Governors

The role of the Governing Body

The Governing Body is accountable to all stakeholders in the school. The key players are the pupils, the staff, the parents and the local community. There are others to whom the Governing Body is accountable. These include the Local Authority (LA) and the Department for Education (DfE). The governing body is responsible for spending public money and for providing education for the pupils. It must report to those involved on the plans, the progress of the school and any other matters that are important. Some of the Governing Body's tasks are:

Set the vision, values and objectives for the school.
Meet statutory duties.
Consider, agree and monitor School's annual budget.
Develop procedures for the recruitment and selection of all school staff.
Determine the pay policy for the School.
Directly manage the Headteacher's performance.
Ensure the delivery of a broad and balanced curriculum in line with the national curriculum, which takes account of individual needs, and report on achievement and attainment to all stakeholders.
Engage with all stakeholders.
Celebrate success.

In addition to Full Governing Body meetings, there are two committees that meet termly and their remit is as follows:

Resources Committee - Finance, Personnel and Premises.
School Improvement Committee - Curriculum, Assessment and Achievement.

Governing Body Constitution

School governors represent the largest volunteer force in the country with appoximately 1% of the adult population serving in this capacity at any one time. The governing body of Millfield has 14 governors - 5 parent, 1 Local Authority, 1 Headteacher, 1 staff and 6 Co-opted who are appointed as follows:

Parent governors are elected by other parents at the school.
Local authority governors are nominated by the local authority but appointed by the governing body.
The headteacher is a member of the governing body by virtue of their office.
Staff governors are elected by the school staff.
Co-opted governors are appointed by the governing body.

We currently have vacancies for two Co-opted governors and two Parent governors (one with an immediate start and one will be available from September 2023). Please contact the Clerk to the Governing Body, via the School Office, should you require further information about any of these vacancies.

The Governing Body of Millfield First & Nursery School has determined that a governor's term of office is four years.

Become involved as a Parent Governor

Parent governors are elected by their fellow parents and are vital to a governing body because they ensure that the other governors are kept in touch with the concerns and issues of most importance to our parents. Please contact the Clerk for further information.

Please contact the Clerk to the Governing Body, via the School Office, should you require further information.

You may contact our governors direct by emailing them at governors@millfield.herts.sch.uk

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Dates for Governor Meetings

Academic Year 2022/2023

2022			Apologies for Non Attendance
Tuesday 27th September	Full Governors	6:30pm	Paul Hadley Ciara O'Connor
Thursday 17th November	School Improvement Committee	5:30pm	Rebecca Blackwell Emma Burgoyne Saylesh Nakum
Thursday 17th November	Resources Committee	7:10pm	None
Tuesday 6th December	Full Governors	6:00pm	Emma Burgoyne Ciara O'Connor Saylesh Nakum
2023			Apologies for Non Attendance
Tuesday 31st January	School Improvement Committee	5:30pm	Rebecca Blackwell Alex Tomkins
Tuesday 31st January	Resources Committee	7:10pm	Alex Tomkins Tor Witteridge Terry Tsang
Thursday 9th March	Full Governors	6:00pm	Emma Burgoyne Terry Tsang Ciara O'Connor Peter Godbert Rebecca Blackwell Sarah Brown
Tuesday 14th March	Full Governors	6:30pm	Tor Witteridge Emma Burgoyne Terry Tsang Ciara O'Connor
Tuesday 9th May	School Improvement Committee	5:30pm	Rebecca Blackwell Emma Burgoyne
Tuesday 9th May	Resources Committee	7:10pm	Tor Witteridge Terry Tsang
Thursday 18th May	Resources Committee	7:00pm	Steve Wade Tor Witteridge
Tuesday 23rd May	Full Governors	6:00pm
Tuesday 27th June	Full Governors	4:30pm

