School Governors

A Message From The Chair of Governors

On behalf of the Governors of Hill View School, I would like to welcome you to the schools web site and hope that you find the information provided here interesting and informative. We hope that the pictures and information give you a small snapshot of the busy life within our school and the learning activities our pupils’ experience.

While naturally in the school we are very much focused on all pupils’ academic achievement, ensuring that children are happy, supported and nurtured in a safe and secure school environment is of paramount importance. Central to the ethos of the school is its ASCENT values which are embedded throughout the curriculum to encourage all pupils to ‘Reach for the Stars’; Aspiring, being Successful, building a strong Community, striving for Excellence, Nurturing each other and building Trust.

At Hill View School we are fortunate to have a very experienced, talented and dedicated team of leaders, teachers and support staff who work hard to make this possible and the Governors take great pride in being part of this team.

Jeff Bray

Chair of Governors

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The Governors

The board of governors comprises ten individuals who are either elected by their peers to serve (in the case of parent and staff governors) or selected by the board of governors due to the skills and experience that they have which will be of value to the governing body (co-opted governor). The current composition of the board of governors is as follows:

Jeff Bray – Co-Opted Governor – Chair Governor

Term of Office: 14/07.2015 – 13/07/2019

Responsibility: Year 2, Finance, Sport Funding, Admissions & Pay Panel governor

Victoria Buckland – Head Teacher

Term of Office: Start Date 07/01.2019

Responsibility: n/a

Anna Sketchley – Co-Opted Governor

Term of Office: 26/09/2017- 25/09/2021

Responsibility: Year R & Early Years governor

Ken Brown – Co-Opted Governor

Term of Office: 05/07/2016 – 04/07/2020

Responsibility: Year 3, English & Pay Panel governor

Jacqui Gush – Co-Opted Governor

Term of Service: 05/07/2016 – 04/07/2020

Responsibility: Year 6, Integrated Curriculum & Admissions governor

Cathy Symonds – Co-Opted Governor

Term of Office: 13/09/2016 – 12/09/2020

Responsibility: Year 1, Maths; SEN / Inclusion governor

Emma Homer – Staff Governor

Term of Office: 28/02/2017 – 27/02/2021

Responsibility:

Lynda Hamlyn – Staff Governor

Term of Office:

Responsibility: Safeguarding and E-safety link governor

Teresa Beckingham – Co-opted Governor

Term of Office:

Responsibility: Year 5 & Pupil Premium governor

Paul Kenchington – Elected parent Governor

Term of Office:

Responsibility:

Governor’s Responsibilities and Actions

The governors have a legal responsibility for the overall leadership of the school; however their involvement in the school extends well beyond these legal duties. The full governing body meet at least twice a term and work together to:

Ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
Review and approve the schools budget;
Oversee the school premises;
Discuss staffing plans;
Review and agree school policies and procedures;
Challenge and support the school leaders to drive pupil achievement

Governor’s Action Plan

It is important in large school like Hill View that the governors have the opportunity to really understand the practices within the school and have the opportunity to meet with the teaching staff to understand their work. The first part of each governing body meeting comprises a learning walk where the governors visit a year group within the school. During this time, the governors observe the work in pupil’s books and on the displays within the classrooms and discuss the projects being undertaken with the teaching staff. These learning walks are very useful in ensuring that Governors have a strong understanding of the practices and challenges within the school.

During the first full governing body meeting of each term the school leadership team submit a short report and summarise through presentation in the meeting the pupil achievement data in their areas of responsibility and discuss the school improvement work being undertaken. This provides the opportunity for Governors to review the strategic direction of the school and to discuss the achievement of our pupils. During the second full governing body meeting of each term Victoria Buckland our Head Teacher produces a report of school progress, achievement data, and actions, which is reviewed and discussed by the governors.

Meeting Dates and Minutes

Please find here a list of our meeting dates and copy of minutes from our recent meetings. A summary of discussions is also provided on the weekly Hill View Newsletter by one of our governors following each meeting. If you have any queries around our Governance practice please do not hesitate to contact us through the school office.

Hill View Meeting-Dates for 2018-2019