Governors
Governors work closely with the Head Teacher and the Senior Leadership Team to ensure that children receive the best education and achieve their individual maximum potential during their time at Foster’s. School governors provide strategic leadership and accountability and while they do not manage the day-to-day running of the school, they do appoint the Head Teacher and Deputy Head Teacher as well as hold the Head Teacher accountable for the progress of children in the school. It is governors who hold the main responsibility for finance in schools, and it is governors who work with the head teacher to make decisions about balancing resources.
The governing body at Foster’s includes a mix of experienced and new governors representing a variety of professional backgrounds, expertise and skills. Click on the link above to go to our 'Meet the Governors Page' to find out more about each governor).
The role of the governing body is a strategic one and can be summarised by the following:
• set the aims and objectives for the school
• set the policies for achieving those aims and objectives
• set the targets for achieving those aims and objectives
• monitor and evaluate the progress the school is making towards achievement of its aims and objectives
• be a source of challenge and support to the Head Teacher (a critical friend)
(The Head Teacher is responsible for the internal organisation, management and control of the school and the implementation of the strategic framework established by the governing body.)
Committee Structure
Governors attend full Governing Body meetings once a term and sit on one of two sub-committees (curriculum or resources), which take responsibility for particular areas of School business .
Chair of Governors: Scott Wilkins
Vice-Chair of Governors: Ken Scottow
Interim Executive Head Teacher: Lesley Fisher-Pink
Headteacher: Jason Hemley
Foster’s Foundation Governing Body
We have a second set of Governors who are Foundation Governors. They meet separately to discuss charitable works in the area and have strong ties with the main Governing body as they have two representatives on it. Foster’s is fairly unique in that, even though we have Voluntary Controlled status, we are not affiliated to any religious organisation. Click here to go to the Foster's Educational Foundation page.
Governors’ Interests
Governors are required to declare any direct or indirect interests. The document below shows all declared interests and other required information about the Governors at Foster’s.
DECLARATION OF INTEREST STATEMENT
Foster’s Primary School Governing Body
Name | Term of Office | Category of Governor | Committees | Direct Interest | Indirect Interest | Voting Rights | Date Form Completed |
Mr S Wilkins (Chair) | 14/04/2020 -13/04/2024 | Foundation | Resources Curriculum Deputy Head Selection Panel
Pupil Discipline Committee
Deputy Head Selection Panel
Governor with responsibility for KS2
Pupil Voice (School Council) Governor
| None
| Governor at Leigh Academies Trust | Yes |
|
Mr K Scottow (Vice Chair) | 07/09/2021 - 06/09/2025 | Foundation | Resources Curriculum Deputy HT Selection Panel
Governor for HTs PM
Governor responsible for Child Protection/Safeguarding
Governor responsible for Health and Safety |
None | None | Yes |
|
Mr J Hemley | 06/09/2021 - | Head Teacher | Curriculum Resources |
None
|
| Yes |
|
Mr J Elliott
| 01/01/2023 - | Co-opted (Deputy Headteacher) | Curriculum Resources | None |
| Yes |
|
Ms A Boorer | 28/01/2021 - 27/01/2025 | Co-opted | Resources Curriculum
Deputy Head Selection Panel
Governor responsible for Pupil Premium (including LAC)
KS1 Link Governor | None | Children attend the school. Senior Structural Drafter | Yes |
|
Ms V Thompson | 28/01/2021 - 27/01/2025 | Parent | Resources Curriculum
Governor Responsible for SEN | None | Children attend school | Yes |
|
Ms E Burca | 01/09/2017 to 31/08/2021 | Observer |
| None | None | No | No form needed |
Mrs Shona McCharty | 05/11/2021 - 04/11/2025 | Parent | Resources Curriculum
Literacy link Governor | None | Children attend school | Yes |
|
Mr Matthew Barrett | 06/05/2021 - 05/05/2025 | Local Authority | Resources
Curriculum
Governor responsible for Safeguarding and Child Protection | None | Works for Welling School | Yes |
|
Mr Ryan Debono | 09/11/2020 - 08/11/2024 | Staff | Resources
Curriculum | None | Staff | Yes |
|
| Mr Sidhant Mehta | 01/09/2022 | Co-opted | Resources Curriculum | None | None | Yes |
FOSTER’S GOVERNORS’ ATTENDANCE 2021/22
| Full Governing Board | Curriculum/ Resources Committees | Term of office | Type of Governor | Pecuniary Interest | Non-pecuniary interest | ||||
Name
| 11/11/21 | 08/03/22 | 16/06/22 | 23/09/21 | 27/01/22 | 19/05/22 |
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Anna-Louise Boorer | √ | √ |
| √ | √ | √ | 28/01/2021-27/01/2025 | Co-opted | None | Has children in school |
Lesley Fisher-Pink | √ | √ |
| √ | √ | √ | 02/09/2019- 01/09/2023 | Exec Headteacher | None | None |
Jason Hemley | √ | √ |
| √ | √ | √ | 11/01/2018-10/01/2022 | Interim HT | None | None |
Laurence Lum | √ | √ |
| Ap | R | R | 14/11/2019-13/11/2023 | Co-opted | None | None |
Ken Scottow | √ | √ |
| √ | √ | √ | 07/09/2021-06/09/2025 | Foundation | None | None |
Shona McCharty | √ | √ |
| - | √ | √ | 05/11/2021-04/11/2025 | Parent | None | None |
Victoria Thompson | √ | √ |
| √ | √ | √ | 28/01/2021-27/01/2025 | Parent | None | None |
Scott Wilkins | √ | √ |
| √ | √ | √ | 14/04/2020-13/04/2024 | Co-opted | None | None |
Ryan Debono | √ | √ |
| √ | √ | √ | 12/11/2020-11/11/2024 | Staff | None | None |
Natalie Turner | √ | Ap |
| √ | √ | √ | 17/06/2021-16/06/2025 | Co-opted | None | None |
Matthew Barrett | √ | √ |
| √ | √ | √ | 17/06/2021-16/06/2025 | LA | None | None |
ü = Present Ap = Apologies sent Ab = Absent - = Not applicable R= Resign11
Types of governors explained:
- Local Authority (LA) Governor: appointed by the Local Authority that maintains the school.
- Co-opted Governor: appointed by the governing body to represent the community. A co-opted governor does not need to have any previous experience or knowledge of education, nor do they need to have children in the school.
- Parent Governor: elected onto the governing body by other parents from the school, and are usually parents of children in attendance at the school.
- Staff Governor: elected onto the governing body by staff at the school.
- Associate Governor: invited to attend full and committee meetings to support the governors to make informed decisions. Associate governors do not have voting rights.
- Foundation Governor: (see ‘Foster’s Foundation Governing Body’)