Meet the Governors

Meet the Governors of Highfields Primary School

Please find below information on our Governing Body, how the Governing Body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.

You will also find information on Governor attendance to committee meetings and full governor meetings for the past 3 academic years, the current register of Business Interests, subject responsibilities for 2017-2018 and Annual Statement.

Malcolm Gentry- Chair

Member of the Personnel, Finance and Strategy Committees I have been a governor at Highfields for 17 years or so. I have had the honour of being chair for the best part of 14 years. (To be honest I can’t quite remember when I first became chair).

My wife and I have lived in the area for 30 years and have two sons, now both adults. Both my sons were former pupils of Highfields and it would be fair to say that I am a governor because I wanted to give something back to the school that played a part in their development.

I am now retired but prior to this was an employee of BT plc. I was the Principal Commercial Manager for BT Enterprises. I have many years of managerial experience with large teams and with commercial responsibilities for large budgets.

Gaius Phillingham

In May 2007 we moved into the area and our eldest son took a place at Highfields. A year or two later I became a governor and although both our children have moved onto High School; I don't want to leave!

I have recently been asked to serve as Vice Chair of the whole governing body, am chair of the Premises Committee and sit on the Finance Committee too. I am the Pastor at a local church and so really enjoy my subject responsibilities of Music and Religious Education.

It has been a privilege to serve the school during the time that we have achieved an Outstanding rating from Ofsted.

Dave Ashley

I have been a governor at Highfields for 9 years and am currently the Chair of the Finance Committee, as well as being on the Strategy Committee and being the governor responsible for Assessment.

My two children went to Highfields, which prepared them very well towards success at Manningtree High School, which they both now attend.

A primary school teacher myself at a school in Colchester, leading the junior phase and being responsible for the teaching of maths across the school, as well as being a Safeguarding Deputy Designated Person, I find my working experiences very portable to my role as a governor.

Away from schools, I am the Chairman of Lawford Parish Council, sitting on all committees associated with this role, and hence am able to make links between Highfields and the wider community. I am also a trustee of a charity responsible for the Alms-houses in Manningtree, and a trustee of a local housing enterprise trust.

Hannah Doran
I’ve been a governor for three years and chair the Curriculum Committee, with particular responsibility for the Early Years Foundation Stage, Art and Design & Technology, and Behaviour.

I have three children, with one at Highfields in Y4; my oldest daughters are at Manningtree High School. We moved to Manningtree in April 2013 and have really enjoyed settling into the local community and getting to know everyone.

I became a governor because it’s a fantastic opportunity to support Highfields, its staff and students, and to have a positive impact on children’s education. I also work four days a week as a managing editor at the Financial Conduct Authority in London.

Rebecca Howlett
I am a parent governor and my two children attend Highfields in Years 2 and 5. I am a teacher, teaching French and German to Years 7 to 11 at a local secondary school. I am part of the Curriculum Committee and Personnel Committee and have subject responsibility for MFL here at Highfields. I am very proud to be associated with such an outstanding school.

Kathryn Glover

I sit on the Premises Committee and I also have subject responsibility for PE. I have two children at Highfields. I became a governor because I wanted to support Highfields to become the best it can be. I also work part-time as a civil servant at the Department of Health and hope that my experience of governance and management will be a useful contribution to the governing body and the school.

Darren Cole

I am a new governor with responsibility for Computing and Raising Attainment.

My two children have attended Highfields since Reception and my eldest is now in Secondary School.

My background is suited to my role as governor as I spent 7 years as a Primary school teacher. For the past 10 years I have worked as an education adviser for Essex County Council with a particular focus on software to support assessment and data analysis. With all the recent changes to the Primary curriculum and end of Key Stage assessment I wanted to offer my knowledge and skills in this area to help support the school through the necessary changes.

Christine Meadway

I’ve been a governor since my youngest son was a pupil at Highfields and I think I’ve served on the Premises Committee for most of this time. I also serve on the Personnel Committee and because I used to work in the community health services with children with additional needs I’m now the governor with responsibility for children with SEND, working closely with the school SENCO, Mrs Bowden. I also have governor responsibility for monitoring the way Pupil Premium is spent within the school and ensuring that the school and its environment is a safe and happy place for everyone who studies and works here.

