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 2020 to August 21 | 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 | 27/05/2022 | 3/3 | No | No | Yes | No | SMAT | No |
David Wakefield | 26-06-2017 | n/a | 1/3 | Yes | No | No | No | IT Strategic Manager for HCAT | No |
Alan Hastey | 29-01-2017 | n/a | 2/3 | Yes | Yes | No | No | n/a | No |
Hannah Watts | 07-02-2015 | 12/01/2021 | 1/3 | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
James Andrews | 17-09-2018 | 14/02/2021 | 0/3 | No | No | No | No | Director – Barnsley Miller Partnership
Director – Groundwork Dearne Valley Deputy Leader – BMBC |
No |
Rosie Huckstepp | 17-09-2018 | n/a | 2/3 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Ruby O’Neill | 06-07-2016 | n/a | 3/3 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Alan Richards | 27/05/2022 | n/a | No | No |
Trustee of HCAT Chair of Members Wickersley Partnership Trust Director Chair TMB (Astrea) Chair TMB (Astrea) Denaby Main Primary School, Doncaster Director JMAT Rotherham Director WWPAT Rotherham Chair of Trustees, YBHU (Educational Charity) Huddersfield |
No |
Training Consultant / Governor / National Leader of Governance – Training Action Results Ltd |
Training Consultant / Governor / National Leader of Governance – Training Action Results Ltd |
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Kim Maxwell | 18/05/2022 |
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Leonie Briggs | 18/05/2022 | ||||||||
Sonia Hopper | 18/05/2022 | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | ||
Christina Roberts | 07/02/2022 | No | No | No | No | Employed by the DFE | No | ||
Melanie John Ross | 04/07/2022 | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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.