Our Governors

Honeybourne Primary School is part of The Black Pear Trust, a multi academy trust based in Worcestershire. The Black Pear Trust is governed by a board of trustees, who are the accountable body for the trust. Each of its schools has its own local governing body, and a clearly defined scheme of delegation operates between the board of trustees and the local governing bodies.

Our governors play an important role in supporting the board of trustees and provide key elements of local governance for our school.

They are responsible for:

Ensuring the school is operating within the mission and ethos of the trust and contributing to the trust’s key strategic priorities
Monitoring the quality of teaching and learning, attendance, behaviour and safety, within the school and progress against the School Development Plan
Holding school leaders to account for improvement of standards in the school
Engaging with wider school activities as a means of monitoring overall quality
Ensuring compliance with the trust’s policy for safeguarding and that the school maintains a culture of vigilance in respect of all safeguarding matters
Appointing all staff except headteachers, teaching staff on Leadership Scale and support staff on Grade 6 or above.

Our governors, who are normally appointed for four years, currently meet twice per term.

Our Governing Body

Our Local Governing Body (LGB) comprises parents, staff and representatives from the local community:

Dominic Davis – Executive Headteacher
Rachel Evans-Cook – Co-opted Governor
Sally Perkins – Staff Governor
Louise Bucknall – Parent Governor
Jessica Jones – Parent Governor
Steve Martin – Co-opted Governor/ Chair of Governors
Sue Henson – Co-opted Governor/ Vice Chair
Annabel Innes – Co-opted Governor
Karl Thorpe – Co-opted Governor

To contact our governors, please contact the school office and they will set up correspondence.

Link Governors

We also operate a system of Link Governors, where governors take responsibility for specific areas:

Safeguarding, ‘Prevent’ and e-safety – Sue Henson
Special Educational Needs & Disability (SEND) and Health & Safety Governor – Steve Martin
Pupil Premium, plus Early Years Foundation Stage Governor – Louise Bucknall
Website governance plus Whistleblowing Governor – Annabel Innes
Maths and Sports Premium Governor – Karl Thorpe
English and Behaviour & Personal Development Governor – Jessica Jones

If you are interested in becoming a governor or want further information, please contact the school in the first instance.

Our Governing Body

Link Governors

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