St Benedict’s C of E VA Junior School, Glastonbury Agenda for the Full Governing Body Voting Meeting To be held on Thursday 26th September 2019 From 5:30pm until 7:30pm approx. in Leopard classroom Please read: Please bring:
1. (2 mins)
2. (1 min)
3. (3 mins)
Register of Interest Forms Standing Orders Code of conduct Terms of Reference (Curriculum, Finance & Premises, Staff Pay & Appraisal and Joint Schools) Minutes of FGB meeting of 18th July 2019 Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy (draft) Keeping Children Safe in Education guidelines (You will need to sign to say you have read this) Competency Framework for Governors and Twenty Questions documents Agenda & diaries.
Agenda item Welcome & Opening Prayer Apologies for Absence Declaration of Interest in any agenda item & update of Business Interest Forms
4. (2 mins)
6. (2 mins)
8. (2 mins)
9. (8 mins)
Aim: To allow an opportunity for reflection.
Ex-Officio Governor
Aim: To record any apologies and discuss their acceptance. Preparation: Please complete Register of Interest Form and bring along to meeting. Aim: To ascertain any Business Interest and update records.
Chair, Clerk
Chair
Preparation: Please consider and submit nominations to Clerk 48 hours before meeting. Aim: To elect Chair for 2019/20.
Clerk
Election of Vice Chair
Preparation: Please consider and submit nominations to Clerk 48 hours before meeting. Aim: To elect Vice Chair for 2019/20.
Chair
Election of Committees’ Chair & Vice Chair
Aim: To elect Sub Committees and Staff Pay & Appraisal Chair positions for 2019/20.
Chair
Standing Orders / Code of Conduct and Committees’ Terms of Reference
Preparation: Please read Standing Orders, Code of Conduct & Terms of Reference. Suggestions for amendments and questions to be forwarded to Chair 48 hours before meeting. Aim: To review and amend as necessary.
Chair
7. (4 mins)
Lead
Election of Chair
5. (2 mins)
Preparation Notes and Meeting Aims
Agree and sign minutes of Full Governing Board meeting of 18th July 2019.
Preparation: Please read minutes. Aim: Comment only on action points and errors
Matters arising from minutes
Aim: Address updating of issues not covered elsewhere on agenda. Item 5 - Contact with St John’s - Emotional Literacy training - Governors’ School Acronyms Glossary Item 8 - Chair & Safe Guarding governor to submit Maths monitoring report Item 10 - Lunch Caterers Item 11 - Finance Policy signing
Chair
Chair & Head Head Clerk Chair & SG Gov Head & Clerk Chair
10. (10 mins)
11. (3 mins)
Headteacher’s Report (verbal) Policies Child Protection & Safeguarding (draft)
Aim: To be brought up to date on school achievements and issues. Preparation: Please read policies. Suggestions for amendments and questions to be forwarded to Chair 48 hours before meeting.
Head
Head
Aim: To understand and discuss 12. (30 mins)
School improvement plan
Aim: To inform and to discuss.
Head
13.
Clerks’ briefing Parent View and new Ofsted Inspection Framework
Aim: To inform.
Clerk
Governing Board Annual Review
Preparation: Please read Competency Framework for Governors and Twenty Questions documents. Aim: To review governors’ knowledge and skills. To identify training and recruitment requirements.
Chair & Clerk
Succession Planning
Aim: To consider succession of chair for next year.
Chair
Any other urgent business
Please agree with Chair 48 hours before meeting.
Chair
(2 mins)
14. (5 mins)
15. (2 mins)
16. (1 min)
17. (3mins)
Date and time of next meetings.
18. (2 mins)
Meeting Review
SIAMS training at St Ben’s – Wednesday 2nd October 3.30-5pm Staff Pay & Appraisal- To be rearranged (was Tuesday 15th October 2019 at 3:30 pm) Sub Committees Tuesday 5th November 2019 at 5:30 pm FGBThursday 12th November 2019 at 5:30pm
Aim: To evaluate meeting content and outcomes.
Chair
Chair