Our Register of Business Interests is as such
REGISTER OF BUSINESS INTEREST
| Register of Governors’ / Trustees interests September 2018 | Term of Office | 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 |
| Alan Hastey | 29/01/19 | Yes – Relief Teacher | Yes – Parent of a teacher in School | No | No | No | No |
| Hannah Watts | 07/12/18 | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| James Andrews | 16/09/22 | No | No | No | No | Director – Barnsley Miller Partnership
Director – Groundwork Dearne Valley Deputy Leader – BMBC |
No |
| David Wakefield | 26/06/20 | No | No | No | No | Yes – Director of EAST Ltd | No |
| Linda Johnson | 21/05/22 | No | No | Yes – SMAT | Yes – child at HCPS | SMAT-West Meadows | Yes – Homestart SY |
| Margaret Marsh
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27/06/19 | No | No | Part time employment SMAT | No | SMAT-West Meadows | No |
| Rebecca Paddock | 06/07/18 | Yes – HCPS | No | No | No | No | LilyPad Web Services – owned by spouse |
| Ruby O’neill | 06/07/19 | Yes – HCPS | No | No | No | No | No |
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.