Governors

What are governors?

The governors are collectively responsible for promoting well-being, high standards and the best quality education within the school. They are elected or appointed for a four year term of office.

The governors establish school strategic policy relating to curriculum, staffing, buildings, finance, resources and the community. These policies are determined in consultation with the Headteacher, who has responsibility for the day-to-day management of the school. A key to all the roles, and which governor has that responsibility, is set out in the table below

Governors' meetings are held every half term, the minutes of which are available in the school foyer, as well as being on this site (see below).

Finally, the governors’ termly newsletter, The Core, is sent home with the children in their book bags, and again is available via this site. This is issued termly, and over the year it deals with key issues that have been addressed, including an assessment of the impact of the governing body on the school.

Who are the current governors?

The Governing Body is made up of the people set out in the table below, with their responsibilities. Also included is the Register of Governors’ Interests and governors' attendance at meetings, in accordance with legal requirements.

How can I contact the Governing Body?

All governors can be contacted in writing c/o the school office

or by email adminoffice@orchard-inf.hants.sch.uk indicating that you wish your correspondence to be passed onto the governing body.

If you have a complaint about the school, please refer to the school complaints policy for details of whom you should contact in the first instance and the next steps involved if you are still unhappy. If having followed the steps in our complaints policy, you need to contact the Chair of Governors, they can be contacted via an email to

c.governors@orchard-inf.hants.sch.uk

Orchard Infant School

Governors’ Details 2020-2021 updated 10/03/2021

Name	Category	Appointed by	Term of Office (no. of years & end date)		Committee membership	Responsibilities	Voting Rights (if Associate Member)
Louise Blacker	Parent	Parents	4	07/12/2024	Learning and Curriculum	Chair Learning and Curriculum
Andy Bowie	Staff	Staff	4	19/10/2024	Learning and Curriculum
Ian Briant	Co-opted	Governing Body	4	06/12/2021	Resources
Jim Lambert	Co-opted	Governing Body	4	16/01/2022	Learning and Curriculum and Resources
David O'Reilly	Co-opted	Governing Body	4	03/02/2023	Resources, Personnel Pay and Performance	Health and Safety Safer Recruitment
Susan Parsons	Co-opted	Governing Body	4	03/02/2023	Learning and Curriculum	Safer Recruitment Governor Links Forum Representative
Julia Pillon	Head Teacher	Local Authority	-	-	Learning and Curriculum, Resources. Personnel and Pay and Performance
Charlotte Radmore	Parent	Parents	4	03/02/2025	Learning and Curriculum
Debby Tizzard -Bond	Co-opted	Governing Body	4	20/05/2024	Resources	Core Chair of Resources Development and Training Governor Safer Recruitment
Marnie Seymour	Local Authority	Governing Body	4	20/05/2024	Learning & Curriculum	Chair of Governing Body
John Spittal	Co-opted	Governing Body	4	31/01/2025	Resources	Chair of Personnel
Graeme Walker	Parent	Governing Body	4	07/12/2024	Resources	Data Protection Safeguarding Safer Recruitment
Jane West	Associate Deputy Head Teacher	Governing Body	-	-	Learning and Curriculum and Resources		Learning and Curriculum and Resources
Tracy O'Connor	Clerk	Local Authority	-	-

Orchard Infant School - Register of Governors’ Interests

Name	Name of Business Including: governor elsewhere (please include school name) related / married to member of staff (please include staff name) employed at school	Nature of Business	Nature of Interest	Date of Appointment or Acquisition	Date of Cessation of Interest	Date of Entry
Louise Blacker	Nil Return
Andy Bowie	Employed at School
Ian Briant	Nil Return
Jim Lambert	NIL Return
Dave O’Reilly	NIL Return
Susan Parsons	NIL Return
Julia Pillon	Employed at School
Charlotte Radmore	NIL Return
Marnie Seymour	NIL Return
John Spittal	Nil Return
Debby Tizzard -Bond	Nil Return
Graeme Walker	Nil Return
Jane West (assoc)	Employed at School
Governors who have left within the last 12 months
Michelle Kowalczyk	Nil Return
Alison Winnik	Nil Return

Orchard Infant School - Governor Attendance Record for the Academic Year 2019-2020

	FULL GOVERNING BODY			LEARNING AND CURRICULUM COMMITTEE			RESOURCES COMMITTEE
Name	Number of meetings the governor should have attended	Number of meetings attended	Attendance rate (%)	Number of meetings the governor should have attended	Number of meetings attended	Attendance rate (%)	Number of meetings the governor should have attended	Number of meetings attended	Attendance rate (%)
Louise Blacker	6	5	83%	4	3	75%
Ian Briant	6	6	100%				4	3	75%
Michelle Kowalczyk	6	1	17%	4	4	100%
Jim Lambert	6	3	50%	4	4	100%	4	4	100%
David O'Reilly	6	5	83%				4	2	50%
Susan Parsons	6	5	83%	4	3	75%
Julia Pillon	6	4	67%	4	4	100%	4	4	100%
Marnie Seymour	6	6	100%	4	2	50%	4	1	25%
John Spittal	6	5	83%				4	3	75%
Debby Tizzard-Bond	6	6	100%				4	4	100%
Graeme Walker	6	6	100%				4	3	75%
Jane West (Associate)	6	6	100%	4	4	100%	4	4	100%
Alison Winnik	1	1	100%	3	3	100%
Tracy O'Connor	6	5	83%	4	4	100%	4	4	100%



Resignations
Alison Winnik	06-Feb-20
Michelle Kowalczyk	18-Jun-20

Orchard Infant School

The Core, Orchard Infant School Governing Body Newsletter

Approved Minutes of Last Governor Meeting

Response to Ofsted Report

Constitution Instrument