Welcome!

The Local Governing Body of Hartest School aims to ensure that Hartest Church of England School maintains a broad and balanced curriculum, promoting progress and achievement for all pupils within a distinctly Christian School.

• All governors on the Local Governing Body are enthusiastic volunteers and their main focus is to try to ensure that Hartest C of E Primary School is the best school it can be for every pupil who attends.
• Hartest School is very fortunate to have governors who bring a wide range of skills to the governing body that are very useful in the strategic leadership and management of the school.
• Governors work closely with the Headteacher and all the staff. They monitor data which they analyse to see how the school is performing. They also analyse the finances and try to ensure that monies spent are used as efficiently as possible.
• Through being on the governing body all governors gain an in depth knowledge of the school.
• Governors have to work within a budget which is set by the Diocesan Multi Academy Trust.
• A Governor is not the same as a volunteer helper who may come into the school and help on a regular basis, although obviously they can do this too.
• Governors take different roles within the committee, based on their expertise and interest, for which they also receive training.
• Some governors have specific roles to cover such as SEND, Safeguarding and Link Governor.
• The Local Governing Body meets twice a term. Items on the agenda can be working on the School Development and Improvement Plan, budget monitoring, discussing pupil scores, papers on national issues and the approval of Educational visits. They also discuss the Headteacher’s report which gives them day to day information on the running of the school.
• Governors have a vital role to play in the effective running of the school.

The Local Governing Body is overseen by the MAT Trustees.  More information can be found at St Edmundsbury and Ipswich MAT Governance

If you are interested in becoming a governor, please either contact the school or look on the Suffolk County Council website (www.suffolk.gov.uk), where you will find further information.

Here you can find out more about your school governors and the work of the school’s Local Governing Body.

Our Governors

Our Governing body is made up as follows:

Chair of Governors

Mr Neil Gooding

Co-opted Governor until 05/07/2023

Past parent of the school.

 

Headteacher

Mr Matthew Coombs

(Ex Officio – remains as a governor unless he should leave his post as a Headteacher)

 

Parent Governors

Parent Governors are elected from the parent body.

Mrs Anna Laflin

Mrs Nicola Jackson

 

Diocesan Governors

Diocesan governors are those who are responsible for the Church link, as Hartest is a Church of England Primary School. The Diocese is responsible for electing these governors.

Rev Patrick Prigg

(Ex Officio – remains as a governor unless he should leave his post as a Reverend)

Mrs Kate Long

Vice Chair of Governors

Staff Governor

Mrs Karen Temple-Nidd

 

Co-Opted Governors

Co-Opted governors are people from the community who wish to help the school. They are voted as members by the Governing Body.

Mrs Katie Jackson

Mrs Pat Cawston

Mrs Jackie Crisp

 

Governor Details and Register of Interests 2019-2020  

Name	Category of Governor & Term of Office	Appointing Body, e.g. Governing Body, Local Authority, Diocese	Position of Responsibility & Membership of Committees	Attendance Record for the LGB (from 01/09/2019)	Pecuniary Interests & Personal Relationships within the School
Mr Neil Gooding	Co-opted Governor 08/07/2019- 05/07/2023	Local Governing Body	Chair of Governors, Chair of Finance Comittee	2/6	Management Consultant, School Governor
Mrs Kate Long	Foundation Governor 30/09/2017- 29/09/2021	Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich Multi Academy Trust	Vice Chair, Admissions, Appeals, Dischipline, Standards & Attainment, Christian Values & Spirituality, English	2/6	Grandparent of children at the school
Mr Matthew Coombs	Ex-Officio Governor   23/01/2017-	Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich Multi Academy Trust	Headteacher	2/6	None
Mrs Katie Jackson	Co-opted Governor 01/10/2019-30/09/2023	Local Governing Body	Admissions, Appeals	2/6	Grandparent of children at the school
Mrs Jackie Crisp	Co-opted Governor 05/11/2019-04/11/2023	Local Governing Body	Hearings	2/6	None
Rev Patrick Prigg	Ex Officio Foundation Governor 01/09/1990-	Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich Multi Academy Trust	Rector All Saints Church Hartest Christian Values & Sprirituality, RE	1/6	Rector/ Chair of Trustees- Glemsford, Hartest, Boxted, Stanstead & Somerton Parishes
Mrs Anna Laflin	Parent Governor 05/10/2016- 29/09/2021	Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich Multi Academy Trust	Admissions, Appeals, Safeguarding, SEND, Pupil Premium, PE, Preschool Link Governor	2/6	Parent of children at the school
Mrs Nicola Jackson	Parent Governor 08/07/2019- 07/07/2023	Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich Multi Academy Trust		1/6	Parent of children at the school
Mrs Karen Temple-Nidd	Staff Governor 07/10/2019- 06/10.2023	Elected by staff of Hartest CE Primary School	Staff Liaison, SEND	2/6	None
Mrs Pat Cawston	Co-opted Governor 27/01/2020- 26/01/2024	Local Governing Body	Gifted & Talented, Christian Values & Spirituality, Phonics	2/6	Grandparent of children at the school

