The Governing Body 2023/24

Welcome to the Governing Body of Jotmans Hall Primary School.

Jotmans Hall Primary School is served by a Board of Trustees (Governing Body) of 10 trustees and 4 members, (1 trustees is also a member) dedicated to the belief that the education of the whole child is fundamental.

We work in close partnership with the staff, pupils and parents in providing good quality education for all our students, which emphasises care for one another, scholastic achievement and sporting commitment.

Our aim is to provide an environment that respects the needs, values, cultures, and opinions of others, where students can develop positive attitudes towards learning, discover success and develop self-esteem and where every student has the opportunity to fulfil their potential.

We are committed to working with the staff to ensure high standards of achievement, behaviour and discipline and to ensure excellence for all our students not only in academic matters but also in the outstanding range of extra-curricular and sporting opportunities offered by the dedicated staff.

We are looking forward to the continued success of the school and to working as part of the school community in ensuring that our students meet the challenge of today’s world with confidence and enthusiasm.

The Governing Body is responsible for overseeing the work that needs to be done to ensure everything is in place for the School.

To see the structure of the Governing Board please refer to the attached file at the bottom of the page.

Below is a list of trustees/members on the governing body during the 2022/23 academic year.

Name of Governor	Trustee / Member	Category of Trustee	Appointing Body	Positions	Committee
Ms Sarah Warnes	Trustee	Staff	Members	Headteacher Health & Safety Staff Governor Accounting Officer	FGB
Mr Russell Savage	Member	N/A	Governing Body		N/A
Mr Paul Hodges	Trustee & Member	Community	Governing Body	Chair of Trustees FGB Lead	FGB A&R Head Teachers Pay
Mrs Claire Savage	Trustee	Staff	Staff	C&P Lead EYFS Governor Equality Scheme Governor	FGB
Mrs Gemma Hindes	Trustee	Staff	Staff	Health & Safety Staff Governor	FGB
Mr Ian Harding	Trustee	Community	Governing Body	P&P Lead	FGB
Mrs Leanne Holland	Trustee	Parent	Parents	A&R Chair	FGB
Mrs Sarah Price	Trustee	Community	Governing Body	SEN Governor Safeguarding Governor Child Protection Governor	FGB
Mrs Lisa Allen	Trustee	Community	Governing Body	Vice-Chair of Trustees Attendance Trustee	FGB Head Teachers Pay
Mrs Penny Lovett (Appointed May 2021)	Member	N/A	Governing Body		N/A
Mr Adam Keeble (Appointed May 2021)	Member	N/A	Governing Body		N/A
Miss Samantha May-Emberson (Resigned 26th May 2023)	Trustee	Parent	Appointed*		FGB
Mrs Victoria Thompson (Appointed July 2022)	Trustee	Parent	Appointed*		FGB

FGB: Full Governing Body | C&P: Curriculum & Pastoral | F&P: Finance & Premises | P&P: Pay & Personnel

* The number of parent applications did not exceed the number of parent trustee vacancies

The following table shows the attendance of governors at Full Governors and committee meetings throughout the previous complete academic year - 2022/23:

Classification	Date of Appointment	End Date	FGB	Voting Rights?
Ms Sarah Warnes	1/1/2019	31/12/2023	100%	YES
Mr Paul Hodges	24/11/2019	23/11/2023	91%	YES
Mrs Sarah Price	02/11/2017	01/11/2021	91%	YES
Mrs Claire Savage	10/10/2019	09/10/2023	100%	YES
Mr Ian Harding	30/11/2019	29/11/2023	82%	YES
Mrs Gemma Hindes*	23/07/2019	22/07/2023	91%	YES
Mrs Leanne Holland	01/09/2018	31/08/2022	73%	YES
Mrs Lisa Allen	14/10/2020	13/10/2024	100%	YES
Mrs Victoria Thompson	18/07/2022	17/07/2026	91%	YES
Miss Smantha May Emberson**	18/07/2022	26/05/2023	100%	YES

* Trustees who renewed their term during the 2022/23 academic year.

** Trustees who resigned during the 2022/23 academic year.

*** Trustees appointed during the 2022/23 academic year.

The following table shows the attendance of governors at Full Governors and committee meetings throughout the current academic year - 2023/24:

Classification	Date of Appointment	End Date	FGB	Voting Rights?
Ms Sarah Warnes	1/1/2019	31/12/2023	100%	YES
Mr Paul Hodges	24/11/2019	23/11/2023	100%	YES
Mrs Sarah Price	02/11/2021	01/11/2025	100%	YES
Mrs Claire Savage	10/10/2019	09/10/2023	100%	YES
Mr Ian Harding	30/11/2019	29/11/2023	100%	YES
Mrs Gemma Hindes	23/07/2019	22/07/2023	100%	YES
Mrs Leanne Holland	01/09/2018	31/08/2022	-	YES
Mrs Lisa Allen	14/10/2020	13/10/2024	100%	YES
Mrs Victoria Thompson	18/07/2022	17/07/2026	100%	YES
Mrs Joanne Curtis***	01/09/2023	31/08/2027	100%	YES

*Trustees who renewed their term during the 2023/24 academic year.

** Trustees who resigned during the 2023/24 academic year.

*** Trustees appointed during the 2023/24academic year.

Business and Pecuniary Interests as declared by the trustees (this table lists all active trustees and members during the 2022/23 acADemic year; it is updated for changes as they occur):

Name of Governor	Name of Employer/Business/Professional Body	Family Connections to Governor	Directorship/Trustee Connections to Governor
Mr Paul Hodges (Community Trustee & Member)	Retired	Wife is LSA at Jotmans Hall	None Declared
Mrs Claire Savage (Staff Trustee)	Jotmans Hall School LSA Friends of Jotmans Hall - Secretary	Wife of FGB Member Mr Russ Savage (who is a local councillor)	None Declared
Mrs Sarah Price (Community Trustee)	NHS NELFT Organsication	None Declared	None Declared
Mr Russell Savage (Member)	Retired Local Councillor	Husband of Trustee Mrs Claire Savage Wife is LSA at Jotmans Hall	None Declared
Mrs Leanne Holland (Parent Trustee)	Employed at DBRS Morning Star	Son pupil at Jotmans Hall	None Declared
Mr Ian Harding (Community Trustee)	The Complete Image Ltd Company Director & Proprietor Member of D&AD Member of Society of Industrial Artists and Designers	Wife is LSA at Jotmans Hall and Director at Complete Image	Wife is company secretary at The Complete Image Ltd
Mrs Lisa Allen (community trustee)	Retired Member of The Royal College of Nursing On the General Nursing Council register	None Declared	None Declared
Mrs Sarah Warnes (Staff Trustee & Accounting Officer)	Head Teacher Chair of PTA Member of BATIC	None Declared	None Declared
Mrs Gemma Hindes (Staff trustee)	Jotmans Hall School Teacher SENCO	None Declared	None Declared
Mrs Penny Lovett (Member)	Retired None Declared	None Declared	None Declared
Miss Samantha May-Emberson (resigned 26/05/2023)	Employed in IT for a law firm Member of PTA	Daughter is pupil at Jotmans Hall	None Declared