One of my greatest pleasures as a governor is seeing our children being encouraged to grow in confidence and develop their skills and talents, whatever they may be.

Karen Acfield

I am a parent governor with one child in Manningtree High School and another in Highfields. My children have thoroughly enjoyed their time at Highfields and I would recommend the school to any parent. As parents we need to support the school to create a caring and learning environment for our children, which is why I became a governor. I am part of the curriculum committee as well as subject responsibility of maths. I also fulfil the Link governor role.

Kate Filmer

I am Kate Filmer, one of the parent governors at Highfields. As well as being a mother, I am a garden designer. It has been my privilege to work with the school to develop its music garden, which will provide an alternative "practise room" for young musicians in the school and also has a part to play in the pastoral care of the children. This background in landscape and design, and a degree in history, is useful in my role as the governor for Design & Technology and History/Geography and as a member of the Premise Committee.

Jordan Marshall

I am a parent Governor at Highfields Primary and I am on the Finance Committee.

The Governing Body 2017- 2018

Name	Committees	Category	Date Appointed	Term of Office Ends
Mrs Hilary Cook	All Committees	Head Teacher	1-9-94	-
Mrs Christine Deane	Curriculum Premises	Staff	2-2-08	Until 1-2-18
Mr David Ashley	Finance Chair	Co-opted	14-10-16	Until 13-10-20
Mr Malcolm Gentry (Chair Full Governing Body)	Personnel Chair Finance	Co-opted	18-10-00	Until 30-8-21
Mrs Katie Tait	Curriculum	Co-opted	6-10-15	Until 6-10-19
Mrs Christine Meadway	Personnel Chair Premises	Co-opted	14-10-98	Until 13-10-18
Rev Gaius Phillingham	Premises Chair Finance	Co-opted	14-5-16	Until 13-5-20
Mrs Rebecca Howlett	Curriculum Personnel	Co-opted	8-10-13	Until 31-3-19
Mrs Hannah Hancock (Doran)	Curriculum Chair	Co-opted	10-2-15	Until 9-2-19
Miss Sarah Coe	Personnel	Co-opted	17-6-15	Until 16-6-19
Mr Darren Cole	Curriculum	Co-opted	17-6-15	Until 16-6-19
Mrs Kathryn Glover	Premises	Co-opted	15-6-15	Until 14-6-19
Mrs Karen Acfield	Curriculum	Parent	6-12-16	Until 6-12-20
Mrs Kathryn Filmer	Premises	Parent	6-12-16	Until 6-12-20
Mr Mike White		Associate	3-10-17	Until 3-10-21
Mr Jordan Marshall	Finance	Local Authority	22-2-18	Until 22-2-22

Governing Body Members for the current and previous academic year who have stepped down

Name	Category	Date Appointed	Date Stepped Down
Mr Paul Jackson	Finance	14-7-09	13-7-17
Mr Mike White	Personnel (Chair)	29-11-95	30-8-17

Name and address of Chair of Governors & Clerk to Governors:

Chair of Governors: Malcolm Gentry

Clerk to Governors: Sue Madell

Both can be contacted via the school:

Highfields Primary School,

Colchester Road,

Lawford,

Manningtree,

Essex CO11 2BN

Telephone: 01206 392223

Information supplied by Governor Services EES

Membership of Committee Highfields Primary School

Governing Body 2017- 2018

Personnel	Premises & Contract Management
Hilary Cook	Hilary Cook
Sarah Coe	Chris Deane
Malcolm Gentry	Kathryn Filmer
Rebecca Howlett	Kathryn Glover
Christine Meadway	Christine Meadway
	Gaius Phillingham

Curriculum	Finance
Hilary Cook	Hilary Cook
Karen Acfield	David Ashley
Darren Cole	Malcolm Gentry
Christine Deane	Gaius Phillingham
Hannah Doran	Helen Burton (observer)
Rebecca Howlett	Jordan Marshall
Katie Tait

Salaries	Pupil Discipline/Staff Discipline
Headteacher	Malcolm Gentry
Chair of Governors Chair of Finance Chair of Personnel	Gaius Phillingham plus a further impartial governor.
	Strategy Committee
	Headteacher
	Chair of Governors
	Chair of Finance
	Chair of Personnel
	Chair of Curriculum
	Chair of Premises

Appeals
Associate Member with 2 other governors who haven’t been involved in any investigation and are not otherwise in conflict.