 

Governors Serving 2018-2019

Name	Category of Governor & Term of Office	Appointing Body, e.g. Governing Body, Local Authority, Diocese	Position of Responsibility & Membership of Committees	Attendance Record for the LGB 2018-2019	Pecuniary Interests & Personal Relationships within the School	Attendance Record 2017-2018
Mr David Ackroyd	Co-opted Governor 27/03/2017- 08/07/2019	LGB	Vice Chair, Safeguarding and PREVENT, Health & Safety,  Science, Discipline, Hearings	6/6	Nil	6/6
Mrs Susan Brown	Staff Governor 01/09/2015- 08/07/2019 (Retired from teaching)	Elected by staff of Hartest CE Primary School		0/6	Nil	2/6 operation
Mrs Mary Burr	Co-opted Governor 01/10/2007- 01/10/2019 (Retired from Governors Board)	LGB	Website (Governor Page), Finance, Standards & Attainment, Maths, Discipline	5/6	Nil	6/6
Mrs Pat Cawston	Associate Governor 27/09/2017-27/01/2020 (Elected as Co-opted Governor)	LGB	Gifted & Talented, Christian Values & Spirituality, Phonics	6/6	Grandparent of children at the school	6/6
Mr Matthew Coombs	Ex-Officio Governor 23/01/2017-	Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich Multi Academy Trust	Headteacher	6/6	Rosa Simon music fund – trustee	6/6
Mrs Katie Jackson	Co-opted Governor 15/05/2017-01/10/2019	Local Governing Body	Admissions, Appeals, LINK, Standards & Attainment, School Council, EYFS	6/6	Grandmother of child in school	1/1
Mrs Hollie Kidby	Parent Governor 01/10/2009- 08/10/2018 (Child left school)	Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich Multi Academy Trust		1/6	Husband local builder	5/6
Mrs Anna Laflin	Parent Governor 05/10/2016-29/09/2021	Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich Multi Academy Trust	SEND, Pupil Premium, PE, Preschool Link Governor, Admissions, Appeals	4/6	Parent of children at the school	6/6
Mrs Kate Long	Foundation Governor 30/09/2017- 29/09/2021	Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich Multi Academy Trust	Vice Chair, Standards & Attainment, Christian Values & Spirituality, English, Discipline, Admissions, Appeals	4/6	Retired September 2018 as Teacher at Horringer Court Middle SchoolGrandparent of children at the school	6/6
Mrs Sue Prickett	Associate Governor 14/05/2014- 08/07/2019 (Ended employment with school)	LGB	School Business Manager, Finance	6/6	Nil	6/6
Rev Patrick Prigg	Ex Officio Foundation Governor 01/09/1990-	Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich Multi Academy Trust	Chair of Governors, Finance, Christian Values & Spirituality, RE, Admissions	5/6	Rector/ Chair of Trustees- Glemsford, Hartest, Boxted, Stanstead & Somerton Parishes	5/6
Mrs Jackie Crisp	Associate Governor 08/10/2018- 04/11/2019 (Elected as Co-opted Governor)	LGB	Sex Education, Online Safety, Hearings, English	3/6	Nil	–	–
Mr Stephen Welfare	Co-opted Governor 08/10/2018-08/10/2019 (Retired from Governor Board)	LGB	Website (Statutory Information), Finance, Computing &  IT	5/6	Member Hartest Parish Council	–	–

Scheme of Delegation June 2017

Supplemental Funding Agreement Hartest 2017

Meeting Dates for 2019- 2020

There are at least six meetings held across the school year.   The following meetings are clerked:

• Monday 7th October 2019
• Monday 2nd December 2019
• Monday 27th January 2020
• Monday 23rd March 2020
• Monday 18th May 2020

In addition, sub-committees meet regularly together and report back to the LGB.

 

We like to hear from you if you have either praise or concerns.

1. Ringing the school and ask that a governor returns your call, 01284 830343.
2. Writing a letter ‘For the attention of the Governors’, and send it via the school office.
3. Email the Chair of Governors –  Chair.gov@hartest.suffolk.sch.uk

Your views are really important and help us to run the school effectively.