Committee minutes

The Governing Body of Holly Park meets once every term for a full governing body meeting . This meeting is usually in the second half of each term. The full governing body meetings are minuted by a clerk.

Full governing body meetings are always preceded by some governor training. This training is done by members of school staff or by advisors invited in because they have a specialism. Examples of previous training have been – Safeguarding, school data, the role of the governing body, SEN, the Learning Skills etc

The governors also have five sub committees which meet once a term usually in the first half of each term. Minutes of these meetings are circulated to all governors and items from the committees are taken to the full governing body for further discussion or clarification. Each governor is usually a member of two sub committees, although any governor can attend any sub committee. Each committee has its own terms of reference which are reviewed annually and can be read below.

The Staffing and Pupil Welfare Committee

This committee looks at issues such as staffing arrangements, recruitment, teacher appraisal, Special Educational Needs, Safeguarding, Behaviour etc. Sally Thomas the Families Co-ordinator and Diana Kelly, the Children’s co-ordinator, also attend these meetings. Gael Birthill is the chair of this committee.

The terms of reference for this committee are here.

Teaching and Learning Committee

This committee looks at subject audits, homework, the curriculum, assessment, data, interventions etc. Fiona Vettiankal is the chair of this committee. The Deputy Head also attends these meetings.

The terms of reference for this committee are here.

Finance Committee

This committee looks at the school budget including setting budgets, forecasts, best value, extended services, other school accounts, audit etc. Janis Hassan the School Business Manager also attends these meetings. Ben Vandyk is chair of this committee.

The terms of reference for this committee are here.

Premises Committee

This committee looks at a rolling programme of refurbishment and decoration, and grounds maintenance, site security etc. Fiona Quinton is the chair of this committee. Simon Reid, the Site Manager, also attends these meetings.

The terms of reference for this committee are here.

In addition to these committees