Academic Year 2021/2022

2021			Apologies for Non Attendance
Tuesday 28th September	Full Governors	6:00pm	Peter Godbert Mike Kelly Rebecca Blackwell
Tuesday 9th November	School Improvement Committee	5:30pm	Tor Witteridge
Tuesday 9th November	Resources Committee	7:10pm	None
Tuesday 7th December	Full Governors	6:00pm	Laura Kennedy-Weeks Emma Burgoyne Saylesh Nakum
2022			Apologies for Non Attendance
Tuesday 1st February	School Improvement Committee	5:30pm	None
Tuesday 1st February	Resources Committee	7:10pm	None
Tuesday 8th March	Full Governors	6:00pm	Paul Hadley Emma Burgoyne Rebecca Blackwell Ciara O'Connor Tor Witteridge
Tuesday 3rd May	School Improvement Committee	5:30pm	Emma Burgoyne Tor Witteridge
Tuesday 3rd May	Resources Committee	7:10pm	None
Thursday 24th May	Full Governors	6:00pm	Emma Burgoyne Rebecca Blackwell Tor Witteridge Terry Tsang
Tuesday 28th June	Full Governors	4:30pm	Alex Tomkins Emma Burgoyne Tor Witteridge

Academic Year 2020/2021

2020			Apologies for Non Attendance
Tuesday 29th September	Full Governors	6:00pm	Peter Godbert
Tuesday 17th November	School Improvement Committee	5:30pm	Alan Gardiner
Tuesday 17th November	Resources Committee	7:10pm	None
Tuesday 8th December	Full Governors	6:00pm	Saylesh Nakum
2021			Apologies for Non Attendance
Tuesday 19th January	Full Governors	7:00pm	Alan Gardiner Peter Godbert Saylesh Nakum Allison Hale
Tuesday 2nd February	School Improvement Committee	5:30pm	None
Tuesday 2nd February	Resources Committee	7:10pm	None
Tuesday 9th March	Full Governors	6:00pm	Allison Hale
Tuesday 4th May	School Improvement Committee	5:30pm	Alan Gardiner Kim Grogan
Tuesday 4th May	Resources Committee	7:10pm	Mike Kelly
Thursday 18th May	Full Governors	6:00pm	Mike Kelly
Tuesday 22nd June	Full Governors	6:00pm	None

Academic Year 2019/2020

2019			Apologies for Non Attendance
Tuesday 1^st October	Full Governors	6:00pm	Andrew Huggins
Tuesday 12th November	School Improvement Committee	5:30pm	None
Tuesday 12th November	Resources Committee	7:10pm	Saylesh Nakum
Tuesday 3rd December	Full Governors	6:00pm	Peter Godbert Kim Grogan
2020			Apologies for Non Attendance
Tuesday 4th February	School Improvement Committee	5:30pm	Victoria Tetley
Tuesday 4th February	Resources Committee	7:10pm	None
Tuesday 10th March	Full Governors	6:00pm	Alan Gardiner Paul Hadley
Tuesday 5th May	School Improvement Committee	5:30pm	None
Tuesday 5th May Tuesday 12th May	Resources Committee	7:10pm 6:00pm	None Alex Tomkins
Thursday 19th May	Full Governors	6:00pm	Alan Gardiner
Wednesday 23rd June	Full Governors	4:30pm	None

Academic Year 2018/2019

2018			Apologies for Non Attendance
Tuesday 2nd October	Full Governors	6:00pm	Saylesh Nakum
Tuesday 6th November	School Improvement Committee	5:30pm	None
Tuesday 6th November	Resources Committee	7:10pm	Fiona Judd
Tuesday 27th November	Full Governors	6:00pm	None
2019			Apologies for Non Attendance
Tuesday 5th February	School Improvement Committee	5:30pm	None
Tuesday 5th February	Resources Committee	7:10pm	None
Tuesday 12th March	Full Governors	6:00pm	Natalie Pamment
Tuesday 7th May	School Improvement Committee	5:30pm	Andrew Huggins
Tuesday 7th May	Resources Committee	7:10pm	None
Thursday 23rd May	Full Governors	6:00pm	Alan Gardiner Victoria Tetley
Wednesday 26th June	Full Governors	4:30pm	None

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