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Governing Body of Rift House Primary School
Committee/Working Party Membership and Terms of Reference
NOVEMBER 2019
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Resources Committee Mrs Malone Mr Godfrey Mrs Siddell Mr Turner Mr Williams Miss Baxter |
Educational Effectiveness Miss Baxter Mrs Siddell Mr Rhea Mr Turner Mrs Considine Mr Godfrey Mr Williams J McGarry |
TERMS OF REFERENCE
RESOURCES
- Day to day management of the budget to be delegated to the Headteacher in accordance with financial procedures and policies
- To consider and monitor the school Improvement plan and ensure that priorities are reflected in the annual budget.
- To consider the budget allocation from the LA and to approve the annual budget.
- To complete the school balance survey as part of the budget process
- To consider the School Financial Value Standard as part of the budget process
- To monitor spending against the agreed budget by examining financial statements during the year.
- To determine the staffing levels and annual teaching staff establishment.
- To determine staffing structure which will identify the number and deployment of posts.
- To be responsible for considering, amending and adopting policies and procedures to comply with the new employment legislation. To ensure that they fit into the overall school improvement plan and whole school pay policy.
- To monitor the allocation and spending of the Pupil Premium in supporting all pupils who are subject to family poverty.
- To consider the outturn position for the school.
- To consider medium term forward planning.
- To vire between budget headings during the course of the year if necessary. The Headteacher be authorised to approve individual requirements of up to £ xxxxx per single item. For items larger than £ xxxxx requests be referred to the Chair of the Finance and General Purposes Committee.
- To receive benchmarking data on expenditure on an annual basis.
- To review the LA scheme for financing the school every 2 years.
- To advise the governing body on the school’s charging and remissions policy.
- To consider school visit requests and to agree annual costs for residential and school visits.
- To determine the charges for lettings. (annually)
- To review the audited accounts of any private school funds. (annually)
- To manage and enter into on behalf of the governing body and any contracts for work in line with the Local Authority’s related standing orders.
- To liaise with the LA in order to maintain/improve the building with the budget set by the governing body.
- To liaise with the site supervisor in order to maintain/improve the standard of hygiene and cleanliness within the budget allocation.
- To liaise with the grounds maintenance contractor in order to maintain/improve the grounds within the budget allocation.
- To consider cost, prioritise and make recommendations on the long-term care and improvement of the buildings, grounds, furniture and fittings.
- To consider and report to the governing body regarding health and safety matters.
- To ensure implementation of the Health and Safety Policy Statement and review on an annual basis.
- To ensure implementation and consider risk assessments in school.
- To determine a financial procedures policy and to monitor its implementation.
- To consider and review School Self Evaluation (SEF) reports as they relate to this committee
Education Effectiveness
- To liaise with the Headteacher over the preparation of the School Development/Improvement Plan and monitor its implementation.
- To review and monitor the ethos and school mission statement and make recommendations to the Governing Body.
- To advise the Governing Body in establishing policy statements for sex education, religious education and collective worship.
- To monitor and review the curriculum provision in school.
- To monitor and review spirituality within the school.
- To consider and monitor the impact of staff policies/decisions on the curriculum.
- To advise the General Purposes Committee of resources in the various curriculum areas.
- Review and approve curriculum policies on behalf of the Governing Body on a rolling programme.
- To receive internal and external monitoring reports on curricular areas.
- To review the School Self Evaluation Form (SEF) as it relates to the committee.
- To monitor the impact of the pupil premium on pupils learning and attainment including its use in supporting more able groups from disadvantaged backgrounds.
- To monitor the use of sports funding including impact on raisings pupils achievement and physical wellbeing.
- To receive regular reports on pupil progress. Review and consult accordingly on the annual written statement of general principles of pupil discipline and report their recommendations to the full Governing Body.
- To receive reports on attendance.
- To ensure that the Self Review Audit Report for Safeguarding and Child Protection is completed and submitted to the Governing Body on an annual basis.
- To review and monitor exclusions.
- To consider reports on staff CPD.
- To consider school self evaluation reports.
- To commission and receive reports from the school concerning curriculum in response to national, local and school needs.
- To monitor the effectiveness of the Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (SMSC) development, including Prevent within the curriculum and across the school.
- To receive reports on communications with parents including consideration of any analysis of questionnaires to parents and parental engagements and community links
- To receive regular reports on school/community links
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Ofsted Visit 29th September
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A. ACE motivation – we can do something in Hartlepool:
a. Nick Murray – headteacher speech here
B. ACE information for staff:
a. Video and a quick read - here
C. ACE resources and CPD - here
D. ACEs from a DfE perspective
a. Mental health and behaviour in schools, which mentions ACEs -here and attached
E. What we need to avoid - here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGLGuco-L_g&feature=youtu.be
https://www.blackburn.gov.uk/Pages/aces.aspx
https://www.celandt.org/acespart1
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-and-behaviour-in-schools--2
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TRANSITION 2020 |
Documents from meeting 21.5.20
| Name | Format | ||
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| Files | |||
| Volunteers_in_School_Policy.docx | .docx | ||
| H_S_Sept_2019.pdf | |||
| prevent_policy_2019.pdf | |||
| Safeguarding_Policy.pdf | |||
| SEND_policy.pdf | |||
| school_security_policy18.pdf |
| New Policies to Read - July 2020 |
| Name | Format | ||
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| charging_and_remission_policy_July_2020.doc | .doc | ||
| Anti_Fraud_Corruption_Policy.doc | .doc | ||
| Scale_of_charges.docx | .docx | ||
| ICO_FOI_Publication_scheme.doc | .doc | ||
| ICO_FOI_Act_2020.rtf | .rtf | ||
| H_S_July_2020.doc | .doc | ||
| GDPR_Data_Protection_PolicyJuly_2020.docx | .docx | ||
| Corporate_Health_and_Safety_Policy_January_2019.docx | .docx | ||
| Whistle_Blowing_Procedure__final_.doc | .doc |
