Governance at Parkfields
The Governing Body is comprised of parents, staff and members of the community. They work in a strategic role with the staff as 'critical friends' to monitor all aspects of the school's life: its ethos, curriculum, teaching, sports, arts, staffing, finance, premises, quality of school dinners, plus plenty more areas of school life. It's a great way to get involved at Parkfields.
Chair of Governors
Our Chair of Governors is Mr. Phil Parry and can be contacted via Mrs Reynolds or Mrs Leopold in the School Office - schooladmin@parkfieldsschool.co.uk. Should you need to contact them, please ensure you have followed the process below.
Please ensure the Pyramid Schools Trust Complaints Policy is followed when contacting the Chair of Governors with a complaint. This can be found on this website under the Our School tab; Policies page then Trust Policies.
A complaint must be made at stage one and two before it is made to the Chair of Governors.
Stage one – Informal concern made to a member of staff.
Stage two – Formal complaint made to the headteacher.
Any complaints made straight to stage three will be directed back to stage one or two as relevant.
A summary of this process is below:
Stage One - Informal complaint - An informal complaint may be made in person, by telephone or in writing; however, it is preferred that initial, informal complaints are made via an in-person meeting.
Stage Two - Formal complaint - Formal complaints must be made in writing to the school.
Stage Three - Chair of Governors - The complaint is made to the Chair of Governors, having followed stages one and two.
Stage Four - Governor Panel Hearing - If the complainant is dissatisfied with the outcome of the complaint before referred to the Chair of the Local Governing Committee, and wishes to take the matter further, they can request to progress to a Governor Panel Hearing.
Parkfields School Governing Committee
Since joining The Pyramid Schools Trust our board is divided into Local Governors and Local Parent Governors, as follows:
- Local Parent Governors
- Local Governors
- 1 Staff Governor (elected by the staff)
- 1 Headteacher (ex officio)
Previously, Parkfields School Governing Body was reconstituted in March 2015 and had provision for 17 governors, as follows:
- 6 parent governors; (elected by the Parent body)
- 1 LA governor; (appointed by the LA)
- 1 staff governor; (elected by the Staff)
- 1 Headteacher (ex officio)
- 6 co-opted governors; (elected by the Governing Body)
- 2 foundation governors (appointed by Harlington Area Schools Trust)
Current Governors
| Status | Name | Duties |
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| Chair of Local Governing Committee | Philip Parry | Chair of Governors, School Improvement inc Curriculum & Standards (Chair), Welfare inc SEND, Pupil Discipline & General Appeals, Pay Review, HTPM panel, Link Governor School Council & Careers, SEND/Inclusion Governor |
| Vice Chair of Governing Committee (Local Governor) | Katie Barton | Vice Chair of Governors,Welfare, Pupil Discipline & General Appeals, Link Governor Safeguarding & LAC Governor |
| Local Governor | David Jordan | School Improvement inc Curriculum & Standards, Finance & Resources (Chair), Pay Review Committee (Chair) Link Governor Health & Safety inc. Online Safety |
| Local Governor | John Taylor | School Improvement inc Curriculum & Standards, Finance & Resources, Pay Review Committee, Welfare inc SEND, Attendance Governor |
| Ex Officio | James Hughes | Headteacher, School Improvement inc Curriculum & Standards, Finance & Resources |
| Local Governor | Gregory Gosling | School Improvement inc Curriculum & Standards, Finance & Resources, Pay Review Committee, Pupil Discipline & General Appeals (Chair) |
| Staff | Joe Vickers | School Improvement inc Curriculum & Standards |
| Associate | Sarah Cooper | School Improvement inc Curriculum & Standards |
| Associate | Katie Owen |
SEND - including Welfare |
| Associate | Lynn Minshull | Welfare inc SEND |
| Associate | Cath McNeil |
Welfare inc SEND |
| Local Governor (Parent) | Neil Pearson | Welfare inc SEND, Link Governor ECTs and Trainees |
| Local Governor (Parent) | Daniel Fennell |
School Improvement Committee |
| Local Governor (Parent) | Kirsty Pepper | Pupil Premium Link Governor |
| Local Governor (Parent) | Jenny Birch | TBC |
Pecuniary Interests
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Register of Pecuniary Interests GOVS 2023-2024 | [pdf 67KB] |
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Governor Attendance
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2024-2025 Governor Attendance | [pdf 68KB] |
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The Governing Committee Structure
SIG (School Improvement Group) - a committee to which extensive powers are delegated by the Governing Body which meets twice a term in addition to Full Governing Body (FGB) meetings and whose principal focus is a continuous drive for whole school improvement. Premises and Finance is also discussed in this meeting. All governors are welcome and encouraged to attend these meetings.
Welfare committee - a committee with few delegated powers, which monitors all aspects of welfare, attendance, behaviour, child protection and the like.
Pay Review committee - a committee which decides staff pay following appraisal and which conducts the Headteacher’s appraisal.
Pupil Discipline and general appeals and Pay Review appeals committee - a committee, which hears appeals relating to exclusions, complaints and the like and any appeals from the Pay Committee.
Term of Office for all Governors & Associates is 4 years. Associate members do not have any voting rights.