Governors

What are governors?

The governors are collectively responsible for promoting well-being, high standards and the best quality education within the school. They are elected or appointed for a four-year term of office.

The governors establish school strategic policy relating to curriculum, staffing, buildings, finance, resources and the community. These policies are determined in consultation with the Headteacher, who has responsibility for the day-to-day management of the school. A key to all the roles, and which governor has that responsibility, is set out in the table below

Governors' meetings are held every half term, the minutes of which are available on this page.

Finally, the governors’ termly newsletter, The Core, is emailed out to parents andis also available via this site. This is issued termly, and over the year it deals with key issues that have been addressed, including an assessment of the impact of the governing body on the school.

Who are the current governors?

The Governing Body is made up of the people set out in the table below, with their responsibilities. Also included is the Register of Governors’ Interests and governors' attendance at meetings, in accordance with legal requirements.

How can I contact the Governing Body?

All governors can be contactedin writing c/o the school office

or by email adminoffice@orchard-inf.hants.sch.ukindicating that you wish your correspondence to be passed onto the governing body.

If you have a complaint about the school, please refer to the school complaints policyfor details of whom you should contact in the first instance and the next steps involved if you are still unhappy. If havingfollowed the steps in ourcomplaints policy, you need to contact the Chair of Governors, they can be contacted via an email to c.governors@orchard-inf.hants.sch.uk

Current Governors

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Name	Governor Type	Term From	Term To	Roles
Mr Andrew Bowie	Staff governor	20 Oct 2020	19 Oct 2024
Mr Ian Briant	Co-opted governor	07 Dec 2021	6 Dec 2025	SEN/LAC SIP Link Imp 3&4
Mr James Lambert	Co-opted governor	17 Jan 2022	16 Jan 2026	SIP Link Imp 1&2 Early Years
Mrs Tracy O'Connor	Clerk ( HCC )			Clerk
Mr David O'Reilly	Co-opted governor	04 Feb 2023	3 Feb 2027	Vice Chair Health and Safety SIP Link Imp 3&4 Pay and Performance Personnel Deputy Chair
Mrs Susan Parsons	Co-opted governor	04 Feb 2023	3 Feb 2027	SIP Link Imp 3&4
Charlotte Radmore	Parent governor	04 Feb 2021	3 Feb 2025	Learning and Curriculum Chair SIP Link Imp 3&4
David Richardson	Co-opted governor	09 Feb 2023	8 Feb 2027
Jen Rowan	Parent governor	19 Jan 2023	18 Jan 2027	SIP Link Imp 1&2
Dr Marnie Seymour	Local Authority Governor	21 May 2020	20 May 2024	Chair Development & Training Governor SIP Link Imp 1&2
Mr John Spittal	Co-opted governor	01 Feb 2021	31 Jan 2025	SIP Link Imp 3&4 Pay and Performance Personnel Chair
Ms Caroline Wakeham	Associate Member	01 Apr 2019	1 Apr 2023
Doctor Graeme Walker	Parent governor	08 Dec 2020	7 Dec 2024	Resources Committee Chair Safeguarding SIP Link Imp 1&2 Behaviour and Bullying GDPR GDPR
Mrs Jane West	Headteacher			Head Teacher

Historic (left within last 12 months)

Name	Role	Appointed by	From	To
Debby Tizzard-Bond	Governor	Appointed by GB/board	21 May 2020	31 August 2022
Louise Blacker	Governor	Elected by parents	8 December 2020	16 December 2022

Constitution

If Spaces are shown in the table below, this indicates places within the constitution which can optionally be filled. Where Vacancies are shown this indicates places within the constitution which should be filled.

	Nominating Authority	First Appointed	Term Start	Term End
Co-opted governors
Mr Ian Briant		07 Dec 2017	07 Dec 2021	06 Dec 2025
Mr James Lambert		17 Jan 2018	17 Jan 2022	16 Jan 2026
Mr David O'Reilly		04 Feb 2015	04 Feb 2023	03 Feb 2027
Mrs Susan Parsons		04 Feb 2015	04 Feb 2023	03 Feb 2027
David Richardson		19 Jan 2023	09 Feb 2023	08 Feb 2027
Mr John Spittal		01 Feb 2017	01 Feb 2021	31 Jan 2025
Headteachers
Mrs Jane West		05 Apr 2021
Local Authority Governors
Dr Marnie Seymour		14 May 2015	21 May 2020	20 May 2024
Parent governors
Charlotte Radmore		04 Feb 2021	04 Feb 2021	03 Feb 2025
Jen Rowan		12 Jan 2023	19 Jan 2023	18 Jan 2027
Doctor Graeme Walker		08 Dec 2016	08 Dec 2020	07 Dec 2024
Staff governors
Mr Andrew Bowie		20 Oct 2020	20 Oct 2020	19 Oct 2024

Governor Attendance

Governor attendance at meetings 2022-2023

Governor Attendance at Meetings During the Academic Year 2021-2022

"The Core" - Governors Termly Newsletter to Parents/Carers

Approved Minutes of Full Governing Body Meetings

Volunteer as a School Governor

When a vacancy arises in school for a parent governor, all current parents will be notified and invited to complete a school governor application form.

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