Full federation board meetings
The full Federation Board meets once or twice a term. At these meetings, the governing body carries out its three core functions, as identified by the Department for Education in the Governors' Handbook:
- 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 money is well spent.
The current Chair of Governors is Jenny Barnard-Langston and the Vice Chair is Mark Goodson. Minutes are published once they have been agreed by the governing body at the following meeting. Certain associated papers from the meetings are also available on request, although some will be confidential. Please contact the Clerk to Governors for further information.
Commitees
Some specific functions are delegated to committees.
Teaching and Learning Committees
Each school has a Teaching and Learning committee overseeing matters specific to that school. Each committee meets once a term and reports to the Full Federation Board. The membership of each committee is not fewer than five governors plus the Head of School.
- The Chair of the Benfield Teaching and Learning committee is Scott Theobold
- The Chair of the Hangleton Teaching and Learning committee is Mark Goodson
Finance Working Party
The Finance working party operates within powers delegated from the Full Federation Board and provides advice, support and guidance to the Executive Headteacher and Governing Body on all matters relating to school finances.
The Finance working party reports to the Full Federation Board. The Lead Governor is Peter Jones.
School Performance Scrutiny Working Party
The purpose of the Working Party is to bring robust scrutiny to each of the schools against national and local data. The working party reports to the Full Federation Board.
The Lead Governor of this working party is Mariea Christodoulou.
Hangleton and Benfield Federation Governing Body
| Name | Role | Appointed by | App. Date | Term of Office |
| Jenny Barnard-Langston | Co-opted | Governing Body | 06.04.2021 | 06.04.2021 - 05.04.2025 |
| Mariea Christodoulou | Co-opted | Governing Body | 06.04.2021 | 06.04.2021 - 05.04.2025 |
| Alana Cullen | Staff | Staff | 20.09.2019 | 20.09.2019 - 19.09.2023 |
| Mark Goodson | Co-opted | Governing Body | 06.04.2021 | 06.04.2021 - 05.04.2025 |
| Peter Jones | Parent | Parents | 15.11.2019 | 15.11.2019 - 14.11.2023 |
| Harriet Keilthy | Co-opted | Governing Body | 28.08.2020 | 28.08.20 - 27.08.24 |
| Emma Lake | Head teacher | By virtue of office | 06.04.2017 | 06.04.2017 - |
| Rachel Milton | Parent | Parents | 18.06.2021 | 18.06.21 - 17.06.25 |
| Francesco Pettinato | Co-opted | Governing Body | 28.08.2020 | 28.08.20 - 27.08.24 |
| Scott Theobold | Co-opted | Governing body | 06.04.2021 | 06.04.2021 - 05.04.2025 |
| Lesley Walker | Local Authority | Local Authority | 06.04.2021 | 06.04.2021 - 05.04.2025 |
| Paul Williams | Co-opted | Governing Body | 21.05.2019 | 21.05.2019- 20.05.2023 |
| Jennie Wylie | Co-opted | Governing Body | 06.04.2021 | 06.04.2021 - 05.04.2025 |
Please click here to see Benfield and Hangleton Federation Governors' attendance 2021 - 2022
Former Governors
In the past 12 months, we have also had the following members:
| Name | Role | Appointed by | App. date | Term of office | Date left office | Attendance 2019/20 |
| Clive Bolton | Co-opted | Governing Body | 06.04.2017 | 06.04.17 - 05.04.21 | 05.04.2021 | 89% |
| Lizzie Hawkins | Co-opted | Governing Body | 15.11.2017 | 15.11.17 - 14.11.21 | 14.11.21 | 25% |
| Heather Wood | Co-opted | Governing Body | 21.05.2019 | 21.05.19 -20.05.23 | 15.07.2021 | 14% |
Register of interests
The register of interests is updated annually at the first full governing body meeting on in the school year.
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What do school Governors do?
Governors work with senior leaders in the strategic development of the school and in raising standards of achievement. Duties include setting the school’s vision, aims & objectives, approving the school budget and appointing the headteacher.
Governors must both support and challenge the headteacher, so need to gain an understanding of the school’s overall performance in order to explain its decisions and actions. They do this by attending regular meetings, carrying out school visits and meeting with senior leaders. They also attend training in order to keep up to date with the requirements of their role. Governors work as a team and make collective decisions.
Becoming a school Governor
If you are interested in becoming a school governor, please contact the Clerk to Governors for more information.