Governors

Dear Parents

On behalf of the Governing Body, I would like to welcome you and your child to Farley Junior School and hope that this is the start of four successful years of education.

At Farley we firmly believe that education is a partnership between home and school. The school works hard to offer a stimulating, caring, safe and secure environment in which each individual pupil can have a large variety of learning experiences in order to achieve the highest standards of which they are capable. We hope that all parents will play their part by supporting both the school and their children in these important years in their development.

The Governing Body supports all members of the school team in which everyone is valued, whatever their role, and ensures that the staff strive to offer the best standards of teaching and learning. Our aim is to ensure that the school provides good value for the benefit of all pupils.

The Governing Body would like to wish you and your child a happy and successful time at Farley Junior School.

Yours sincerely

Margaret Trinder
Chair of Governors

Instrument of Government

Members of the Governing Body for Farley Junior School

Margaret Trinder – Chair of Governors
Bernie Naughton – Vice Chair
Marion Stewart-Smith
Emma Thomas-Sloley
Rev Rob O’Neill
Jane Lipman
Lizzie Kirk
Sunita Savjani
Robin Cowan
Atilla Ustun
Dee O’Shaughnessy
Gina Fall - Clerk

Responsibility of the Governing Body

Governors are responsible for the strategic development of the school. As critical friends, a key part of their role is to evaluate the achievements of the pupils to ensure that the school provides a good standard of education. They also need to make sure that the school is good value for money.

Governors are not responsible for the day to day running of the school. This is the job of the Headteacher and his staff. The Headteacher updates the Governors at each meeting on the work and progress of the school.

There are four meetings a year for the full Governing Body and each committee meets once a term. At present, there are two committees for School Development. Each committee reports to the full Governing Body.

If you want to discuss something, you may contact Governors through the school office if you do not know them.

Committee Structure

Standards Committee:

Margaret Trinder
Marion Stewart Smith
Jane Lipman
Rev Rob O’Neill
Lizzie Kirk
Emma Thomas-Sloley
Dee O’Shaughnessy

Resources Committee:

Margaret Trinder
Marion Stewart Smith
Bernie Naughton
Atilla Ustun
Robin Cowan
Sunita Savjani

Pay Committee:

Rev Rob O’Neill
Bernie Naughton
Marion Stewart Smith

Governor Attendance

Register of Interests

Name	Position	Name of School	Nature of interest	Date interest registered	Date interest ceased	Notes
Robin Cowan	Co-Opted	Farley Junior School	Chair of Governors at Hillborough Junior School	4/7/2012
Rigerta Ahmetaj	Co-Opted	Farley Junior School	Employed by Meaningful Education who occasionally work within the school	14/9/2017	17/5/2018
Margaret Trinder	Co-Opted Chair of Governors	Farley Junior School	None
Rev Robert O’Neill	Co-Opted	Farley Junior School	None
Emma Thomas-Sloley	Staff	Farley Junior School	None
Bernie Naughton	LA Vice Chair	Farley Junior School	None
Jane Lipamn	Co-Opted	Farley Junior School	None
Lizzie Kirk	Co-Opted	Farley Junior School	None
Sunita Savjani	Co-Opted	Farley Junior School	None
Atilla Ustun	Parent	Farley Junior School	LTCA Trustee	13/9/2018
Dee O’Shaughnessy	Parent	Farley Junior School	None

Diary Dates