans developed by the Headteachers.
Governors must act corporately. Individual governors do not have the power to act alone unless the corporate governing body has given them the authority to do so. Individual governors have a Link Governor role looking at a particular aspect of Governance. These roles include Finance, Premises, Health & Safety, Safeguarding, SEND and Inclusion. Governors are also part of a team. They are not delegates and do not have any kind of mandate from the body who elected or appointed them.
Queries and concerns about any aspect of school life should, in the first instance, be directed to the appropriate member of school staff rather than to individual governors. It is important that governors are not involved in issues which may become formal complaints as this prevents governors from dealing with the matter impartially at a later stage. Should you wish to pursue the matter further, having first attempted to resolve the issue with the relevant school staff, then please put your concern in writing to the chair of governors.
The Co Chairs for 25 -26 are Jade Earle and Katrina McGuigan. The Vice Chair is Jesney Toms. The Clerk is Dianne Goodwin.
Meeting dates for the 2025/26 academic year are: 23rd October 2025, 27th November 2025; 22nd January 2026, 26th February 2026, 30th April 2026, 7th May 2026, 18t June 2026 and 16th July 2026
Committee Meetings
We also have committees
Pay and Performance – ensures that staff appraisal is appropriately carried out. It meets three times a year
Any work undertaken by the committees is reported back to the full board.
There are two further committees which only meet if there is a need for them to do so. These committees are convened to consider any formal proceedings, such as a staff disciplinary issue or the permanent exclusion of a pupil
The terms of reference for each of these committees explains what delegated authority the committee has been given to make decisions on behalf of the board.
Link Governors also have terms of reference.
