Governors
A Welcome Message from the Governors…
The school’s governors would like to welcome you and your child(ren) to Cove Junior School. We are proud to be part of a school that provides the children with a safe, happy environment in which they can flourish.
The school’s governing body is responsible for overseeing how the school is managed. The Department for Education defines a governor’s role as: -
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos, and strategic direction.
- Holding leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the effective and efficient performance management of staff; and
- Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent.
Using experience from our various backgrounds, we provide support to the school’s community. We are very proud of our pupils and staff and all their achievements. It is a privilege to be part of helping each child become thoughtful, responsible, caring members of our school equipped with the skills needed when they move on.
We would be delighted if you want to get involved with our school community. Whether it is joining the school PTA, supporting trips and events or joining us as a governor, you will be made most welcome. We hope your child enjoys their time at Cove Junior School.
Chair of Governors Report - June 2021
Structure of the Governing Body
The Cove Junior School Governing Body is made up of potentially 12 members. At any one time the membership allows for the membership of: The Head Teacher, a Local Authority governor, a Staff governor, three Parent governors and six Co-opted governors.
At Cove Junior School the Governing Body has moved to a flat structure. This means that we now meet 10 times a year, every month except August and December. We moved away from a sub committee structure with twice termly full governor body meetings so that we could all be more knowledgeable and more dynamic in our decision making.
Minutes of meetings are available for parents to see on request
| Governor Name | Governor Category | Period of Service | Role | Percentage Attendance 2019-20 |
| Katerine Brant | Co-opted | 07.19-07.23 |
Vice-chair, Safeguarding, Mental Health Campion, NQT Link governor, SMSC |
82 |
| Eirian Freeman | Staff | 07.20 – 07.24 | 100 | |
| Warren Gargan | Co-Opted | 10.18 - 10.22 | Deputy Headteacher | 100 |
| Tracey Hickie | Headteacher | 09.16 - ongoing | Headteacher | 100 |
| Sarah Maddox | Parent | 11.18 - 11.22 | Agreed Leave | |
| Caroline Pickup | Co-opted | 11.18 - 11.22 | Chair of Governors, SMSC | 86 |
| Nikki Roberts | Parent | 10.18 - 10.22 | SEND | 82 |
| Louise Wall | Co-opted | 07.19 -07.23 | Pupil Premium | 75 |
| Irina White | Parent | 11.20 - 11.24 | N/A | |
| Stephanie Wright | Co-Opted | 05.18 - 05.22 | Development and Training governor, Benchmarking | 92 |
Business Interests and governance roles in other schools
Current Governors
| Governor Name | Governor Category | Period of Service | Pecuniary Interests | Governance Roles at other schools |
|
Katerine Brant |
Co-opted |
07.19 - 07.23 |
None |
None |
|
Eirian Freeman |
Staff |
07.20 – 07.24 |
Staff |
None |
|
Warren Gargan |
Co-Opted |
10.18 - 10.22 |
Staff& Other |
None |
|
Tracey Hickie |
Headteacher |
09.16 – ongoing |
Staff |
None |
|
Sarah Maddox |
Parent |
11.18-11.22 |
Parent |
None |
|
Caroline Pickup |
Co-opted |
11.18 – 11.22 |
None |
None |
|
Nikki Roberts |
Parent |
10.18 - 10.22 |
None |
None |
|
Louise Wall |
Co-opted |
07.19-07.23 |
None |
None |
| Irina White | Parent | 11.20-11.24 | None | None |
|
Stephanie Wright |
Co-Opted |
05.18 - 05.22 |
None |
None |
Link to Declaration of interest for the current governors.
Previous Governors
| Governor Name | Governor Category | Period of Service | Business Interests | Governance Roles at Other Schools |
|
Jan Hayden |
Co-opted, staff |
2008 - 2017 |
Staff |
None |
|
John Lewis |
Local Authority |
2011 - 2017 |
None |
None |
|
Mark Graves |
Parent |
2008 - 2016 |
None |
None |
|
Patrick Benjuya |
Parent |
2013 - 2015 |
None |
None |
|
Warren Gargan |
Staff |
2014 - 2016 |
Staff |
None |
|
Katy Young |
Head teacher |
2009 - 2015 |
Head teacher |
None |
|
Sanhita Dandekar |
Parent |
2016 - 2018 |
None |
None |
|
Amy Bateman |
Co-opted |
2017 - 2018 |
Staff |
None |
|
Iain Findlay |
Parent |
2016 - 2017 |
None |
None |
|
Sue Mann |
Co-opted |
2008 - 2018 |
None |
None |
|
Mark Venner |
Co-opted |
2010 - 2019 |
None |
None |
|
Brian Coxhead |
Co-opted |
2008-2019 |
None |
None |
|
Gareth Payne |
Co-opted |
2019 |
None |
None |
|
Esme Trufitt |
Parent |
10.16 – 10.20 |
None |
Cove Infant School |
|
Sarah Merry |
Local Authority |
05.13 – 04.21 |
None |
None |