Our Governors
What do school governors do?
Governors work with senior leaders in the strategic development of the school and in raising standards of achievement. Duties include setting the school’s vision, aims & objectives, approving the school budget and appointing the headteacher.
Governors must both support and challenge the headteacher, so need to gain an understanding of the school’s overall performance in order to explain its decisions and actions. They do this by attending regular meetings, carrying out school visits and meeting with senior leaders. They also attend training in order to keep up to date with the requirements of their role. Governors work as a team and make collective decisions.
If you are interested in becoming a school governor, please contact the Clerk to Governors for more information: tomway@st-bartholomews.brighton-hove.sch.uk.
St Bartholomew’s CE Primary School Governing Body
Name |
Role |
Term of office |
Appointed by |
Original appt date |
Ian Beggs |
Staff governor |
17.10.19 – 16.10.23 |
Elected by staff |
01.09.15 |
Stephen Berry |
Local authority governor |
18.07.19 – 17.07.23 |
Local authority |
23.01.17 |
Katie Blood |
Headteacher governor |
04.04.17 - |
Member by virtue of their office |
04.04.17 |
Fiona Keeling |
Associate member |
02.03.19 – 01.03.23 |
Governing body |
02.03.15 |
Francesca Urquhart |
Foundation governor |
15.01.21 – 14.01.25 |
Church Diocese |
15.01.17 |
Jane Gray |
Foundation governor |
07.03.18 – 06.03.22 |
Church Diocese |
07.03.18 |
Tony Firmin |
Foundation governor |
06.07.18 - 05.07.22 |
Church Diocese |
06.07.18 |
Daniel MacIntyre |
Parent governor |
08.05.19 - 07.05.23 |
Governing body |
08.05.19 |
Nikki Harper |
Parent governor |
17.10.19 - 16.10.23 |
Governing body |
17.10.19 |
Fr Ben Eadon |
Foundation governor (ex-officio) |
26.05.20 - |
Member by virtue of their office |
26.05.20 |
Catherine Wilson |
Foundation governor |
16.12.20 - 15.12.24 |
Church Diocese |
16.12.20 |
Fr Philip Kennedy |
Foundation governor |
12.01.21 - 11.01.25 |
Church Diocese |
12.01.21 |
(Vacancies) |
Foundation governor |
In the past 12 months we have also had the following members on our governing body:
Name |
Role |
Term of office |
Appointed by |
Resigned |
Original appt date |
Fr Martin Morgan |
Foundation governor |
30.01.17 – 29.01.21 |
Church Diocese |
29.01.21 |
30.01.17 |
Register of interests
Register of Interests for governors who have served in the last 12 months:
Name |
Date declared |
Business / pecuniary interests |
Governance roles in other educational establishments |
Personal interests |
Ian Beggs |
17.10.19 |
Teacher at St Bartholomew’s / NEU member and rep |
None |
None |
Stephen Berry |
17.10.19 |
Employed by KSSCRC [Probation] |
Vice Chair of Governors at Moulsecoomb Primary School and Mile Oak Primary School |
None |
Katie Blood |
17.10.19 |
Headteacher at St Bartholomew's CE Primary School |
None |
None |
Fr Martin Morgan |
17.10.19 |
None |
None |
None |
Francesca Urquhart |
10.02.20 |
None |
None |
None |
Fiona Keeling |
17.10.19 |
Deputy Headteacher at St Bartholomew's CE Primary School |
None |
None |
Jane Gray |
11.12.19 |
Consultant of Felce & Guy Partnership (School's architects) |
None | None |
Tony Firmin |
17.10.20 |
None | None | None |
Daniel MacIntyre |
14.10.19 |
Employee of West Sussex County Council | None | None |
Nikki Harper |
17.10.19 |
None | None | None |
Fr Ben Eadon |
17.11.20 | None | None | None |
Catherine Wilson |
(tbc) |
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Fr Philip Kennedy |
(tbc) |
Governor meetings
From the school year 2017-18, our Governors have re-established the Committee structures of the Governing Body - these are for Resources and Teaching & Learning (under the existing Terms of Reference, shown below).
