Governors at The Dawnay are appointed for a term of four years.

Our Instrument of Government sets out the number and category of Governors. Since reconstitution in September 2014, The Dawnay School Governing Body consists of;

• 1 local authority governor - nominated by the local authority and voted on to the Governing Body. 
• 2 parent governors - elected to the Governing Body by parents/carers by nomination and ballot (parent governors may be appointed by the Governing Body if there are no nominations).
• 2 staff governors - one member of staff is elected to the Governing Body by school staff  by nomination and ballot. The Head is a staff governor by right of position.
• 6 co-opted governors - voted on to the Governing Body by virtue of the skills they hold which are of benefit to the school.​

Associate members are not governors but may be appointed by the Governing Body to sit on committees. They have the right to attend Governing Body meetings and receive agendas and other papers but do not have any voting rights at Full Governing Body meetings, though voting rights may be granted for any committees which they attend.

 

TERMS OF OFFICE  AND AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR CURRENT GOVERNORS

George Shand
Category of governor	Co-opted
Date appointed	03/11/21
Appointed by	Governing Body
End of term of office	02/11/25
Committee membership	Full Governing Body
Area of responsibility

Veronica Cannacott
Category of governor	Parent
Date appointed	18/10/21
Appointed by	Governing Body
End of term of office	17/10/25
Committee membership	Full Governing Body
Area of responsibility

Fiona O'Neill (Interim Headteacher)
Category of governor	Staff
Date appointed	07/06/21
Appointed by	Governing Body
Committee membership	Full Governing Body

Yvonne McLeod
Category of governor	Additional appointed LA Governor
Date appointed	07/01/21
Appointed by	Local Authority
End of term of office	22/07/22
Committee membership	Full Governing Body Headteacher appraisal
Area of responsibility	Co-Chair

Reverend Alan David Jenkins
Category of governor	Local Authority
Date appointed	12/05/20
Appointed by	Local Authority
End of term of office	11/05/24
Committee membership	Full Governing Body Head Teacher's Performance Review
Area of responsibility	Maths

Andrew Phillip Rourke
Category of governor	Co-opted
Date appointed	24/05/20
Appointed by	Governing Body
End of term of office	23/05/24
Committee membership	Full Governing Body Pay Review
Area of responsibility	Special Educational Needs, Pupil Premium and Vulnerable Groups

Christopher Peter James Watney
Category of governor	Co-opted
Date appointed	26/09/20
Appointed by	Governing Body
End of term of office	25/09/24
Committee membership	Full Governing Body
Area of responsibility	Teaching and Learning - Upper Juniors

Timothy Spencer
Category of governor	Parent
Date appointed	04/12/20
Appointed by	Elected by Parent body
End of term of office	03/12/24
Committee membership	Full Governing Body
Area of responsibility

Helen Jupp
Category of governor	Staff
Date appointed	04/12/20
Appointed by	Elected by Staff body
End of term of office	03/12/24
Committee membership	Full Governing Body
Area of responsibility

Andy Whitehouse
Category of governor	Additional appointed LA Governor
Date appointed	03/02/22
Appointed by	Local Authority
End of term of office	22/07/22
Committee membership	Full Governing Body
Area of responsibility	Co-Chair, Finance, Pay committee

David Barrett
Category of governor	Co-opted Governor
Date appointed	28/04/21
Appointed by	Governing Body
End of term of office	27/04/25
Committee membership	Full Governing Body
Area of responsibility	Health & Safety, Finance

CURRENT ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

None

 

GOVERNORS OR ASSOCIATE MEMBERS WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS

Fiona Ball (co-opted governor) - resigned 7/12/2021

Marie Booth (co-opted governor) - resigned 31/12/2021

Alister Moses (Interim Headteacher) - stepped down 28/05/2021