Welcome to the Governors’ page on the Warren Park Primary School website.
The role of the school Governor is often misunderstood. We do not manage the day to day running of the school that is the responsibility of the Headteacher and senior management We also oversee the development of the school, with the main aim being to always provide a high standard of education for all pupils, of all abilities.
The role of the Governing Body must focus on three core responsibilities. We should:
- ensure that our school has a clear vision, ethos and strategic direction
- hold the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of the staff
- oversee the financial performance of the school, making sure we get value for money and stay in budget.
In addition, we act as a ‘critical friend’ to the school, we recruit and performance manage the Headteacher, we develop, maintain and review school policies and we ensure the school meets its statutory responsibilities.
We meet at least twice a term as a whole Governing Body with areas of responsibilities.
The Warren Park Governing Body has been constituted with 10 members, in six categories;
1 Headteacher – Mrs Elizabeth Cooper
1 Staff member – Miss Jo Tester
1 Local authority – Mrs Nicola Scullard
2 Parent – Mr Chris Purnell and a vacancy
2 Partnership – Mrs Helen Fisk and Mr Ian Hiscutt
3 Co-opted – Mrs Lynne Lofting, Mr Morgan Collis and a vacancy
We feel this is the right makeup and number to serve this school effectively. Each member brings their own unique qualities and view points, and each has their own individual responsibilities to uphold, which often involves extra visits into school. Each member contributes to discussions and has one vote. All decisions made by this process are the joint responsibility of the Governing Body.
Your Governing Body is made up of local people who freely volunteer their time to support this school in the excellent job it is doing for our children. We believe every child matters and are happy to be part of this school and this community, to promote the ‘Warren Park’ way for the betterment of all.
Governors Newsletter – Summer 2024
Governors Newsletter – Jan 24
Name |
Governor Type |
Term From |
Term To |
Additional Information |
Roles |
| Mrs Elizabeth Cooper | Headteacher | Head Teacher | |||
| Mrs Helen Fisk | Partnership governor | 06 Jan 2019 | 5 Jan 2023 | Forum Rep Pupil Premium Audit/SFVS Behaviour English & Maths Leadership Team |
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| Mrs Lynne Lofting | Co-opted governor | 06 Jan 2019 | 05 Jan 2023 | ||
| Mr Chris Purnell | Parent governor | 17 Dec 2021 | 17 Dec 2025 | Vice Chair Finance Attendance Safeguarding Year 6 Progress inc. SATs |
|
| Mrs Nicola Scullard | Local Authority governor | 27 Sep 2021 | 26 Sep 2025 | Chairperson | |
| Miss Jo Tester | Staff governor | 20 Mar 2023 | |||
| Mr Ian Hiscutt | Partnership governor | 10 Jul 2023 | 9 Jul 2027 | SEND | |
| Mr Morgan Collis | Co-opted governor | 25 Mar 2024 | 24 Mar 2028 | ||
| Mrs Lauren Bravington | Parent governor | 20 Mar 2023 | 17 Sep 2024 | Resigned | |
| Mrs Angela Armstrong | Co-opted governor | 14 Nov 2022 | 11 Oct 2023 | Resigned | |
| Mrs Gemma Jones | Co-opted governor | 24 Apr 2023 | 17 Jun 2024 | Resigned |
Register of Governor’s Interests
| Name | Name of Business Including:
|
Nature of Business | Nature of Interest | Date of Appointment or Acquisition | Date of Cessation of Interest | Date of Entry |
| Mrs Helen Fisk | Nil | 19/10/2022 | ||||
| Mrs Elizabeth Cooper | Employed at school
Park Families |
Headteacher
Board of Governors |
01/09/16 | 26/09/2022 | ||
| Mrs Lynne Lofting | Employed at school
St.Clare’s Pre School |
Deputy Headteacher
Committee Member |
01/09/1990
01/09/2022 |
26/09/2022 | ||
| Mr Chris Purnell | Milton Cross Academy
Married to staff member.
|
Wife is an SEMH LSA |
04/01/2015
01/09/2020 |
16/09/2022 | 17/10/2022 | |
| Mrs Nicola Scullard | Nil | 13/11/2022 | ||||
| Mrs Angela Armstrong | Nil | 14/11/2022 | 08/11/2022 | |||
| Miss Jo Tester | Employed at school | Teacher | 20/03/2023 | |||
| Mrs Lauren Bravington | Nil | |||||
| Mr Ian Hiscutt | Nil | |||||
| Mr Morgan Collis | Nil |
Governor Attendance Record For the Academic Year 2024/2025
| Name | Number of meetings the governor should have attended | Number of meetings attended | Attendance rate (%) | Name | Number of meetings the governor should have attended | Number of meetings attended | Attendance rate (%) | |
| Mrs Elizabeth Cooper | 3 | 3 | 100% | Mr Ian Hiscutt | 3 | 3 | 100% | |
| Mrs Helen Fisk | 3 | 2 | 67% | Mr Chris Purnell | 3 | 3 | 100% | |
| Miss Jo Tester | 3 | 3 | 100% | Mr Morgan Collis | 3 | 2 | 67% | |
| Mrs Lynne Lofting | 3 | 3 | 100% | |||||
| Mrs Nicola Scullard | 3 | 3 | 100% | Mrs Lauren Bravington | 1 | 0 | 0% | |
Governor Attendance Record For the Academic Year 2023/2024
| Name | Number of meetings the governor should have attended | Number of meetings attended | Attendance rate (%) | Name | Number of meetings the governor should have attended | Number of meetings attended | Attendance rate (%) | |
| Mrs Elizabeth Cooper | 8 | 8 | 100% | Mr Ian Hiscutt | 8 | 7 | 88% | |
| Mrs Helen Fisk | 8 | 6 | 75% | Mr Chris Purnell | 8 | 6 | 75% | |
| Miss Jo Tester | 8 | 7 | 88% | Mrs Lauren Bravington | 8 | 6 | 75% | |
| Mrs Lynne Lofting | 8 | 7 | 88% | Mr Morgan Collis | 3 | 3 | 100% | |
| Mrs Nicola Scullard | 8 | 7 | 88% | Mrs Gemma Jones | 7 | 3 | 43% | |
Governor Attendance Record For the Academic Year 2022/2023
| Name | Number of meetings the governor should have attended | Number of meetings attended | Attendance rate (%) | Name | Number of meetings the governor should have attended | Number of meetings attended | Attendance rate (%) | |
| Mrs Elizabeth Cooper | 9 | 9 | 100% | Mrs Beryl Francis | 9 | 7 | 78% | |
| Mrs Helen Fisk | 9 | 7 | 78% | Mr Chris Purnell | 9 | 4 | 44% | |
| Miss Jo Tester | 4 | 4 | 100% | Mrs Angela Armstrong | 7 | 6 | 86% | |
| Mrs Lynne Lofting | 9 | 9 | 100% | Mrs Lauren Bravington | 4 | 3 | 75% | |
| Mrs Nicola Scullard | 9 | 7 | 78% | Mrs Gemma Jones | 3 | 2 | 66% | |
| Mr Ian Hiscutt | 1 | 1 | 100% | |||||
| Mrs Anna Hele | 5 | 5 | 100% | Mrs Joanne Rankin | 4 | 1 | 25% | |
| Mr Anthony Denton | 3 | 0 | 0% | Ms Chelsea Easton | 4 | 1 | 25% | |
| Mr Terry Nolan | 4 | 2 | 50% |