The Governing Body at Ifield Community College
All Governors including Angela Daniels, Chair of Governors can be reached by using the following contact details:
Ms C Brown
Clerk to the Governing Body
C/O Ifield Community College
Crawley Avenue
Crawley
West Sussex RH11 0DB
Email at ClerktoGovernors@ifieldcc.co.uk Alternatively letters can be posted to ICC where they be forwarded on to the Chair.
The Full Governing Body (FGB) consists of 12 Governors:
- 1 Headteacher
- 1 Staff Governor
- 5 Co-opted Governors - 1 vacancy
- 4 Parent Governors - 1 vacancy
- 1 Local Authority Governor - 1 vacancy
There are 6 meetings throughout the academic year, with additional meetings as necessary. In addition, there is a Finance Committee which meets four times a year and a Pay Committee which meets once a year.
We welcome Glenn Meads newly elected Parent Governor to the Governing Body for a term of 4 years.
What is the role of the Governing Body
School governors are the strategic leaders of our schools and have a vital role to play in making sure every child gets the best possible education within a safe, stimulating and highly professional environment.
To ensure effective governance we focus on three core strategic functions:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction.
- Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff.
- Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.
- Provides a strategic view of the school by establishing a vision and setting the purpose and aims of the school within an agreed policy framework. It appoints and performance manages the Headteacher, agreeing the school development plan which includes setting targets with supporting budgets and staffing structures
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Monitors and evaluates the work of the school by reviewing the performance of the Headteacher, the effectiveness of the policy framework, progress towards targets, and the effectiveness of the school development plan
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Reviews the school self-evaluation process and actively participates in the school development plan and any Ofsted reports. In addition, it holds the Headteacher to account for the performance of the school and ensures that parents are involved, consulted and informed as appropriate, with information to the community being made available when required
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For governors gain knowledge of how the school operates they need to receive training, by attending meetings, and by getting to know the school community, for example through visits to the school during the school day
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Governors work together as a team, under the leadership of the Chair of the Governing body. All of our governors are required to adhere to a Code of practice.
Governor Details
Register of Governors' Business Interest
Register of Governor Interests 2018 - 2019
| Name | Nature of business/interest | Details of other educational establishments they govern | Any relationships between governors and school staff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Angela Daniels | None | None |
None |
| Mrs Phillipa Mallett | None | None | None |
| Mr Rob Corbett | None | None | None |
| Mr Ritchard Burrows | None | None | None |
| Mr Dave Birkenhead | None | None | None |
| Mrs Debbie Williams | None | None | None |
| Mrs Amanda Parsonage | None | None | None |
| Ms Stacey Worsell | None | None | None |
Governor Personal Statements
Awaiting content
2019-20 Full Governing Body and Finance Committee Meeting Dates
| Full Governors' Meetings |
autumn |
spring |
summer |
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Thursdays 6pm |
3rd October 5th December
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13th February 7th May |
2nd July |
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autumn |
spring |
summer |
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Finance Committee Meetings Thursdays 5pm |
tbc |
tbc |
tbc |
Finance Committee and Terms of Reference
In addition to the Full Governing Body meetings there is a Finance Committee which meets four times a year.
Finance Committee ( 3 governors are required for the meeting to be quorate).
Mr Rob Corbett
Mrs Angela Daniels
Mr Ritchard Burrows
Mrs Phillipa Mallett
Governor Vacancies
We have a vacancies for:
Parent Governor: To apply, please complete a nomination form along with a signed copy of the disqualification declaration form (as below).
Co-Opted Governor: to apply for this opportunity, please send your CV, together with a brief personal statement of what you can bring to the role and a completed a Disqualification Declaration Form to Caron Brown, Clerk to Governors, email ClerktoGovernors@ifieldcc.co.uk
Local Authority Governor: to be nominated through Crawley Borough Council. If you are interested, please email Caron Brown on the email above.
Click to download Parent Governor Nomination Form
Click to download Disqualification Declaration Form
Please note candidates will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS) before successfully being appointed.
