The Governing Body of Bickleigh Down CE (Aided) Primary comprises 11 Governors.  The primary committees are the Teaching and Learning Committee and the Resources Committee.  Governors are allocated to these committees using the skills audit as a tool to identify skills they will bring to the committee.  This enables the Governors to be tightly focused and no larger than they need to be to have all the necessary skills to carry out their functions effectively, with everyone actively contributing relevant skills and experience.  The Full Governing Body meets four times a year; the Resources and Teaching and Learning Committees each meet termly.  A Pay Committee, made up of Governors from the Resources Committee, also meet when necessary but at least annually.  Five Governors also sit on the Ethos Group which meets at least termly.   

The three core functions of the Governing Body are: 

• Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;  
• Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the effective and efficient performance management of staff; and  
• Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent 

Governor	Area of responsibility	Committee
Tony Codner	GDPR Lead Governor School Improvement Lead Governor Curriculum Links: Mathematics and Computing	Teaching and Learning Committee Resources Committee Pay Committee Headteacher appraisal panel  Online Safety Committee
Karl Freeman	Assessment and outcomes Curriculum Links: Science and PSHE	Teaching and Learning Committee Ethos Group
Sue Cannon	Inclusion, SEND and Safeguarding Lead Governor Curriculum Links: Music, Geography and MfL	Teaching and Learning Committee Ethos Group
Laura Bates	Community, Staff and parental link Lead Governor Curriculum Links: EYFS and Early Reading and Writing	Teaching and Learning Committee Headteacher Appraisal Panel Ethos Group
Robert Kiver	Curriculum Lead Governor Curriculum Links: DT and Art	Teaching and Learning Committee
Femi Akerele	Personnel Lead Governor Curriculum Links: English and History	Resources Committee
Tameka Hue Hamilton	Headteacher	Ethos Group Teaching and Learning Committee Resources Committee
Chris Harding	Associate Governor	Teaching and Learning Committee
Dimitrios Tsiakiris	Behaviour and Attendance Lead Governor Also responsible for Inclusion and SEND Curriculum Links: Physical Education	Teaching and Learning Committee
Tom Shipp	Finance Lead Governor Curriculum Links: Religious Education and Church School Distinctiveness	Resources Committee
Vacancy x 2	Foundation

Chair of Governing Body:

Mr A Codner                

Vice Chair:  

Mr R. Kiver            

Headteacher:             

Mrs Tameka Hue Hamilton                  

Foundation Governors:  

Mr R Kiver

Reverend K Freeman

Mr T Shipp

Dr B Akerele     

D.C.C. Representative:

Mr A Codner

Staff Representative:  

Mrs S Cannon

Parent Governors:       

Mrs L Bates

Mr D Tsiakiris

Associate Governor:

Mr C Harding                                                                

Clerk to the Governors:

Mr N. Rich

Letters to the governors may be sent to the Clerk to the Governors, c/o the school.

Minutes of Governing Body meetings are available from the school by request in writing to the Headteacher.

Bickleigh Down Primary School GOVERNING BOARD 2024-2025

Bickleigh Down CE (Aided) Primary School Governing Body							September 2024
Name	Type of Governor	Appointing Body	Office	Term	Committee(s)	Registered interests		Meeting Attendance. Inc. Committees.
Tameka Hue-Hamilton	Ex-Officio	Diocese	Headteacher	01/01/2022-	Resources/Teaching and Learning	Headteacher of Bickleigh Down		10 out of 10 meetings
Thomas Shipp	Foundation	Diocese		07/03/2024-06/03/2028	Resources	None		5 out of 5 Meetings
Robert Kiver	Foundation	Diocese		9/11/2020- 8/11/2024	Resources	None		7 out of 7 Meetings
Karl Freeman	Foundation	Diocese		12/12/2023-11/12/2027	Teaching & Learning	None		4 out of 6 Meetings
Femi Akerele	Foundation	Diocese		17/09/2024-16/09/2028	Foundation	Diocese		6 out of 7 Meetings
Vacancy x 2	Foundation
VACANCY	Ex-Officio	Diocese
Susan Cannon	Staff	Staff Body	-	18/01/2015- 17/01/2019 17/1-2019- 16/1/2023 17/01/2023-16/01/2027	Teaching & Learning	Teaching Assistant		5 out of 7 Meetings
Antony Codner	Local Authority	LEA	Chair	15/10/2018-14/10/2022 15/10/2022 – 14/10/2026	Resources/ Teaching & Learning	Children in school		8 out of 10 Meetings.
Dimitrios Tsiakiris	Parent	Parent Body		30/11/2024-29/11/2028	Teaching and Learning	Child in school		5 out of 7 Meetings
Laura Bates	Parent	Parent Body	Vice Chair	31/10/19 -31/10/23, 01/11/23-31/10/2027	Teaching and Learning	Child in school		6 out of 7 Meetings
Chris Harding	Associate Member	Governors			Teaching & Learning	Staff member		7 out of 7 Meetings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Governors whose terms have come to an end in the Academic year 2023-2024

Wendy Round	Foundation/Co-opted from Nov 23.	Diocese/Governing Board	-	05/11/2015-04/11/2019 5/11/2019 – 04/11/2023, 05/11/2023-30/11/2023	Teaching & Learning	None	1 out of 1 meeting.
Femi Akerele	Parent	Governors.		Parent (30/11/2020-29/11/2023)	Resources	Child in school	6 out of 7 Meetings