The timetable for all Governing Body and Committee meetings for the school year 2020-21 are:
Date |
Meeting |
15/10/20 |
Full Governing Body |
12/11/20 |
Resources Committee |
19/11/20 |
Teaching and Learning Committee |
09/12/20 |
Full Governing Body |
21/01/21 |
Resources Committee |
27/01/21 |
Teaching and Learning Committee |
04/03/21 |
Full Governing Body |
22/04/21 |
Resources Committee |
05/05/21 |
Teaching and Learning Committee |
09/06/21 |
Teaching and Learning Committee |
24/06/21 |
Resources Committee |
14/07/21 |
Full Governing Body |
At our meetings, the governing body carries out its three core functions, as identified by the Department for Education in the Governance Handbook:
Minutes are published below, once they have been agreed at the following meeting. Associated papers are also available on request, although some will be confidential. Please contact the clerk to governors for further information: tomway@st-bartholomews.brighton-hove.sch.uk. Minutes and associated papers from meetings more than two years ago are also available from the clerk or school office.
The Chair of Governors is Stephen Berry and the Vice Chair of Governors is Father Martin Morgan.
Full Governing Body (FGB) meetings
Resources Committee (Chair: Stephen Berry) - re-established September 2017
Teaching & Learning Committee (Chair: Tony Firmin) - re-established September 2017
Meeting attendance for 2019-21
The Constitution of Governing Bodies in Maintained Schools (August 2015) requires governing bodies to publish individual governors' attendance at meetings in the last year. In the table below, governors' initials are listed along the top (see full names on the Governor Information page) and meetings are listed on the left hand side.
KEY:
Y = Yes (in attendance), N = No (not in attendance), n/a = not a member of that committee / no longer a governor / not yet appointed
Meeting |
MM |
KB |
FK |
IB |
FU |
SB |
JG |
TF |
DM |
NH |
BE |
CW |
PK |
T&L 30.01.19
|
n/a | Y | Y | Y | Y | n/a | n/a | N | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
FGB 28.02.19
|
Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Resources 25.04.19
|
Y | Y | n/a | n/a | n/a | Y | N | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
T&L 08.05.19 | n/a | Y | Y | Y | Y | n/a | n/a | N | Y | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
FGB 23.05.19 | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Resources 06.06.19 | N | Y | n/a | n/a | n/a | Y | N | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
T&L 12.06.19 | n/a | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | n/a | N | Y | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
FGB 18.07.19 | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
FGB 17.10.19 | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Resources 14.11.19 | Y | Y | n/a | n/a | n/a | Y | N | n/a | n/a | N | n/a | n/a | n/a |
T&L 04.12.19 | n/a | Y | N | Y | N | n/a | n/a | Y | Y | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
FGB 11.12.19 | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Resources 23.01.20 | Y | Y | n/a | n/a | n/a | Y | N | n/a | n/a | N | n/a | n/a | n/a |
T&L 29.01.20 | n/a | Y | Y | Y | N | n/a | n/a | Y | Y | Y | n/a | n/a | n/a |
FGB 05.03.20 | Y | Y | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Resources 23.04.20 | Cancelled | ||||||||||||
T&L 06.05.20 | Cancelled | ||||||||||||
FGB 20.05.20 | Cancelled | ||||||||||||
Resources 04.06.20 | Cancelled | ||||||||||||
T&L 10.06.20 | Cancelled | ||||||||||||
Informal meeting 16.07.20 | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | n/a | n/a | n/a |
FGB 15.10.20 | N | Y | Y | N | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | n/a |
Resources 12.11.20 | N | Y | n/a | n/a | n/a | Y | N | n/a | n/a | Y | Y | n/a | n/a |
T&L 19.11.20 | n/a | Y | Y | Y | N | n/a | n/a | Y | N | n/a | n/a | Y | n/a |
FGB 09.12.20 | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | n/a |
Resources 21.01.21 | n/a | Y | n/a | n/a | n/a | Y | N | n/a | n/a | Y | N | n/a | n/a |
T&L 27.01.21 | n/a | Y | Y | Y | Y | n/a | n/a | Y | N | n/a | n/a | N | n/a |