Dovedale Primary SchoolGovernors
Background
School governors are one of the country's largest voluntary groups with around 345,000 school governors contributing to strategic development and raising standards of achievement at over 30,000 schools.
School governors are members of their school's governing body which is a "corporate body". A corporate body has a legal identity that is separate from its members and as a result, individual governors are generally protected from personal liability as a result of the governing body's decisions and actions, provided they act honestly, reasonably and in good faith.
Individual governors have no power or right to act on behalf of the governing body except where the whole governing body has delegated a specific function to that individual or where regulations specify that a function is to be exercised in a particular way.
School governors are drawn from different parts of the community, such as parents, the Staff, the Local Authority, the Community and other groups. This helps to ensure that the governing body has sufficient diversity of views and experience but does not mean that governors of a particular category "represent" that group on the governing body. For example, Parent Governors do not act as a representative of the parents at the school and do not report back to them.
Responsibilities
The governing body has a range of duties and powers and a general responsibility for the conduct of the school with a view to promoting high standards of educational achievement including setting targets for pupil achievement, managing the school's finances, making sure the curriculum is balanced and broadly based, appointing staff and reviewing staff performance and pay and many more.
The governing body has considerable discretion as to how to discharge its responsibilities but is required to constitute itself in line with the regulations and to appoint a chair and vice chair. The governing body may delegate certain of its responsibilities to certain governors or committees of governors, although in general, it is not compelled to do so.
Our Governors
|
Governor |
Designation |
Term of Office
|
Voting Rights |
Pecuniary interests |
|
Mrs Abby Carpenter |
Chair (Parent Governor) |
22 September 2025- 21 September 2029 |
Yes
|
None |
|
Ms Janine Harries |
Joint Chair (Parent Governor) |
22 September 2025 - 21 September 2029 |
Yes |
None |
|
Mr David Jones |
Community |
1 April 2022 - 31 March 2026 |
Yes |
None |
|
Mr Nik Smith |
Head Teacher |
January 2020 onwards |
Yes |
None
|
|
Mrs Sarah Finnegan |
Staff Governor |
29 November 2024 - 28 November 2028 |
Yes |
None |
|
Mrs Kate Norfolk |
Vice Chair Local Authority |
1 January 2024- 31 December 2027 |
Yes |
Teaches Massage and Mindfulness within the school. Lead Forest School Practitioner. |
|
Mrs Claire Povlotsky |
Co-opted |
31 December 2023 - 30 December 2027 |
Yes |
Works for Liverpool Schools Sports Partnership |
|
Mrs Kacey Clark – Jones |
Co-opted |
31 December 2023 - 30 December 2027 |
Yes |
None
|
|
Mr Phil Watson |
Co-opted |
7 July 2025 - 6 July 2029 |
Yes |
None |
|
Mrs Jo Jones |
Associate Governor |
January 2020 onwards |
No |
None
|
| Mrs Issy Rogers |
Associate Governor |
January 2020 onwards | No | None |
|
Mr Matt O'Toole |
Associate Governor |
January 2020 onwards | No | None |
|
Mrs Holly Dwan |
Associate Governor |
January 2020 onwards | No | None |
To contact the Chair of Governors please do this through the school office.
Our Governors all attend Full Governor Meetings which covers: Finance, Premises, Staffing and Curriculum and Standards. Child Protection and safeguarding come under the remit of the Full Governors.
Link below to School Financial Benchmarking
https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/school/detail?urn=141960