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Meet Our Governors

Our Purpose


The purpose of having a governing body is to:
 

    • help the school to set high standards by planning for the school's future and setting targets for school improvement
    • keep the pressure up on school improvement
    • be a critical friend to the school, offering support and advice
    • help the school respond to the needs of parents and the community 
    • work with the school on planning, developing policies and keeping the school under review 
    • exercise its responsibilities and powers in partnership with the headteacher and staff not intervene in the day-to-day management of the school unless there are weaknesses in the school, when it then has a duty to take action.

 

Our Governing Body


All schools have a governing body which is generally composed of people from four different groups:
 
    1. The school staff
    2. The Local Authority
    3. Parents
    4. The Local Community 
 

Each Governor is elected following procedures prescribed by the Local Authority.

At present, Arnold View Primary school has 9 governors drawn from these four groups. Working together, governors support the school, particularly in making key decisions about its overall vision for children’s education. As a group, we never lose sight of the school’s most important people: the children. We want the best for them trying always to keep what will improve their future life chances at the front of our thinking.

Our Chair of Governors is Mr Steve McNichol. He can be contacted through the school office.

Minutes and financial information of Governor meetings are available upon request. 

 

Arnold View Primary School Governing Body - Who's Who:

 

Name & Category of Governor
Term of Office
Committee Commitment & Attendance  
Roles & Responsibilities
Other Roles & Relationships & any Declaration of Interest

Mrs Caroline Otterburn


Head Teacher 

01/09/21

Curriculum & Standards Committee

2021/22 (3 of 3)
2022/23 (2 of 2)

2023/24 (2 of 2)

Finance & Personnel Committee

2021/22 (3 of 3)
2022/23 (3 of 3)

2023/24 (3 of 3)

Full Governing Body

2021/22 (3 of 3)
2022/23 

2023/24 (2 of 2)

 

 

Mr Paul Key

 

Vice Chair of Governors

(Previous Chair of Governors to 25/3/2021)

Co-opted Governor

01/11/21

to

31/10/25

 

First Appointed 18/1/03

Curriculum & Standards Committee
2018/19 (3 of 3)
2019/20 (3 of 3)

2020/21 (4 of 4)

2021/22 (2 of 3)
2022/23 (2 of 2)

2023/24 (2 of 2)

Finance & Personnel Committee

2018/19 (3 of 3)
2019/20 (3 of 3)

2020/21 (4 of 4)

2021/22 (2 of 3)
2022/23 (3 of 3)

2023/24 (3 of 3)

Full Governing Body   

2018/19 (3 of 3)

2019/20 (3 of 3)

2020/21 (3 of 3)

2021/22 (3 of 3)

2022/23

2023/24 (2 of 2)

Governor responsible for HT Appraisal, complaints, Health & Safety, Safer Recruitment

Curriculum links to Maths

 

Year 2 Governor

 

Governor at Arnold Hill Academy

Mr Paul Peet

 

Co-opted Governor

01/11/21

to

31/10/25

 

First Appointed 3/2/03

Curriculum & Standards Committee
2018/19 (3 of 3)
2019/20 (3 of 3)

2020/21 (4 of 4)

2021/22 (2 of 3)

2022/23 (1 of 2)

2023/24 (1 of 2)

Finance & Personnel Committee

2018/19 (2 of 3)
2019/20 (3 of 3)

2020/21 (4 of 4)

2021/22 (2 of 3)
2022/23 (2 of 3)

2023/24 (0 of 3)

Full Governing Body
2018/19 (3 of 3) 
2019/20 (3 of 3)

2020/21 (3 of 3)

2021/22 (3 of 3)

2022/23

2023/24 (2 of 2)

Governor responsible for Training, Health & safety, HT Appraisal, Community & British Values

Curriculum links to P.E

Year 4 Governor

 

Mr Colin Shepherd

 

Chair of Governors
Parent Governor

12/2/20
to

11/2/24

 

First Appointed 1/10/10 to 26/9/18

 Parent 

26/9/18 to 12/2/20

 Co-opted  

Curriculum & Standards Committee
2018/19 (3 of 3)
2019/20 (3 of 3)

2020/21 (4 of 4)

2021/22 (3 of 3)

2022/23 (2 of 2)

2023/2024 (1 of 2)

Finance & Personnel Committee
2018/19 (0 of 3) Not Required

2019/20 (1 of 3) Not Required

2020/21 (2 of 4) Not Required

2021/22 (2 of 3) Not Required

2022/23 (2 of 3) Not Required

2023/24 (0 of 2) Not Required

Full Governing Body
2018/19 (2 of 3)

2019/20 (3 of 3)

2020/21 (3 of 3)

2021/22 (3 of 3)

2023/24

2023/24 (1 of 1)

Governor responsible for Appraisal, Children Protection and Safeguarding, Safer Recruitment and Anti Bullying

