GOVERNORS
Membership of Committees of the School Governing Body : 2008 -2009
The Blue Coat School Governing Body monitors key areas of the school’s business through a number of committees to ensure speedy and efficient decisonmaking and the highlighting of issues of concern as necessary for the consideration of the full governing body.
The Admissions Committee is responsible for consulting annually on the Blue Coat School’s Admissions Policy; setting and applying the provisions of the Admission Policy; making decisions on applications and arranging for any admission appeals.
Membership : 9
| Chair of Committee | Dave BATTERTON : Foundation Governor |
| Foundation Governors | |
| Ged Jolliffe | Steve Wensley |
| Parent Governors | |
| Sarah Denvir | Luminita Paraoan |
| Staff Governors | |
| Debbie Silcock - Headteacher | Keith Caulkin |
The Curriculum Committee is responsible for ensuring the National Curriculum is taught to all its pupils; the application of a curriculum policy; the standards of teaching; the determination of subject options; provision of flexibility in the curriculum; to ensure the curriculum is balanced and broadly based.
Membership : 11
| Chair of Committee | Luminita Paraoan Parent Governor |
| Foundation Governors | |
| David Batterton | Steve Wensley |
| Stuart Christie | Jim Williams |
| Graham Holiday | |
| LEA Governor | Barry Leonard |
| Parent Governor | Peter Edwards |
| Staff Governors | |
| Debbie Silcock - Headteacher | Julie Beggs |
The Finance and General Purposes Committee is responsible for the consideration and approval of an annual school budget; monitoring of expenditure; investigation of irregularities; management of contracts; determine the delegation of parts of the annual budget to the Head Teacher and associated amounts; the use of the school premises
Membership : 9
| Chair of Committee | Julia M. SHAW |
| Foundation Governors | |
| Peter Burnham | Ron Richardson |
| Paul Healey | Steve Wensley |
| Graham Holiday | |
| Parent Governor | Peter Edwards |
| Staff Governors | |
| Debbie Silcock - Headteacher | Keith Caulkin |
The Health, Safety, Welfare and Security Committee is responsible for the creation; application and monitoring of a Health & Safety Policy; conduct of risk assessments to ensure that pupils and all staff work in an environment which is safe and healthy.
Membership : 9
| Chair of Committee | Stuart Christie : Foundation Governor |
| Foundation Governors | |
| Peter Burnham | Graham Holiday |
| Parent Governors | |
| Sarah Denvir | Luminita Paraoan |
| Peter Edwards | |
| LEA Governor | |
| Barry Leonard | |
| Staff Governors | |
| Debbie Silcock - Headteacher | Sam Smith |
| Keith Caulkin | |
The Staffing Committee determines the staff complement and level of posts; oversees teaching appointments in conjunction with the Head Teacher; determines pay discretions, dismissal payments and early retirements; oversees suspensions of staff; is responsible for establishing disciplinary / capability and grievance procedures
Membership : 12
| Chair of Committee | Barry Leonard |
| Foundation Governors | |
| David Batterton | Julia Shaw |
| Paul Healey | Mike Walker |
| Ron Richardson | Jim Williams |
| Staff Governors | |
| Debbie Silcock - Headteacher | Keith Caulkin |
| Julie Beggs | Sam Smith |
| Sponsor Governor | Elaine Grierson |
The Staff Discipline Committee is responsible for the proper and fair application of the discipline policy and its procedures whilst ensuring there is effective management of the required standards of performance and conduct.
Membership : 5
| Foundation Governors | |
| Julia Shaw | Ron Richardson |
| LEA Governor | Barry Leonard |
| Sponsor Governor | Elaine Grierson |
The Staff Discipline Appeals Committee processes any appeals which are made against decisions reached and applied at any informal or formal hearings
Membership : 3 plus 2 reserves
| Foundation Governors | |
| Peter Burnham | Ron Richardson |
| Paul Healey | |
| LEA Governor | Colin Eldridge |
| Sponsor Governor | Elaine Grierson |
The Grievance Committee ensures the application of the procedures contained in the Grievance Policy; arranges governor panels where all other stages have been exhausted; monitors and reports to the full governing body on its management of all grievances
Membership :
| Chair of Committee | Jim Williams |
| Foundation Governors | |
| Paul Healey | Mike Walker |
| Julia Shaw | |
| Sponsor Governor | |
| Elaine Grierson | |
The Student Discipline Committee reviews the use of exclusions and decides whether to confirm all permanent and fixed term exclusions.
Membership : 5
| Foundation Governors | |
| Peter Burnham | Ged Jolliffe |
| Paul Healey | Ron Richardson |
| LEA Governor | |
| Barry Leonard | |
Salary Review Committee
Membership : 3
| Chair of Governors | Julia Shaw |
| Deputy Chair of Governors | Barry Leonard |
| Chair of F&GP Committee | Julia Shaw or A.N. Other |
Salary Appeals Committee
Membership 3 plus 2 reserves
| Foundation Governors | |
| Ged Jolliffe | Ron Richardson |
| Ron Richardson | |
| LEA Governor | Colin Eldridge |
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