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Here you will find information about the Governing Board of St Mark’s CE Primary School.
We are a group of 10 people made up of School staff, Church appointees, parents and others with a keen passion to ensure that the children of St Mark’s receive the best education possible.
Governors have 3 main roles.
DfE (March 2019) Governance Handbook
As a Governing Board, we have a range of expertise to ensure that these 3 functions are fulfilled. We meet regularly throughout the academic year as a Governing Board in order to carry out these functions.
We meet as a Governing Board twice each term when we all discuss, question and challenge the leadership of the School. One of the Meetings is a full Governing Board Meeting and the other is a School Improvement Committee Meeting (all Governors are members of this Committee). The statutory Committees meet as and when necessary.
We also attend Governor Days which are held regularly throughout the academic year. This is when we visit School to carry out first-hand monitoring. We have the chance to talk to the children and to experience life at St Mark’s for ourselves. We also visit School at other times.
The School has close links with the parish church of St Mark’s and the Governors, together with the children and staff, attend important celebrations, at Church and in School, to mark the passing of the Church year. The children regularly attend events at Church.
Name and Category | Date Appointed | Appointing Body | Term Ends |
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Mr K Rondeau (Headteacher) Ex Officio |
29.04.2019 | Ex Officio | - |
Mrs J Price (Chair of Governors) Co-opted |
01.04.2017 | Governing Body | 31.03.2021 |
Ms C Saul Ex Officio |
19.05.2020 |
Ex Officio (appointed by Archdeacon of Dudley) |
18.05.2024 |
Mrs C While Co-opted |
03.12.2018 | Governing Body | 02.12.2022 |
Miss M Clare (Co Vice Chair) Co-opted |
14.09.2018 | Governing Body | 13.09.2022 |
Mrs F Jones Local Authority |
27.02.2019 | Local Authority | 26.02.2023 |
Vacancy Foundation Governor |
Worcester Diocesan Board of Education | ||
Vacancy Parent |
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Mrs D Jones (Co Vice Chair) Parent |
15.12.2019 | Governing Body | 14.12.2023 |
Miss A Bayton Staff |
03.07.2020 | Staff of School | 02.07.2024 |
Governors who have served in the last 12 months
Mrs M Makarounas Staff Governor term of office ended 12.06.2020. There were no business interests declared.
Mr G Southall Foundation Governor term of office ended 12.11,2020. Mr Southall had a realtive who works at the school.
Register of Governors’ Business Interests 2020/2021
Mrs J Price Chair of Local Advisory Board at Colley Lane Primary Academy, Cradley
Member of the Local Governing Body of Ham Dingle Primary School, Pedmore
Works as a Clerk to Governing Bodies for Dudley MBC
Mr K Rondeau, Mrs C While, Mrs F Jones, Mrs D Jones, Miss M Clare, Ms C Saul and Miss A Bayton have no business interests.
Governor Committees 2020/2021
The Governing Board meets as a whole Governing Board once each term. The School Improvement Committee meets once each term. Statutory Committees as and when they needs to meet. These Committees are shown below.
School Improvement Committee
All Governors
Head Teacher's Appraisal Committee
Mrs J Price (Chair)
Mrs C While
Mrs F Jones
Pay Committee Pay Appeals Committee
Mrs J Price (Chair) Mrs F Jones (Chair)
Mr G Southall Mrs C While
Mrs D Jones Miss M Clare
Staff Dismissal Committee
The Chair of Governors will constitute the Committee as and when they need to meet from Governors who are available and eligible.
Staff Dismissal Appeals and Pupil Discipline Committees
The Chair of Governors will constitute the Committee as and when they need to meet from Governors who are available and eligible.
Governor Responsibilities 2019/2020
Name | Area of Responsibility |
Mrs J Price | Assessment, Curriculum, English, Pupil Premium |
Mrs C While | SEN, PE and Sports Premium, Maths, RE and Collective Worship, Rights Respecting Schools |
Miss M Clare | Safeguarding, Child Protection, Looked After Children and EYFS, Health and Safety, Risk Assessment |
Mrs D Jones | Art, Geography, History, Computing, Music, PSHE, |
Mrs F Jones | Attendance, Design and Technology and Behaviour |
Ms C Saul Ex Officio |
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Miss A Bayton | Child Protection and Safeguarding |
Vacancy Parent Governor |
Governor Attendance at Meetings
Key
√ Present
X Absent
- Not a member of the Committee
Autumn 2020
Governor Name |
Full Governing Board 28.09.2020 |
Full Governing Board 23.11.2020 |
Summer 2020
Governor Name |
Full Governing Board 21.04.2020 |
Full Governing Board 19.05.2020 |
Full Governing Board 01.06.2020 |
Full Governing Board 14.07.2020 |
Mr K Rondeau | √ | √ | √ | √ |
Mrs J Price | √ | √ | √ | √ |
Mr G Southall | X | √ | √ | √ |
Mrs C While | √ | √ | √ | X |
Mrs D Jones | √ | √ | √ | √ |
Mrs M Makarounas | √ | √ | √ | X |
Miss M Clare | √ | √ | X | √ |
Mrs F Jones | √ | √ | √ | √ |
Ms C Saul | - | - | X | X |
Miss A Bayton | - | - | - | √ |
Spring 2020
Governor Name |
Full Governing Board 20.01.2020 |
Governor Day 30.01.2020 |
Full Governing Board 23.03.2020 CANCELLED due to COVID-19 Pandemic |
Mr K Rondeau | √ | √ | |
Mrs J Price | √ | √ | |
Mr G Southall | √ | √ | |
Mrs C While | √ | √ | |
Mrs D Jones | √ | √ | |
Mrs M Makarounas | √ | √ | |
Miss M Clare | X | X | |
Mrs F Jones | √ | √ |
Autumn 2019
Governor Name |
Full Governing Board 07.10.2019 |
Governor Morning 08.11.2019 |
Full Governing Board 25.11.2019 |
Mr K Rondeau | √ | √ | √ |
Mrs J Price | √ | √ | √ |
Mr G Southall | √ | √ | √ |
Mrs C While | X | √ | |
Mrs D Jones | √ | √ | √ |
Mrs M Makarounas | √ | √ | √ |
Miss M Clare | √ | √ | |
Mrs F Jones | √ | √ | √ |
Summer 2019
Governor Name |
Church School Committee 15.05.2019 |
School Improvement Committee 24.05.2109 |
Resources Committee 27.06.2019
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Full Governing Board 02.07.2019
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School Improvement Committee 15.07.2019 |
Mr K Rondeau | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
Mrs J Price | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
Mr G Southall | √ | X | √ | √ | √ |
Mrs C While | √ | √ | √ | √ | X |
Mrs D Jones | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
Mrs M Makarounas | √ | √ | √ | √ | X |
Miss M Clare | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
Mrs F Jones | √ | X | √ | X | √ |
A Governor Morning was held on Thursday 20th June 2019 when the focus was setting the ethos and strategic direction for the School.
A Governor Morning was held on 1st April 2019.