Governors

The Work of the Governors

Herne View Church of England Primary School has unpaid volunteers called governors. They provide leadership and oversight to ensure the school's vision and direction are effective. They hold the headteacher accountable for the school's educational performance and oversee the school's finances to ensure money is well spent.

The governing body is a corporate entity, meaning it exists legally separate from its members. Governors come from the local church, family, and staff communities and are dedicated to helping every pupil achieve their full potential.

The Governing Body works as a group with various duties and powers. They focus on strategy and school improvement, while operational tasks like judging teaching quality and hiring staff are handled by school leaders. Their agenda is driven by strategic planning.

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We have nominated Governors for specific areas, these are:

ECT (Early Career Teachers)

Learning & Progress linked to the school's development plan

Safeguarding

SEND

Equalities

Pupil Premium

LAC (Looked After Children)

Finance

Online Safety

H&S (Health and Safety)

Ethos Group

Our Governors

The Governing Body meets at least once a term. Our governors are as follows:

Ruth Hobbs – Chair of Governors – Co-opted Governor

John Burke – Co-opted Governor

Niall Whitehouse – Vice Chair of Governors - Co-opted Governor

Dr Tim Cockerill – Co-opted Governor

William Lucy – Foundation Governor

Charles Sparey - Foundation Governor

Katie Pitman – Parent Governor

Claire Oaten – Headteacher

Vernon Higgins- Staff Governor

The Clerk to the Governors is Rosalind Fanshawe

Vacancy - Local Authority Governor - applicant currently going through the application process

Vacancy – Parent Governor

Vacancy - Ex Officio Governor - currently in interregnum as we await a new Vicar for our parish

All contact for our Governors is via the Clerk to Governors who can be contacted via the school office email [email protected]

Terms of Office for our school Governors:

Claire Oaten – Headteacher – started 01.09.13

Ruth Hobbs, Co-opted Governor 14.05.2024 to 13.05.2028

William Lucy, Foundation Governor – 09.08.21 to 08.08.25

Katie Pitman, Parent Governor – 18.07.22 to 17.07.26

John Burke, Co-opted Governor – 18.07.22 to 17.07.26

Niall Whitehouse, Co-opted Governor -18.07.22 to 17.07.26

Dr Tim Cockerill, Co-opted Governor 08.12.22 to 07.12.26

Vernon Higgins, Staff Governor 23.09.22 to 22.09.26

Charles Sparey, Foundation Governor 26.02.25 to 25.03.29

Business Interests of our Governors

Information about Governance in the 2023 to 2024 and 2024 to 2025 academic year

Please see the link below to show Governor membership, attendance and declared interests in the current and prior academic year.