The Committee has responsibility delegated by the Governing Board for:

Behaviour:

• Review Behaviour Policy and monitor school behaviour

Premises Health & Safety: Premises Health & Safety:

• Review the health and safety policy on an annual basis, amend, develop and review any other health and safety related polices or procedures.
• Establish and review an accessibility plan.
• Review e-safety policy and procedures.
• Receive Health and safety audit, and monitor any action plans that come out of the audit.
• Receive a regular report on accident statistics, near misses, incidents of violence or aggression and any RIDDOR incidents.
• Consider any reports provided by inspectors of the enforcing authority under Health and Safety at work Act or any other relevant enforcement authority.
• Comply with current fire safety legislation and regulations: ‘level one’ fire risk assessment should be carried out by the school on an annual basis; ‘level 2’ or technical fire risk assessment is reviewed bi-annually.
• Ensure risk assessments are carried out and reviewed on a regular basis.
• Review and approve upcoming offsite activities, ensuring that health and safety planning and risk assessments have been undertaken for them.
• Ensure Fire risk assessment is carried out and reviewed annually, and any recommendations identified will be transferred to an actions plan which will be monitored by governors to ensure completion.
• Ensure fire log book is maintained and updated.
• Inspect the school site and buildings to enable maintenance and improvement, including security (Site visit). The inspection to be documented any actions monitored.
• Ensure building related maintenance checks have been carried out at appropriate intervals and actions are monitored until completion. This will include but not limited to:
• Electronic testing – PAT testing
• Asbestos (where applicable)
• Annual gas service
• Glassing risk assessment
• Ladder log
• Playground equipment and gym inspection
• Lifting equipment
• Local exhaust ventilation (where applicable)
• Legionella risk assessment and relevant checks
• Ensure premise log book is being maintained and the premise manager and deputy have attended relevant health and safety training.
• Governors need to be satisfied that contractors do not pose a health and safety risk whilst on the school premise and should therefore have a system in place to ensure contractors are managed whilst carrying out work on the school premise. The system should identify relevant health and safety information required prior to a contractor coming on site and the process to be followed whilst on site. There should be a procedure for commissioning contractors.
• Consideration should be given to any health, safety and welfare implications posed by new equipment or circumstances.
• Receive reports and audits from health and safety representatives (to include caretaking and cleaning), actions identified should be monitored to completion.
• Health and safety self-monitoring return.
• Monitor the health and safety training that staff and governors have undertaken and plan any future training required.
• Monitor all safeguarding procedures.
• Keep up to date on any changes in health and safety legislation that may have an impact for the school.
• Review communications and publicity relating to health and safety in the school and where necessary recommend any improvements or changes, how information is communicated and made available within the school.
• Receive minutes of school central safety committee (Sandwell only)

             Any item referred by the full governing board

Membership

• Ian Fleming
• Alison Bhardwaj (Head Teacher)                 
• Fitz Wilson   

 Minimum of three members required for quorum

Chair of Committee

Ian Fleming

Clerk

Clerked in school 

The committee has responsibility delegated by the governing board for hearing:

• Staff grievance and discipline (in line with school policies)
• Staff dismissal, redundancy and redeployment
• Staff capability/management of absence

Membership

• To be made up of members who have no awareness of the original incident and are not known personally to the member of staff

Minimum of three members required

Chair of Committee

To be elected at each meeting

Clerk

The committee has responsibility delegated by the governing board to:

• Review the use of exclusions within school, including exclusions of more than 15 school days and exclusions which would result in a pupil missing the opportunity to take a public exam.
• Receive and consider any representations lodged by parents of pupils who have been excluded for a fixed term or permanently.
• Comply with exclusion procedures in accordance with the LA & DfE guidance.
• At the relevant stage hear any complaint made under the school complaints procedures.

Any item referred by the full governing board

Membership

• To be made up of members who have no awareness of the original incident and are not known personally to the appellant parents/pupils or complainant.

Minimum of three members required

Chair of Committee

Clerk

The committee has responsibility delegated by the governing board for hearing appeals with regard to:

• Pay
• Redundancy
• Staff grievance
• Leave of absence – if appropriate
• Staff dismissal
• Any Item referred by the full governing board

When dealing with an appeal the committee should be equal to or greater than the original committee that made the decision.

Membership

• To be made up of members who have no awareness of the original incident and are not known personally to the appellant.

Minimum of three members required

Chair of Committee

To be elected at each meeting

Clerk

The committee has responsibility delegated by the governing board to:

• Review staff pay progression in accordance with the pay policy and annual appraisal cycle.
• Meet the external advisor to discuss the Head Teacher’s performance targets.
• Decide whether targets have been met and set new targets annually.
• Recommend pay progression to the relevant committee.

• Undertake mid-year monitoring of the Head Teacher’s performance against targets

Committee to meet once per year in the autumn term.

Membership

1. Ian Fleming
2. Jim Williams
3. Fitz Wilson
4. Kelly Melia

Cannot be a governor employed by the school

Chair of Committee

To be elected at each meeting

Clerk

The panel has responsibility delegated by the governing board for the:

• Selection of the head teacher/principal and deputy head teacher/vice principal

Guidance on this process will be provided by your school improvement partner.

The appointment must always be ratified by the full governing board.

Membership

All members must be available at all stages of the process.

Chair of Committee

To be elected at each meeting

Clerk

Chair

Jim Williams

Vice-Chair

Kelly Melia

ASGB Representative

Jim Williams

 Safeguarding Governor

Jim Williams

Health & Safety Governor

Jim Williams

Quality of Education Governors

Jim Williams

Leanne Gould

Leadership & Management Governor

Jim Williams

Kelly Mellia

Ian Fleming

Personal Development Governor

Ian Fleming

Behaviour & Attitudes Governor

Leanne Gould

SEND/Inclusion Governor

Nicola Booker

General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)

Governor

Ian Fleming

Early Years Foundation Stage Governor

Kelly Melia

Safer Recruitment Governors *

Jim Williams

Ian Fleming

Head Teacher

Kelly Melia

Leanne Gould

Lunchtime/Cleaning/Administration Support Staff

• Head Teacher/Principal or Deputy Head Teacher/Vice Principal
• Post Line Manager

Educational Support Staff

• Head Teacher/Principal
• 1 Governor

Business Manager

• Head Teacher/Principal
• 2 Governors

Teaching Staff

• Head Teacher/Principal
• 1 Governor

Senior Management Team*

* Head Teacher and Deputy Head Teacher appointments must be ratified by the relevant body.

• Head Teacher/Principal
• 2 Governors