The Local Governor Committee
The Governors play a key role in the life and work of Pimperne Primary School. There is a full governors meeting once each half-term. Each governor is assigned to one of two roles within the Local Governor Committee, these focus on the School Development Plan. The day-to-day management and running of the school remains the responsibility of the Headteacher.
Our Values and Ethos as governors is to create a climate where all parts of the school community are welcomed and are enabled to achieve their potential. "As each one does their part, we grow in love."
We intend to oversee an inclusive outstanding school and aim for our children to grow into resilient, enthusiastic and happy learners who develop their abilities and talents to the full and achieve their very best throughout their lives.
The Governors agree to uphold these principles in all that it does and commits to do its best to support all in discharge of its functions.
The governing board has the following strategic functions:
Establishing the strategic direction, by:
- Setting the vision, values and objectives for the school
- Agreeing the school improvement strategy with priorities and targets within the School Development Plan
- Meeting statutory duties
Ensuring accountability, by:
- Appointing the Headteacher
- Monitoring the educational performance of the school and progress towards agreed targets
- Performance managing the Headteacher
- Engaging with stakeholders
- Contributing to school self-evaluation
Ensuring financial probity, by:
- Setting the budget
- Monitoring spending against the budget
- Ensuring money is well spent and value for money is obtained
- Ensuring risks to the organisation are managed
Below are profiles of each of the members of the governing board. Each serves for a term of four years, except the Headteacher who serves for their entirety of their time in post.
The Governing Board
All Governors have Annual Safeguarding Training and are aware of their KCSIE responsibilities.
On the governing body we have members who represent a variety of the protected characteristics.
All Governors have an Enhanced DBS Check.
- Chair of Governors, Foundation Governor & Wellbeing Governor - Mrs. J. Torrance. Email: JTgov@pimperne.dorset.sch.uk
- Clerk to the Governors - Email: clerktogovernors@pimperne.dorset.sch.uk
- Parent Governor - Mrs. B. House
- EYFS Governor, SEND Governor, Parent Governor & Vice Chair of Governors - Mrs. L. Regan
- Foundation Governor - Mr. D. Latham
- Foundation Governor - Mrs. S. Bragg
- Co-opted Governor, H&S Governor, Pupil Premium Governor - Peter Slocombe
- Pupil Premium Governor, Co-opted Governor, PSHE & RSE Governor - Mrs. C. Brannigan
- Safeguarding Governor, Parent Governor - Mr. N. Cloke
- Headteacher - Mrs. F. Waller
Governance Attendance at Meetings
Governors Register of Interests
In addition to their responsibilities around monitoring the School Development Plan, Governors will visit the school to join Collective Worship, look at Pupil Premium Funding, SEND or Safeguarding in collaboration with the staff. Governors may join pupil voice sessions, teaching and learning sessions, learning walks and book scrutiny, alongside subject leads when they are monitoring. Governors are expected to notice how the school vision is being 'lived out' within our school and the community it serves.The challenge that our Governing Board gives to our leaders is to ensure that the best possible provision is made for each of our children.
School Finance
See the Hamwic Education Trust (HET) website for financial details.
- GOV.UK - Schools Financial Benchmarking.