Meet the Governors

Governors are one of the largest volunteer forces in the country and have an important part to play in raising school standards. The role of the Governing Body is the key to school effectiveness. Ofsted, the national inspection body for schools, has noted that the most effective schools demonstrate effective leadership and management, including by the Governing Body.

​Strategic Leadership
School Governors provide strategic leadership and accountability in schools. They appoint the Head teacher and it is Governors who hold the main responsibility for finance in schools, working with the Head teacher to make the tough decisions about balancing resources.
Each individual Governor is a member of a Governing Body, which is established in law as a corporate body. Individual Governors may not act independently of the rest of the Governing Body and decisions have joint responsibility.
The role of the Governing Body is a strategic one with three key functions:

• Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.
• Holding the Head teacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils (and supporting)
• Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
  
  

Organisation
The full Governing Body at Hemington Primary School meets 6 times a year and operates within a Scheme of Delegation making clear the way in which decision making authority lies within the various individuals and teams.

The Terms of Reference under which the Governing Body operates are agreed by the full Governing Body.
Governors Code of Conduct

Full details of Governor Meeting Attendance are available for inspection.

Who are the Governors?
​There are a number of different types of Governors serving at Hemington Primary School;

• Staff : Employed as a member of staff by the school
• Parent: Elected by ballot of all school pupil’s parents
• Co-Opted: Appointed by the Governing Body on the basis of specific required skills
• Local Education Authority (LEA): Appointed by the Local Authority​
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Full Governor Details including Terms of Office, Pecuniary Interests, governance roles in other schools and material interests are available for inspection.
All Governors at Hemington Primary School undertake to operate within the National Governors Association Code of Conduct.

Governor Details and Tenure

Name	Role	Appointed	Term	Term Ends	Attendance for 2023-2024	Attendance for 2024-2025
Suzanne Uprichard	Chair	20.05.2025	4 Years	19.05.2029	N/A	Value
Sam Winter	Vice Chair	11.12.2023	4 Years	10.12.2027	FGB  5/5	Value
Mary Kate Baterbee	Co-opted  Governor	29.01.2020	8 Years	28.01.2028	FGB 6/6
Lucy Timbrell	Co-Headteacher	01.09.2017	8 Years	01.09.2025	FGB 6/6
Andrea Reay	Co-Headteacher	04.09.2023	4 Years	07.06.2027	FGB 6/6	Value
Annie Blissett	Parent	17.06.2025	8 Years	16.06.2029	FGB 6/6
Liz Cordon	Parent	26.05.2024	8 Years	25.05.2028	FGB 6/6	Value
Craig Witton	Co-opted Governor	25.06.2024	8 Years	24.06.2028	FGB 6/6	Value
Hannah Bottrill	Co-opted Governor	01.10.2024	4 Years	01/10/2028	N/A	Value
Sophie Corbett	Staff Governor	17.06.2025	4 Years	16.06.2029	N/A	Value
Vacancy	Parent Governor	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Governor Election Process
​Governor Elections Guidance for Prospective Governors
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