Curriculum links to English                     


Year 6 Governor

 

Councillor David Ellis

 

Local Authority Governor

24/3/22

to

23/3/26

 

First Appointed 13/3/14 

Curriculum & Standards Committee
2018/19 (3 of 3)
2019/20 (3 of 3)

2020/21 (4 of 4)

2021/22 (2 of 3)

2022/23 (2 of 2)

2023/24 (2 of 2)

Finance & Personnel Committee
2018/ 19 (0 of 3) Not Required

2019/20 (1 of 3) Not Required

2020/21 (2 of 4) Not Required

2021/22 (2 of 3) Not required
2022/23 (2 of 3) Not required

2023/24 (2 of 3) Not required

Full Governing Body   
2018/19 (2 of 3)

2019/20 (3 of 3)

2020/21 (3 of 3)

2021/22 (3 of 3)

2022/23

2023/24 (1 of 2)

Governor responsible for Pupil Premium

Curriculum links to Science and DT


Foundation Governor

Gedling Borough Councillor

Mr Robert Buckby

 

Co-opted Governor

7/5/20

to

6/5/24

 

First Appointed 17/12/15 to 16/12/19 Parent 

Finance & Personnel Committee

2018/19 (3 of 3)
2019/20 (2 of 3) 1 Not Required

2020/21 (4 of 4)

2021/22 (1 of 3)

2022/23 (3 of 3)

2023/24 (3 of 3)

Curriculum & Standards Committee        
2018/19 (1 of 3) Not Required

2019/20 (1 of 3) Not Required

2020/21 (2 of 4) Not Required

2021/22 (1 of 3) Not required

2022/23 (2 of 2) Not required

2023/24 (1 of 2) Not required

Full Governing Body   
2018/19 (3 of 3)
2019/20 (3 of 3)

2020/21 (2 of 3) 

2021/22 (2 of 3)

2022/23

2023/24 (1 of 2)

Governor responsible for Finance

Curriculum links to ICT

Year 3 Governor

 

Husband of Teaching Assistant at Arnold View Primary School

Mr Steven McNichol


Co-opted Governor
Vice chair

24/04/22
to
23/3/26

 

First Appointed 8/3/18

Curriculum & Standards Committee

2018/19 (3 of 3)

2019/20 (3 of 3)

2020/21 (4 of 4)

2021/22 (2 of 3)

2022/23 (2 of 2)

2023/24 (2 of 2)

Finance & Personnel Committee
2019/20 (3 of 3)

2020/21 (3 of 4) Not Required

2021/22 (2 of 3) Not required

2022/23 (3 of 3) Not Required

2023/24 (1 of 3) Not Required

Full Governing Body
2018/19 (3 of 3)

2019/20 (3 of 3)

2020/21 (3 of 3)

2021/22 (3 of 3)

2022/23

2023/24 (0 of 2)

Governor Responsible for SEN Behaviour

Year 5 Governor

 

Mrs Melanie Bell

 

Co-opted Governor

27/5/22 

to 

26/5/26

Curriculum & Standards Committee

2021/22 (0 of 1)

2022/23 (2 of 2)

2023/24 (0 of 2)

Finance & Personnel Committee

2021/22 (0 of 0)

2022/23 (2 of 3)

2023/24 (1 of 3)

Full Governing Body

2021/22 (1 of 1)

2022/23

2023/24 (1 of 2)

 

 

Mrs Claire Irons

 

Parent Governor

27/5/22

to

26/5/26

Curriculum & Standards Committee

2021/22 (1 of 1)

2022/23 (1 of 2)

2023/24 (0 of 2)

Finance & Personnel Committee

2021/22 (0 of 0)

2022/23 (1 of 3)

2023/24 (0 of 3)

Full Governing Body

2021/22 (1 of 1)

2022/23

2023/24 (0 of 2)

 

 

Mr Carl Jarvis 

04/09/2023

to

Curriculum & Standards Committee

2023/24 (2 of 2)

Finance & Personnel Committee

2023/24 (3 of 3)

Full Governing Body

2023/24 (2 of 2)

  

 

 

Curriculum & Standards
Remit:
  • Target Setting
  • Standards & Teaching
  • Curriculum
  • School Improvement
  • School Performance & Achievement
  • SEN/Disability/High Attainers
  • Pupil Premium
  • Safeguarding
  • Behaviour & Welfare
  • Sex Education
  • School Visits
Finance & Personnel Remit:
  • Budget Matters, Lettings & Charging
  • Pupil Premium & Sports Funding Spending
  • Staffing Structure
  • Appraisal
  • Training
  • Building
  • Health & Safety
  • Staff Pay
 
 

    

 No Governors have declared a financial or business interest that would conflict with their roles and responsibilities. This is asked at the start of each committee meeting in order that Governors may state any conflict of interest in relation to the proposed agenda and withdraw if necessary.



 

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