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:
| Parent Governors: | Term of Office: from | to |
| Mr Patrick Dawson (Vice Chair) | 01-Jan-2018 | 31-Dec-2021 |
| Mr Simon Fellows | 25-Nov-2017 | 24-Nov-2021 |
| Mr Jonathan Spink (Chair) | 07-Feb-2018 | 06-Feb-2022 |
| Co-opted Governors: | ||
| Mrs Susan Carpenter | 01-Mar-2015 | 28-Feb-2019 |
| Mrs Margaret Dean | 01-Mar-2015 | 28-Feb-2019 |
| Mr Chris Hamilton | 01-Mar-2015 | 28-Feb-2019 |
| Mr Hudson Holt | 14-Apr-2016 | 13-Apr-2020 |
| Brig Stephen Shirley | 15-Dec-2016 | 14-Dec-2020 |
| Mrs Jane Vaughan (Vice Chair) | 01-Mar-2015 | 28-Feb-2019 |
| Staff Governors: | ||
| Mr Nathan Aspinall | 18-Apr-2017 | open-ended |
| Mrs Tracey Haigh | 21-Mar-2017 | 20-Mar-2021 |
| Local Authority Governor | ||
| Mrs Ruth Buchan | 01-Mar-2015 | 28-Feb-2019 |
| Clerk to the Governors | ||
| Ms Janet Pain | 01-Sep-2017 | open-ended |
| Contact the clerk via the school office or Email: jpain57@sky.com The Clerk to the Governors is not a governor, but attends meetings to take minutes and to act on governors’ instructions. Persons wishing to make contact with the Governing Body should do so through the Clerk in the first instance. |
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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 .
| Full Governing Body |
| Mr Jonathan Spink (Chair) |
| Mr Patrick Dawson (Vice-Chair) |
| Mrs Jane Vaughan (Vice Chair) |
| Children and Learning Committee | Resources Committee |
| Mrs Jane Vaughan (Chair) | Mr Patrick Dawson (Chair) |
| Mrs Ruth Buchan (Vice Chair) | Vac (Vice Chair) |
| Mrs Tracey Haigh | Mrs Susan Carpenter |
| Mr Hudson Holt | Mr Chris Hamilton |
| Brig Stephen Shirley | Mrs Margaret Dean |
| Mr Simon Fellows | Mr Nathan Aspinall (HT) |
| Mr Nathan Aspinall (HT) |
Governors who have served at any point over the past 12 months but who have stepped down during that period:
None.
Register of business and pecuniary interests and attendance record at governing body and committee meetings over the last academic year.
| Governor | Pecuniary/other interests | Attendance 2016-2017 |
| Mr Nathan Aspinall | Headteacher at school, otherwise none |
FGB: 1 out of 1 |
| Mrs Ruth Buchan | Member, Surrey National Autistic Society | FGB: 3 out of 4 C&L C'tee: 3 out of 3 |
| Mrs Susan Carpenter | None | FGB: 3 out of 4 C&L C'tee: 2 out of 3 Res. C'tee: 3 out of 3 |
| Mr Patrick Dawson | None | FGB: 4 out of 4 Res. C'tee: 3 out of 3 |
| Mrs Margaret Dean | None | FGB: 2 out of 4 Res. C'tee: 3 out of 3 |
| Mr Simon Fellows | None | N/A |
| Mrs Tracey Haigh | Teacher at school, otherwise none | FGB: 4 out of 4 C&L C'tee: 3 out of 3 |
| Mr Chris Hamilton | None |
FGB: 4 out of 4 C&L C'tee: 3 out of 3 |
| Mr Hudson Holt | None | FGB: 2 out of 4 C&L C'tee: 3 out of 3 |
| Brig Stephen Shirley | FGB: 2 out of 2 | |
| Mr Jonathan Spink | None | FGB: 4 out of 4 Res. C'tee: 3 out of 3 |
| Mrs Jane Vaughan | FGB: 3 out of 4 C&L C'tee: 3 out of 3 |
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.
Dates of Meetings for 2017-2018
| Committee Meeting | Date | Time |
| FGB | 14 Sep 2017 | 18.30 |
| C&L | 02 Nov 2017 | 17.00 |
| Resources | 15 Nov 2017 | 13.30 |
| FGB | 29 Nov 2017 | 18.30 |
| C&L | 08 Feb 2018 | 17.00 |
| Resources | 21 Feb 2018 | 13.30 |
| FGB | 15 Mar 2018 | 18.30 |
| Resources | 25 Apr 2018 | 13.30 |
| C&L | 24 May 2018 | 17.00 |
| Resources | 13 Jun 2018 | 13.30 |
| FGB | 05 July 2018 | 18.30 |
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.
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