Welcome to the Governors' section.
The Governing Body of our school is an important part of the strategic management of the school. Its role is to help us as a school to plan and set targets to ensure we maintain high standards not only in the children's learning, but also in areas such as behaviour and safety. Governors also look at the resources that the children and staff have available to them to help enrich the curriculum and the learning opportunities for the children. As part of all of this the Governing Body also ensure budgets are set and are in compliance with Government and local guidelines.
The Governing Body regularly reviews the skillsets it has to ensure that it is effective within its role and looks to recruit governors accordingly. If you think that you may have the qualities required to become a governor at the school, please do not hesitate to contact either of the Co-Chairs of Governors (Katy Peters or Tim Bevans) or the Clerk to Governors via the school.
The Governing Body at Onslow Infant School consists of 14 Members.
The Governing Body is broken down as follows: 2 elected Parent Governors; 1 Local Authority appointed Governors; 9 Co-Opted Governors; 2 members of Staff including the Head Teacher.
The Governing Body and each of its Committees meets at least once a term. Currently there are 2 committees, Children and Learning and Finance & Staffing.
Some Governors also take on a nominated role such as Safeguarding, Special Educational Needs or British Values and report back to the Governing Body regularly on these subject matters. In this way Governors are kept informed as to what is happening in the school and can then also further support the staff involved with these subject matters when necessary.
Governor Information (updated 02/2021)
| Name | Governor Category | Term of Office Start Date | Term of Office End Date | Committee Membership | Positions of Responsibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Donlon | Ex Officio | Finance, Staffing & Premises and Children & Learning | Head Teacher | ||
| Tim Bevans | Co-opted | 05.12.2018 | 04.12.2022 | Children & Learning | Co-chair of the Governing Board |
| Katy Peters | Co-opted | 01.11.2017 | 31.10.2021 | Children & Learning | Co-Chair of the Governing Board
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| Claire Bryant | Co-opted | 01.09.2021 | 01.09.2025 | Children and Learning | Safeguarding |
| Sam Merchant | Co-opted | 31.03.2020 | 31.03.2024 | Finance, Staffing & Premises | Chair of F,S & P |
| Jess Sinclair | Co-opted | 31.03.2020 | 31.03.2024 | Children & Learning | Vice Chair Chair of F,S & P |
| Roberta Guerrina | Co-opted | 07.07.2020 | 07.07.2024 | Children & Learning | SEN |
| Claire Morris | Co-opted | 06.12.2019 | 05.12.2023 | Finance, Staffing & Premises | |
| Will Salmon | LA | 06.12.2019 | 05.12.2023 | Finance, Staffing & Premises | |
Ashley Harris | Parent | 28.01.2020 | 27.01.2024 | Children & Learning | |
| Amanda Pardoe | Co-Opted | 06.12.2019 | 06.12.2023 | Children & Learning | |
| Shradda Baviskar | Parent | 24.01.2021 | 24.01.2025 | tbc | |
| Stacey Reynolds | Staff | 01.10.2021 | 30.09.2024 | Children & Learning | |
| Vacancy | Co-Opted |
Governor Attendance for the year 2020-2021
Governor Full Name | Attendance at FGB | Attendance at Committee |
| Amanda Pardoe | 4/5 | 2/3 |
| Claire Morris | 5/5 | 4/4 |
| Jess Sinclair | 5/5 | 3/3 |
| Katy Peters | 5/5 | 3/3 |
| Roberta Guerrina | 5/5 | 3/3 |
| Sam Merchant | 5/5 | 3/3 |
| Tim Bevans | 4/5 | 3/3 |
| Katherine Donlon | 5/5 | 3/3 3/4 |
| Will Salmon | 4/5 | 3/4 |
| Ashley Harris | 3/5 | 1/3 |
| Rosie Marsden-Farmer | 4/5 | 1/3 |
| Shradda Baviskar | 1/1 | n/a |
Material Interest arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff - NONE
Register of Declared Governor Interests 2020-2021 (as at 18/09/2020)
Governor Name | Name of organisation | Nature of Business | Nature of Interest | Date declared |
Ms Stacey Reynolds | Onslow Infant School | School | Employed by SCC as Teacher | 01/10/21 |
Miss Katherine Donlon | Onslow Infant School | School | Employed by SCC as Head Teacher | 16/09/20 |
Mrs Katy Peters | Onslow Infant School | School | None | 16/09/20 |
Ms Jess Sinclair |
| None | 18/09/19 | |
Ms Sam Merchant |
| None | 18/09/19 | |
Mrs Amanda Pardoe | Onslow infant School | School | Employed by SCC as a teacher | 18/09/19 |
Mr Tim Bevans | White Lodge Centre | Charity | Trustee | 18/09/19 |
| Mr Ashley Harris | None |
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| Prof Roberta Guerrina | tbc | 09/09/2020 | ||
| Mr Will Salmon | Elected to LA | 06/12/2019 | ||
| Mrs Claire Morris | tbc | |||
| Ms Shradda Baviskar | None | 24/01/2021 | ||
| Ms Claire Bryant | Cherry Trees | Respite provider | employee | 20/09/2021 |
Register of Declared Interests of Governors that have left in the last 12 months
Governor Name | Name of organisation | Nature of Business | Nature of Interest | Date declared | |
Steven Hill | None | None | None | 01/09/2020 | |
| Rosamund Marsden Farmer | Onslow Infant School | Education | Staff Member | 05/12/2021 | |
Mr Tony Lau-Walker | Good Shepherd Trust | Academy Trust | Director | 18/09/19 |
Attendance of Governors who have left the Governing Body within the last 12 months
Governor Full Name | Governor Category | Term of office Start date | Term of office End date | Membership | Positions of responsibility | Attendance |
| Steven Hill | Co-opted | 30.09.2017 | 01.09.2021 | F,S & P |
| 3/5 2/4 |
Rosamund Marsden -Farmer | Staff | 05.12.2017 | 04.12.2021 | Children& Learning | 4/5 1/3 | |
| Tony Lau-Walker | Co-opted | 01.10.2017 | 31.12.2020 | Finance, Staffing & Premises | Co- Chair of the Governing Board | 4/4 3/3 |
Schools Financial Bench Marking
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Onslow Infant School has no employees with a gross annual salary of £100,000 or more.