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Governors Information

GOVERNORS

Greatfields School is a partner school within the multi-academy educational trust – Partnership Learning.

Roger Leighton, Chief Executive,

Partnership Learning, c/o The Sydney Russell School,

Parsloes Avenue,

Dagenham, Essex,

RM9 5QT

Tel:  020 3909 2333

Greatfields Primary School Governance:

Category of GovernorNameStart DateEnd DateBusiness & Pecuniary Interests
Trust AppointedJane Hadlow19th September 202419th September 2028Chair of Governors
Trust AppointedJack Webb7th May 20247th May 2028Entrepreneur in the Third Sector
Trust AppointedNoman Hameed21st March 202421st March 2028Noman is Head of Student Services / finance
Trust AppointedMr Roger Carver; governor with responsibility for Health and Safety10th October 201610th October 2028Roger is retired, with a background in further education teaching and training, and in Barking and Dagenham Council – Children’s Services department.
Trust AppointedGrace Maryon; governor with responsibility for SEND1st October 20181st October 2026Retired primary school SENCO with previous experience as EAL link adviser for Barking and Dagenham.
Trust AppointedDeborah Caleb6th October 20226th October 2026Medical Student Admissions and Visiting Electives Manager, UCL Medical School
Trust AppointedAshaka Heyward-Marshall 7th October 2021 7th October 2025HR AdvisorHuman ResourcesL&Q
Trust AppointedElizabeth Kangethe 7th October 2021 7th October 2025Cabinet Member & Champion for Disabled People | Parsloes Ward Councillor |
Trust AppointedAdam Robbins12th November 202412th November 2028Headteacher of primary school in LBBD
Elected StaffAnne Wright26th September 202331st August 2027Anne is a Wellbeing and Safeguarding Leader

Overview:

Governors of the School as a Local Governing Board (LGB), meet at least once a term. Their remit is to:

  • Ensure clarity of educational vision for the school; to promote the best possible ethos for learning, and to set the strategic direction of the school as it grows
  • Hold the Head of School to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff
  • Oversee the financial performance of the school, making sure that money is well spent

Please click on the below link for the Membership of Sub-Committees and SLT/Governors links 2024/25:

Greatfields School LGB sub committees 

Greatfields School and Greatfields Primary School – Subcommittees Structure

The Local Governing Board, (LGB) is responsible for the Greatfields School (secondary) and the Greatfields Primary School which opened in September 2024. This is not a through school structure.

The LGB is supported and serviced by 4 subcommittees, independently clerked and comprising members of the LGB, the Headteachers and Executive leadership of both schools. Members of the Senior Leadership Teams (SLT) attend as appropriate.

The Sub-Committees are:

  1. Safeguarding, Student Experience and Curriculum and Standards (secondary)
  2. Finance, Operations and Audit (Secondary and Primary)
  3. Curriculum, Standards and Safeguarding (Primary)
  4. Pay and Personnel (Secondary)

Greatfields Primary School opened in September 2024 with a single year group. Coordinated arrangements for governance are in place between the two schools as follows:

  • The Executive Headteacher and Head of School at Greatfields Primary School are members of the Local Governing Board.
  • Joint meetings arrangements are in place between both schools for Finance, Operations and Audit and Pay and Personnel matters.
  • There are separate subcommittees for Curriculum (Standards), given the clear differences in age groups and related teaching and learning issues. Any safeguarding issues arising at the primary school will be considered within this Curriculum (Standards) subcommittee.

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1. Safeguarding, Student Experience, Curriculum and Standards (secondary)

Scope for Safeguarding and Student Experience aspect (Secondary)

a) Student Safeguarding (SG)

b) Attendance

c) Behaviour

d) School Inclusion

e) Vulnerable students across the school

f) Student Voice

g) Community Relations

h) Personal Development Curriculum

i) Student Opportunities and achievements

j) Alternative Provision (AP)

Scope for Curriculum and Standards aspect (Secondary)

a) The breadth and balance of the curriculum

b) Oversight of assessment arrangements

c) Monitoring and review of examination results

d) Provision made for SEND

e) Oversight of CPD

f) Preparations made for progression / later life

g) The impact of Pupil Premium Grant funding

A parallel subcommittee structure is in place with Greatfields Primary School

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2. Curriculum, Standards and Safeguarding (Primary)

Scope for this Committee

This sub-committee considers:

a) The breadth and balance of the curriculum

b) Oversight of assessment arrangements

c) Provision made for SEND

d) Oversight of CPD

e) The impact of Pupil Premium Grant funding

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3. Finance, Operations and Audit Committee (Secondary and Primary)

Scope for this Committee

a) Financial management for both schools

b) Audit of both schools

c) Deployment of capital and other resources for both schools

d) Risk management for both schools

e) Health and safety for both schools

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4. Pay and Personnel (Secondary)

Scope for this Committee

a) HR Matters and related policies and guidance

b) Staff Personnel issues and related policies and guidance

c) Pay Policy and related guidance

d) SCR

e) Review and amend the policies which come under its remit.

f) To enable governors to meet their duty of care of the staff of the school

g) Recruitment, redundancies and restructure of school staff

h) Training and professional development

i) Staff work life-balance, and well-being

j) Staff absences.

k) Staff discipline grievances, and capability.

l) Whistleblowing process and policy

m) Staff Voice

Matters relating to the primary school will be dealt with as need arises and with the growth in the school an appropriate accountability structure will be agreed and implanted.

Governors with specific areas of responsibility

The LGB has governors who have volunteered to undertake specific responsibilities within the School:

Safeguarding

These responsibilities include ensuring the school:

  • Has an effective safeguarding children policy in place and follows local procedures
  • Recruits staff and volunteers in line with safer recruitment processes
  • Has procedures for dealing with allegations of abuse made against staff and volunteers
  • Has a designated senior member of staff for dealing with safeguarding children issues
  • Accesses appropriate safeguarding children training for all staff
  • Makes suitable provision for Looked After Children

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Health and Safety

These responsibilities include ensuring that:

  • The School has a written Health and Safety Policy, that all staff are aware of it, and that it is reviewed regularly
  • The School takes all appropriate actions (through a named member of staff) for out of school visits
  • All health and safety information is properly displayed e.g. location of first aid boxes, and that all staff are aware of this
  • All potential risks in the school to staff and pupil are suitably assessed, and resulting actions recorded, and monitored

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Pupil Premium

The Pupil Premium is additional funding received by the School from the Department for Education to improve the achievement of children from disadvantaged backgrounds. These responsibilities include ensuring that the School:

  • Has an up to date pupil premium strategy on its website
  • Is clear about the barriers to educational achievement faced by disadvantaged pupils in the School, individually and in groups
  • Has robust evidence to demonstrate the impact (effect) of Pupil Premium funding on the educational attainment of disadvantaged pupils

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SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disability)

These responsibilities include ensuring:

  • The progress of pupils with SEND are closely monitored through reviewing and understanding internal and external data
  • An understanding of how the SEND budget is used, and its impact
  • Contributing to the annual SEND information report published on the School’s website


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