HCPS is part of HCAT academy trust. Please click here for HCAT trustees and members information.
Our Register of Business Interests is as such
| Register of Governors’ interests September 2018 to August 19 | Date of Appointment | Date of Resignation | Attendance at Meetings | Employee of Schools within the HCAT MAT | Relationship with any school staff | Employee/governor/ trustee/volunteer at another school/college/MAT /academy chain | A parent of any children 18 years or less educated in a HCAT MAT School | Directorships, partnerships or employments with businesses that provide goods or services to the schools or other local educational institutions – or potentially could in the future | Other interests considered relevant – including being a member of officer of any local community organization, charity or other public body or holding shares in an interested business |
| Margaret Marsh | 01-10-2016 | n/a | 4/4 | No | No | Yes | No | SMAT | No |
| David Wakefield | 26-06-2017 | n/a | 3/4 | Yes | No | No | No | Director of EAST IT | No |
| Alan Hastey | 29-01-2017 | n/a | 2/4 | Yes | Yes | No | No | n/a | No |
| Hannah Watts | 07-02-2015 | n/a | 4/4 | No | No | yes | Yes | no | No |
| James Andrews | 17-09-2018 | n/a | 0/4 | No | No | No | No | Director – Barnsley Miller Partnership
Director – Groundwork Dearne Valley Deputy Leader – BMBC |
No |
| Linda Johnson | 21-05-2018 | n/a | 4/4 | No | No | No | Yes | SMAT | No |
| Rosie Huckstepp | 17-09-2018 | n/a | 3/3 | Yes | No | No | No | No | Husband is a Director of Teaching & Learning for HCAT |
| Ruby O’Neil | 06-07-2016 | n/a | 3/4 | Yes | yes | No | No | No | No |
| Rebecca Paddock | 05-01-2016 | 01-09-2018 | 1/1 | Yes | no | yes | yes | Ilypad web services | Husband Lily pads webs ervcies |
REGISTER OF BUSINESS INTEREST
Our responsibilities
- Developing the strategic plan for the school
- Determining aims, policies and priorities for the school
- Approving the school budget
- Appointment and dismissal of staff
- Setting statutory and non-statutory targets
- Monitoring and evaluating the work of the school
- Drafting the school profile.
- Reviewing progress against the school’s budget and objectives
- Securing high levels of attendance and good standards of pupil behaviour
- Ensuring pupils have access to a broad and balanced curriculum, to prepare them for the future
- Maintenance of school buildings
- Ensuring the health and safety of pupils and staff
HCPS Governing Body comprises of community governors, local authority governors, parent governors and staff governors.
The different types of governor
- Local Authority (LA) Governors: appointed by the Local Authority that maintains the school.
- Community Governors: appointed by the governing body to represent the community. A community governor does not need to have any previous experience or knowledge of education, nor do they need to have children.
- Parent Governors: elected onto the governing body by other parents from the school, and are usually parents of children in attendance at the school.
- Staff Governors: elected onto the governing body by staff at the school.