If you are not a member of a particular committee but are interested in the agenda you may attend any meeting as an observer.

Governor Subject Responsibilities/Support 2017

SUBJECT	TEACHER LEAD	GOVERNOR
Reading Manager English	Sally Allston Caroline Mitchell	Hannah Doran
MFL	Victoria Yardley et al	Rebecca Howlett
Foundation Stage	Katie Tait	Hannah Doran
Maths	Tara Marshall KS1 & Karen Billings KS2	Karen Acfield
Computing	Ashley Page	Darren Cole
Raising Attainment Manager	Katie Tait	Darren Cole
Science Design/Technology	Simon Smith	Malcolm Gentry Kate Filmer
Equalities Link Governor Inclusion SEN,CP,PP, Able and Talented and Safeguarding	Hilary Cook & Amy Bowden	Christine Meadway
Assessment /AFL	Christine Deane	Dave Ashley
History	Tara Marshall
Geography	Caroline Mitchell	Kate Filmer
PSHE/RE Collective Worship	Emma Grant Lucy Sams Victoria Yardley	Sarah Coe/ Gaius Phillingham
Music	Hannah Cole & Hilary Cook	Gaius Phillingham
PE/Sports funding	Karen Billings	Kathryn Glover
Art/Display	Melanie Battle/Jackie Turner	Hannah Doran
Health and Safety	Christine Deane	Kathryn Glover
Complaints Whistle Blowing		Gaius Phillingham
Attendance	Hilary Cook	Sarah Coe

Register of Business Interests 2017- 2018

Governor	Interests Declared
Hilary Cook	Nil Declaration
Malcolm Gentry	BT shareholder
Gaius Phillingham	Trinity Free Church The Open Door Christian Fellowship, Norwich
Christine Meadway	Venture Centre 2000 1^st Lawford Scout Group
David Ashley	Lawford Housing Enterprise Trust Almshouse Association Spouse working at Highfields Primary School
Christine Deane	Nil Declaration
Katie Tait	Nil Declaration
Hannah Hancock (Doran)	Nil Declaration
Rebecca Howlett	Nil Declaration
Sarah Coe	Nil Declaration
Kathryn Glover	Spouse employed by TES
Darren Cole	Nil Declaration
Karen Acfield	Spouse, Hope Church Ipswich, Trustee Manningtree High School Governor
Kathryn Filmer	Kate Marshall Garden Design
Jordan Marshall	Spouse Teacher at Highfields Primary School

Governor resigned from role in last 12 months

Governor	Interests Declared
Paul Jackson	Nil Declaration
Mike White	Nil Declaration

Attendance Committee Meeting 2017- 2018

Autumn Term 2017	Committee Member of.	FGB 3-10-17	Curriculum 19-9-17	Finance 21/9 30/11	Personnel 12-10-17	Premises 13/9 29/11
Hilary Cook	All Committees	1	1	2	1	2
Karen Acfield	Curriculum	1	1
David Ashley	Finance (Chair)	*		*I
Helen Burton (observer Finance)	Finance			2
Kathryn Filmer	Premises	1				2
Sarah Coe	Personnel	1			*
Darren Cole	Curriculum	1	1
Christine Deane	Curriculum Premises	1	1			2
Malcolm Gentry	Personnel Finance	1		I*	1
Kathryn Glover	Premises	1				2
Hannah Hancock (Doran)	Curriculum (Chair)	*	1
Rebecca Howlett	Curriculum Personnel	*	*		*
Christine Meadway	Personnel Premises	1			1	2
Gaius Phillingham	Premises (Chair) Finance	*		2		2
Katie Tait	Curriculum Finance	1	1	2

Pam Langmead Governor Training 22nd November 2017

Attended By:

Malcolm Gentry

Christine Deane

Katie Tait

Hilary Cook

Darren Cole

Christine Meadway

Dave Ashley

Hannah Hancock (Doran)

