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.  Local Authority governors are nominated by the local authority or nominated by the school and approved by the local authority.

Governors are able to resign from their position by providing written notice to the Governance Professional. The Governing Body also has the right to remove a Governor if they have not attended meetings of the Governing Body for a period of 6 months without the agreement of the other governors, or if they have breached the Code of Conduct.

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

Co-opted Governor (1) 

Governors at Portesbery School are as follows:

The structure of the Governing Body

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

Governors who have served at any point over the past 12 months but who have stepped down during that period:

Kevin Young (Sep 2024)
Sue Thelton(July 2024)
Ami Johnson (June 2024)
Kirsty Mingard (May 2024)
Patrick Dawson (July 2023)
Catherine Booth (July 2023)
              

A register of business and pecuniary interests for all governors can be viewed here.

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.

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. 

To view the attendance records for all Full Governing Body and Committee Meetings in the 2022-23 academic year please click here.    
 

Links to further information:

• Children and Learning Committee 
• Resources Committee