Governors
School Governance
The governing body is the schools accountable body and is responsible for the conduct of the school. The governing body is therefore responsible for establishing the strategic vision & aims, target setting and financial budget.
Although school governors can be best likened to the role of non-executive directors of a public company, they work as a team with the head teachers to support them in raising the standards of the school and acting as the 'critical friend'.
In addition to promoting high standards of education the governing body also appoints the head teacher(s).
For more information on school governors in Buckinghamshire click here
Ashmead Combined School – Governing Body
The school governing body is currently made up of 10 members, 9 of whom currently have full and equal voting rights- (The 10th governor is one of the Co-Head Teachers who is currently an Associate member and there can be only one Head Teacher vote).
The term of office for a School Governor is 4 years, there is no upper limit on the number of terms a school governor can serve at Ashmead.
It should be noted that all school governors at Ashmead School are regularly Government DBS checked
(formerly called CRB checks).
The Governing Body meets as follows:-
- Termly meetings
- Full Governing Board Meeting (Clerked with LA agenda) to incorporate Finance, Premises, Health and Safety
- Full Governing Board Meeting (Clerked with LA agenda) to incorporate Curriculum
This has enabled the Governing Body to separately focus on :
- Statutory Duties
- Financial Stewardship, Health and Safety
- Teaching, Learning and Data
Please note that minutes of meetings are a matter of public record and copies of which can be inspected at the school office or the additional information links below
A pecuniary interest register is also maintained for all governors which can also be inspected at the school office, a summary is available from the additional information links below.
If you are interested in finding out more about the Governing Body including expressing an interest to join please email the Chair of Governors via the following email - office@ashmeadschool.org.uk
Governing Body
The school governing body meet each month to discuss and review every aspect of school life. They are involved in all areas of education, finance and administration and are a critical component of the school's self-evaluation and development process.
From time to time Governor vacancies arise, if you think you can make a contribution to the further success of our school we would be delighted to hear from you.
You can contact all members of the governing body via the main school email - office@ashmeadschool.org.uk
Roles
| Member name | Governor Type | Term From | Term To | Governor Role |
| Nadia Amin | Appointed Governor | 28 Mar 2023 | 27 Mar 2027 |
SMSC |
| Lesley Bounds | Staff Governor | 02 Mar 2021 | 01 Mar 2025 | Development Governor |
|
Harry Cunningham |
Appointed Governor | 11 Oct 2022 | 10 Oct 2026 | Early Years |
| Gabriella Morales | Parent Governor | 25 Jan 2023 | 24 Jan 2027 | |
| Andrew Nobbs | Appointed Governor | 21 July 2021 | 20 July 2025 | Finance |
| Michael Pearse | Headteacher | 01 Dec 2020 | ||
| Paul Rushton | Chair | 12 Nov 2023 | 11 Nov 2027 | Health and Safety |
| Kirsty Vockins | Parent Governor | 25 Jan 2023 | 24 Jan 2027 | Safeguarding |
The school governing body is currently made up of 8 members with full and equal voting rights.
The clerk of Governing Body is Ms J Knight, employed by the school as an independent clerk.
Former governing body members who have resigned or retired in the last 5 academic years
Mr N Kershaw - 2014
Mr J Miles (P) - 2015
Mrs Freda Roberts (A) - 2016
Mr A Wright (P) - 2016
Ms E Wilding (P) - 2017
Mr T Sandiford (P) - 2017
Mr S Thompson - 2018
Mr J Blackburn (P) - 2018
Mrs Laura Haynes (P) - 2021
Mrs Lesley Bounds (S) - 2021
Record of Governor Attendance
- Governor Meetings Attendance 2022-2023
- Governor Meetings Attendance 2021 - 2022
- Governor Meeting Attendance - 2019 & 2020
- Governor Meeting Attendance 2017 & 2018
Governing Body Statutory Procedural Documents
- Ashmead Committee Grid - October 2023.pdf
- Instrument of Governance
- Governing Body Code of Conduct
- Governing Body Committees - Terms of Reference
- Governing Body Standing Orders
- Pecuniary Interests Declarations
- Historical Member Record
Financial Information
We confirm that no employee at Ashmead Combined School has a gross annual salary of £100,000 or more.
Please click on the link for financial information relating to Ashmead Combined School in comparison to similar schools
Schools financial benchmarking
Leadership of the School is currently judged to be OUTSTANDING
Ofsted (January 2020 inspection)
“Exceptional leadership of Ashmead Combined School helps to bring out the best in both staff and pupils. Staff have high ambitions for every pupil.”
The school Governing Body also currently has a number of vacancies, especially parent governors, if you are interested in joining then please contact the school via the school office.
