Governor Information
Welcome to the Governors page. The Governors at Abbey Gates who act as "critical friends". Governors support the Head Teacher and the school but also have a monitoring role asking relevant questions such as "Is it working?", "How do we know it is working?", "How can we get better?". Governors need no formal qualifications but do need these particular qualities:
- an interest in the education and well-being of our children
- a willingness to ask questions
- the time commitment to attend termly meetings
- a commitment to be part of a team which, by working together, can make a real difference to the school.
The work of the Governing body is wide-ranging and there are, therefore, committees which have specific areas of work delegated to them. These committees meet termly and report back to the termly full Governing body meeting for ratification of their decisions. Abbey Gates has six committees; these are Full Governors, F&P, PSDC, Pay, Performance Management and Discipline. A brief description of the remit of thesub committees are as follows:
- Full Governors – all governors are members. Meetings are termly.
- F&P (Finance and Personnel Committee) - monitors expenditure and oversees the Budget Plan, Staffing Matters and recruitment, and Health and Safety. Meets termly
- PSDC (Strategic Development Committee) - develops the 3 year strategic plan, the School Improvement Plan, covers assessment and targets, monitors the curriculum and policies with due regard to equal opportunities and admissions. Meets termly.
- Pay- reviews and implements the pay policy
- Performance Management - reviews and implements the performance management policy
- Discipline - reviews and implements the discipline policy including exclusions.
Governor Roles and Responsibilities
Abi Quant-Epps
Headteacher
Term of office from 31 Aug 2021
Business and financial interests: n/a
Colin Barnard
Co-opted Governor
Term of office from 1 Aug 2017 to 31 Jul 2021
First appointed on 28 Sep 2007
Roles/Responsibilities: Behaviour/Discipline/Anti-Bullying, Assessment and Target Setting, Appraisal, Governor Training, Communication
Business and financial interests: n/a
Mazin Dannourah
Associate Member
Term of office from 2 Oct 2019 to 1 Oct 2023
First appointed on 2 Oct 2019
Roles/Responsibilities: n/a
Business and financial interests: n/a
Alex Dixon
Parent Governor
Term of office from 1 Sep 2016 to 28/02/2025
Roles/Responsibilities: Safer Recruitment/ Child Protection, Curriculum
Business and financial interests: n/a
Andrew Elkington
Co-opted Governor
Term of office from 18 Oct 2017 to 17 Oct 2021
First appointed on 18 Oct 2017
Roles/Responsibilities: Curriculum, Appraisal
Business and financial interests: n/a
Anna Evans
Associate Member – Office Manager
Term of office from 20 Sep 2017 to 19 Sep 2021
Business and financial interests: n/a
Kenneth Fallows
Local Authority Governor
Term of office from 4 Jun 2018 to 3 Jun 2022
First appointed on 4 Jun 2014
Roles/Responsibilities: Inclusion/SEN, Appraisal, Complaints
Business and financial interests: n/a
Rebecca Farnie
Co-opted Governor
Term of office from 16 Jan 2019 to 15 Jan 2023
First appointed on 16 Jan 2019
Roles/Responsibilities: Parent and Community
Business and financial interests: n/a
Claire Melless
Associate Member
Term of office from 7 Oct 2020 to 6 Oct 2024
First appointed on 7 Oct 2020
Roles/Responsibilities: n/a
Business and financial interests: n/a
Helen Orlandich
Co-opted Governor
Term of office from 17 Jan 2018 to 16 Jan 2022
First appointed on 17 Jan 2018
Roles/Responsibilities: Curriculum, Induction and CPD
Business and financial interests: n/a
Daljeet Sandhu
Parent Governor
Term of office from 7 Dec 2018 to 6 Dec 2022
First appointed on 7 Dec 2018
Roles/Responsibilities: Parent and Community
Business and financial interests: n/a
Paul Summers
Staff Governor – Assistant Headteacher
Term of office from 18 Apr 2018 to 17 Apr 2022
Business and financial interests: n/a
Samantha Taylor
Associate Member - Assistant Headteacher
Term of office from 20 Sep 2017 to 19 Sep 2021
First appointed on 20 Sep 2017
Roles/Responsibilities: n/a
Business and financial interests: n/a
Annette Wilson
Co-opted Governor – Teaching Assistant
Term of office from 1 Aug 2017 to 31 Jul 2021
First appointed on 1 May 2012
Roles/Responsibilities: SMSC / PSHCE/SRE
Business and financial interests: n/a