Kathryn Glover

Spring Term 2018	Committee Member of.	FGB 30/1	Curriculum 16/1	Finance 25/1	Personnel 11/1	Premises 24/1
Hilary Cook	All Committees	I	I	I	I	I
Karen Acfield	Curriculum	*	*
David Ashley	Finance (Chair)	I		I
Helen Burton (observer )	Finance			I
Kathryn Filmer	Premises	I				I
Sarah Coe	Personnel	*			*
Darren Cole	Curriculum	I	I
Christine Deane	Curriculum Premises	I	I			I
Malcolm Gentry Chair FGB	Personnel Finance	I		I	I
Kathryn Glover	Premises	I				*
Hannah Hancock (Doran)	Curriculum (Chair)	I	I
Rebecca Howlett	Curriculum Personnel	*	*		*
Christine Meadway	Personnel Premises	I			I	I
Gaius Phillingham	Premises (Chair) Finance	I		I		I
Katie Tait	Curriculum Finance	I	I	I
Jordan Marshall	Finance	I (observer)		I (observer)

Summer Term 2018	Committee Member of.	FGB 19/4 26/6	Curriculum 24/4	Finance 19/4 24/5	Personnel 11/5	Premises 25/4
Hilary Cook	All Committees	2	I	2	I	I
Karen Acfield	Curriculum	I*	*
David Ashley	Finance (Chair)	2		2
Helen Burton (observer)	Finance			2
Louise Riddlestone (observer)	Finance			*I
Kathryn Filmer	Premises	2				I
Sarah Coe	Personnel	**			*
Darren Cole	Curriculum	2	I
Christine Deane	Curriculum Premises	2	I			I
Malcolm Gentry	Personnel Finance	2		2	I
Kathryn Glover	Premises	2				I
Hannah Hancock (Doran)	Curriculum (Chair)	2	I
Rebecca Howlett	Curriculum Personnel	**	*		*
Christine Meadway	Personnel Premises	2			I	I
Gaius Phillingham	Premises (Chair) Finance	I*		2		I
Katie Tait	Curriculum Finance	2		2
Jordan Marshall	Finance	I*		2

Attendance of Committee Meetings 2016- 2017

Autumn Term	FGB	Curriculum	Finance	Personnel	Premises
Number of Meetings	1	2	2	1	1
Hilary Cook	1	2	2	1	1
Karen Acfield	-	-	-	-	-
David Ashley	1	NA	2	NA	NA
Kathryn Filmer	-	-	-	-	-
Sarah Coe	1	NA	NA	1	NA
Darren Cole	1	2	NA	NA	NA
Christine Deane	1	2	NA	NA	1
Michelle Eyers	1	NA	2 (Observer)	NA	NA
Malcolm Gentry	1	NA	2	1	NA
Kathryn Glover	1	NA	NA	NA	1
Hannah Hancock	1	2	NA	NA	NA
Rebecca Howlett	1	1	NA	NA	NA
Paul Jackson	1	NA	2	NA	NA
Christine Meadway	1	NA	NA	1	1
Gaius Phillingham	*	NA	2	NA	1
Katie Tait	1	2	2	NA	NA
Mike White	1	NA	NA	1	NA

Spring Term	FGB	Curriculum	Finance	Personnel	Premises
Number of Meetings	1	1	2	1	2
Hilary Cook	1	1	2	1	2
Karen Acfield	1	NA	NA	NA	NA
David Ashley	1	NA	2 (Late)	NA	NA
Kathryn Filmer	1	NA	NA	NA	NA
Sarah Coe	1	NA	NA	1	NA
Darren Cole	1	1	NA	NA	NA
Christine Deane	1	1	NA	NA	2
Michelle Eyers	1	NA	2 (Observer)	NA	NA
Malcolm Gentry	1	NA	2	1	NA
Kathryn Glover	*	NA	NA	NA	2
Hannah Hancock	1	1	NA	NA	NA
Rebecca Howlett	1	1	NA	NA	NA
Paul Jackson	1(Late)	NA	2	NA	NA
Christine Meadway	*	NA	NA	1	2
Gaius Phillingham	1	NA	*1	NA	1*
Katie Tait	1	1	2	NA	NA
Mike White	*	NA	NA	1	NA

