Welcome to the St. Mark's C of E Junior School Governor page where you will find information on our current Governing Body.

If you are interested in becoming a Governor, we would love to hear from you.

Please contact Mrs Manners, School Business Manager at admin@st-marks.gloucs.sch.uk who will be happy to discuss any vacancies currently or in the future.

Our School Governing Body

Governors are a voluntary body of people who guide and support the strategic direction of the school. They are members of the school team and their contribution to the running of the school is highly valued.

School Governing Body

The instrument of government states that the governing body shall consist of:

• 8 Foundation Governors
• 2 parent governors
• 1 local authority governor
• 1 staff governor
• 1 headteacher
• 1 co-opted governor

The role of the governing body is a strategic one, its key functions are to:

• Set the aims and objectives for the school
• Set the policies for achieving those aims and objectives
• Set the targets for achieving those aims and objectives
• Monitor and evaluate the progress the school is making towards achievement of its aims and objectives
• Be a source of challenge and support to the headteacher (a critical friend)

Mrs Helia Mateus

Chair of Governors / Foundation Governor

Responsibilities / Committees: Finance & General Purposes

Term of Office: 1.9.18 - 31.8.21

Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: none 

                 Governance roles in other educational institutions: none 

                 Meetings attended in previous academic year: 8/8

Prof. Trevor Cooling

Vice Chair of Governors / Foundation Governor

Responsibilities / Committees: Ethos Committee

Term of Office: 31.3.20 - 31.3.24

Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Pending

Mrs Angharad Fitch

Head Teacher 

Responsibilities / Committees: Staffing, Finance & General Purposes,  Standards & Communications

Term of Office: in post 

 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: none 

                         Governance roles in other educational institutions: none 

                         Meetings attended in previous academic year: N/A

Revd. Rod Paterson

Ex-Officio St Mark's Church

Responsibilities / Committees: staffing

Term of Office: in post

Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: none 

Governance roles in other educational institutions: none 

Meetings attended in previous academic year: 3/8

Mr Andrew Sim

Staff Governor 

Responsibilities / Committees: Standards & Communications, Finance & General Purposes

Term of Office: 23.4.20 - 23.4.23

                     Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: none 

                     Governance roles in other educational institutions: none 

                     Meetings attended in previous academic year: 6/8

Mr Phil Southam

Foundation 

Responsibilities / Committees: Ethos Committee & Finance & General Purposes

Term of Office: 1.11.16 - 31.10.22

Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: none 

                   Governance roles in other educational institutions: none 

                   Meetings attended in previous academic year: 8/8

Mrs Prasanthi Fernando

Foundation Governor

Responsibilities / Committees: Standards & Communications

Term of Office: 30.10.17 - 29.10.21

Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Child on roll

                  Governance roles in other educational institutions: none 

                  Meetings attended in previous academic year: 7/8

Mrs Natalie Selby

Foundation Governor

Responsibilities / Committees: Ethos Committee

Term of Office: 1.9.17 - 31.12.21

Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Child on roll

                  Governance roles in other educational institutions: none 

                  Meetings attended in previous academic year: 5/8

Mr John Martin

Parent Governor

Responsibilities / Committees: Staffing & Standards & Communications

Term of Office: 22.4.2020 - 23.4.2023

Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Child on roll

                   Governance roles in other educational institutions: none 

                   Meetings attended in previous academic year: 8/8

Mr. Matt Pinless

Parent Governor

Responsibilities/Committees - Ethos Committee

Term of Office - 26.6.2020 - 25.6.2023

Spotlight on… The Governors’ Staffing & Finance Committee

The Governor’s Staffing & Finance Committee is responsible for making sure the school’s recruitment works smoothly and that we continue to have excellent teachers here at St Mark’s. We help the school’s leadership find the right people to join the school. If you have any questions about Staffing in the school, please do get in touch!

One of the other key roles of the Committee is to be responsible for approving the Budget. We also monitor the policies and procedures for sound budgetary control. The Committee also oversees the Pupil Premium expenditure to ensure effective use of the funds. Additional responsibilities include reviewing Health and Safety issues associated with the building and site. We are currently looking at generating income from other sources.

Spotlight on… Standards and Communications

Standards and Communications is one of the committees of the School’s Governing Body. It is responsible for monitoring the performance of the school over the long-term and for ensuring that our school policies are kept up to date. Recently, we reviewed the school’s Internet Safety policy, which can be found on the school website, as well as analysing the SATs results we achieved in July 2018. It is particularly important in this day and age that pupils understand how to use the computers at school and home safely. If you have any questions about long-term trends in the school or any of our policies, please do get in touch!

Spotlight on…The Ethos Committee

The Ethos Committee supports and promotes the school’s Christian ethos, vision and values. The Committee has responsibility to support, advise and challenge on matters relating to the Christian distinctiveness and effectiveness as a Church of England school. We promote links between the school, local parish churches, Parochial Church Council and communities locally, nationally and globally.  We monitor and evaluate the content and impact of Collective Worship and Religious Education on our pupils’ learning and SMSC development. If you’d like to find out more about our work or have a voice on our Committee, please contact us!

If you would like to see the minutes from any of our Governing Body meetings, they can be requested from Mrs Manners on 01242 702280 option 3 or admin@st-marks.gloucs.sch.uk