Governors
Mrs N Batt
Headteacher
Daniel Green
(Co-Opted Governor) – Chair
Daniel Green (Co-Opted Governor) - Chair
Responsibilities: Chair Full Governing Body. Member of Finance and General Purpose, Pay and Performance Management Committees
Service Started: Jan 2015
Message to Parents:
I take immense pride in being chair of the governing body for Moreton School. I am committed to working with our head and team of governors to provide the very best environment possible for our children to learn and develop.
As a team, we strive to ensure the highest standards of teaching are available to our pupils whilst ensuring at the same time we maintain an environment where our children feel safe, happy and content with a strong emphasis on upholding Christian values.
Lallie Godfrey
(Foundation Governor) – Vice Chair
Lallie Godfrey (Foundation Governor) – Vice Chair
Responsibilities:
Safeguarding Governor
Quality of Education Focus Group
Behaviour and Attendance Focus Group
Service started: November 2020
Message to Parents:
I have been involved, in one role or another, at Moreton since 1989 and it is very close to my heart in every way. I am proud to be a part of the current team who are working so hard together to provide the best possible education for each and every child who is in our care. I believe that the start children have in their primary education is the bedrock of their future lives.
It is so important that we ensure that every child has the opportunity to gain the skills they will need for the next phase of education in a safe, happy and secure environment where their individual needs are supported and where our Christian values are evident at all times. As a governor I aim to support the school and all those who are a part of it, including our parents, so that together we make a real difference to our children’s life chances.
Governor Details
Chair of Governors
Mr D Green
Vice Chair of Governors
Mrs L Godfrey
Headteacher
Mrs N Batt
Parish Council Governors
TBC
Diocese Board of Education Governors
Mr M Woods
Mrs L Godfrey
Mr C West
Rev H Aucken
Local Education Authority Governors
Mrs E Johnson
Vacancy
Parent Governors
Vacancy
Staff Governors
Miss E French
Associate Governor
Mrs M McGowan
Clerk to Governors
T Davis (Judicium Services)
The role of School Governor is a challenging and rewarding one, striving to provide the best educational opportunities for all the children who attend our school, working in partnership between parents, teachers and governors. We ensure that the school’s vision, ethos and strategic direction reflects both those of the Church of England and Moreton’s aim for children to flourish. Our governors are passionate about ensuring that the school’s vision permeates throughout all school policies and procedures, so that every member of the school community is able to reach their full potential in life which leads to impactful changes.
The Governing Body is made up from nominees of the local parishes of Bobbingworth, Moreton and Stanford Rivers, the Local Education Authority, elected representatives from the parents, elected representatives from both the teaching and non-teaching staff and co-opted governors, all serving a four-year term. The school is voluntarily aided by the Church of England and therefore the majority of governors must, by law, be appointed by the Church. The Headteacher is also always a school governor.
We have a statutory obligation to hold the Headteacher and the school management team to account. We must ensure that all relevant policies are up to date, fit for purpose and adhered to. We agree the annual budget and monitor income and expenditure throughout the year. We agree the School Improvement Plan and the Progress and Attainment targets for the pupils and monitor and review results regularly. Everything we do must have one, primary consideration – how does this affect the pupils and improve education?
There is a lot to do but we do not run the school on a day-to-day basis – Nikki Batt, the Headteacher, does that. We commit time, not only to attend committee meetings and training courses but also to read, review and prepare policies and other documents and be involved in discussions and decisions as they arise as well as visiting the school to carry out monitoring visits.
Queries to the governors can be made via email to:
Chair of Governors: cog@moreton.essex.sch.uk
Clerk to Governors: tracey.davis@judicium.com