Summer Term	FGB	Curriculum	Finance	Premises
Number of Meetings	2	1	2	1
Hilary Cook	2	1	2	1
Karen Acfield	2	1	NA	NA
David Ashley	2	NA	2	NA
Kathryn Filmer	2	NA	NA	NA
Sarah Coe	1	NA	NA	NA
Darren Cole	1	1	NA	NA
Christine Deane	2	1	NA	1
Michelle Eyers	NA	NA	2 (Observer)	NA
Malcolm Gentry	2	NA	2	NA
Kathryn Glover	2	NA	NA	1
Hannah Hancock	2	1	NA	NA
Rebecca Howlett	**	*	NA	NA
Paul Jackson	2	NA	1	NA
Christine Meadway	2	NA	NA	1
Gaius Phillingham	2	NA	1	*
Katie Tait	2	1	2	NA
Mike White	1	NA	NA	NA

NA- Not applicable

*- Apologies

Governors Training

Attendance

Training with Pam Langmead 20^th June 2017 at Lawford C of E Primary School

Hilary Cook	Kathryn Glover
Darren Cole	Christine Meadway
Gaius Phillingham
Malcolm Gentry
Katie Tait
Chris Deane
Karen Acfield
Hannah Doran (Hancock)

Attendance of Committee Meetings 2015- 2016

Autumn Term	FGB	Curriculum	Finance	Personnel	Premises
Number of Meetings	1	2	2	1	2
Hilary Cook	1	2	2	1	2
David Ashley	*	NA	2	NA	NA
Sarah Coe	*	NA	NA	1	NA
Darren Cole	1	1	NA	NA	NA
Christine Deane	1	2	NA	NA	NA
Michelle Eyers	NA	NA	2	NA	NA
Malcolm Gentry	1	NA	2	1	NA
Kathryn Glover	1	NA	NA	NA	1
Hannah Hancock	1	2	NA	NA	NA
Rebecca Howlett	*	2	NA	NA	NA
Paul Jackson	1	NA	1	NA	NA
Angela Jarques	1	2	NA	NA	NA
Christine Meadway	1	1 observe	NA	1	2
Gaius Phillingham	*	NA	2	NA	2
Katie Tait	1	2	2	NA	NA
Mike White	1	NA	NA	1	NA

Spring Term	FGB	Curriculum	Finance	Personnel	Premises
Number of Meetings	1	1	1	1	2
Hilary Cook	1	1	1	1	2
David Ashley	1	NA	1	NA	NA
Sarah Coe	1	NA	NA	1	NA
Darren Cole	1	1	NA	NA	NA
Christine Deane	1	1	NA	NA	2
Michelle Eyers	NA	NA	1	NA	NA
Malcolm Gentry	1	NA	1	1	NA
Kathryn Glover	1	NA	NA	NA	1
Hannah Hancock	1	1	NA	NA	NA
Rebecca Howlett	*	1	NA	NA	NA
Paul Jackson	1	1 observe	1	NA	NA
Angela Jarques	1	1	NA	NA	NA
Christine Meadway	1	1 observe	NA	1	2
Gaius Phillingham	*	NA	NA	NA	2
Katie Tait	1	1	1	NA	NA
Mike White	1	NA	NA	1	NA

Summer Term	FGB	Curriculum	Finance	Personnel	Premises
Number of Meetings	2	2	2	1	1
Hilary Cook	2	2	2	1	1
David Ashley	1	NA	2	NA	NA
Sarah Coe	2	NA	NA	*	NA
Darren Cole	2	2	NA	NA	NA
Christine Deane	2	2	NA	NA	1
Michelle Eyers	2	NA	2	NA	NA
Malcolm Gentry	1	NA	1	1	NA
Kathryn Glover	2	NA	NA	NA	1
Hannah Hancock	2	2	NA	NA	NA
Rebecca Howlett	1	2	NA	NA	NA
Paul Jackson	2	NA	2	NA	NA
Angela Jarques	2	2	NA	NA	NA
Christine Meadway	2	NA	NA	1	1
Gaius Phillingham	2	NA	2	NA	1
Katie Tait	2	2	2	NA	NA
Mike White	**	NA	NA	1	NA

NA- Not applicable

*- Apologies

Governing Body

Annual Governance Statement

Instrument of Government