Governing Body

General Information

The Portesbery School Governing Body comprises twelve Governors, made up of six Co-opted Governors, three Parent Governors, one Local Authority Governor and one Staff Governor and the Headteacher, who is a governor by virtue of his position.

The term of office for all Governors other than the Headteacher is 4 years, although a Governor may choose to resign prior to the end of her or his term.  Parent and Staff Governors are appointed by election.  The Governing Body appoints Co-opted Governors.  The Local Authority governor nominated by the school and is ratified by the County Councillor for the ward in which the school is located.

Governors are able to resign from their position by providing written notice to the Clerk to Governors. The Governing Body also has the right to remove a Governor if she or he has not attended meetings of the Governing Body for a period of 6 months without the agreement of the other governors, and the Governing Body resolves that the position is to be vacated.

The Full Governing Body meets at least once each term, usually towards the end of each term.  Major parts of the work of the Governing Body are dealt with in Committees.  The two chief Committees are the Children and Learning Committee and the Resources Committee.  These meet earlier in the term, before the Full Governing Body.  The Terms of Reference of these two Committees are shown below.  Other Committees are the Pay Committee and the Headteacher’s Performance Review Committee.

Current Vacancies

None.

Governors at Portesbery School are as follows:

The structure of the Governing Body

The Chair of the Governing Body is Mr Jonathan Spink, who can be contacted via email at chairofgovernors@portesbery.surrey.sch.uk .

* Associate members do not have voting rights on any of the committees to which they have been appointed.

Governors who have served at any point over the past 12 months but who have stepped down during that period:
Mrs Susan Carpenter
Mrs Ruth Buchan

                      
Register of business and pecuniary interests and attendance record at governing body and committee meetings over the last academic year.

Attendance at governing body meetings is a major, but not the only, part of the input of governors.  Other governor commitments not listed on the tabulation include governor visits and learning walks, and informal consultations with staff on, e.g, finance-related matters.

Governor Meetings 

Meetings of Portesbery School’s Governing Body are for Governing Body members only. If interested parties wish to attend one of the meetings, arrangements can be made in advance by contacting the Chair of Governors.

Links to further information:

• Governor Profiles
• Children and Learning Committee 
• Resources Committee