The Governing Body is the key strategic decision-making body in the school whose responsibility it is to set the strategic framework and ensure the school meets all its statutory duties and responsibilities. Raising achievement is at the heart of the Governing Body’s strategy to ensure that every child receives the best possible education.
The Governing Body has the following core strategic functions:
Establishes the strategic direction by:
Ensures accountability by:
Ensuring financial probity by:
The Governing Body devolves some of its work to the Operations Working Group. All key decisions are ratified by the Full Governing Body (FGB).
In addition, small specialists groups are formed to assess Headteacher performance, complaints, SEN and safeguarding, health and safety and exclusions.
You can contact the Governors by email governors@broomfield.essex.sch.uk
The Governing Body shall consist of:
4 Parent Governors
1 Local Authority Governor
2 Staff Governors (1 includes the Headteacher)
2 Partnership Governors
5 Co-opted Governors
14 Governors in total, each having a term of 4 Years
There are currently vacancies for 1 Local Authority Governor and 2 Partnership Governors (May 2022)
Governor | Category/ Appointed by | Responsibilities | Term of Office | Relevant business and pecuniary interests |
Mr Lorenzo Conigliaro | Parent/Full Governing Body | Operations Working Group Safeguarding Exclusions Committee | Formally appointed 09/03/2021 Expiry 09/03/2025 | None |
Ms Monica Clark | Co-opted/Full Governing Body |
| Formally appointed 30/11/21 Expiry 29/11/2025
| None |
Mr Neil Clark | Parent/Full Governing Body | Operations Working Group Pay Committee Health & Safety | Formally appointed 30/10/2018 Expiry 31/08/2022 | None |
Mrs Nadine Collins | Staff/ Full Governing Body | Pupil Premium Staff Wellbeing | Formally appointed 22/10/2019 Expiry 14/10/2023 | Office Manager Broomfield Primary School |
Mr Clive Darvill | Co-opted/Full Governing Body |
| Formally appointed 17/05/2022 Expiry 16/05/2026 | None |
Miss Alison Few | Co-opted/Full Governing Body | Operations Working Group
| Formally appointed 04/03/2014 Expiry 31/03/2023 | Deputy Head Broomfield Primary School |
Mr Timothy Hodge | Co-opted/Full Governing Body | Co-Chair Disciplinary Committee | Formally appointed 10/05/2021 Expiry 09/05/2025 | None |
Mr Paul Lovegrove | Parent/Full Governing Body | Co-Chair Exclusions Committee Appeals Committee Pay Committee
| Formally appointed 10/03/2020 Expiry 04/11/2023 | Spouse employed by Little Waltham School |
Mrs Jill Parkin | Co-opted/Full Governing Body |
| Formally appointed 17/05/2022 Expiry 16/05/2026 | None |
Governor | Category/ Appointed by | Responsibilities | Term of Office | Relevant business and pecuniary interests |
Mrs Heather Shelley | Headteacher/Full Governing Body | Operations Working Group In attendance at Pay Committees
| N/A | Headteacher Broomfield Primary School |
Mr Mark Wright | Parent/Full Governing Body | Vice Chair of Governors (Spring 2021 – expiry 31.12.23) Chair of Operations Working Group Appeals Committee Pay Committee | Formally appointed 10/03/2020 Expiry 31/12/2023 | None |
Mrs Marie Staley | Associate Governor/Full Governing Body (no voting rights) | SEND | Formally appointed 09/03/2021 Expiry 09/03/2025 | Headteacher – Moulsham Junior School, Chelmsford |
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Ms Helene Mays | Co-opted/Full Governing Body | Learning Group SEND Exclusions Committee Headteacher PMR Reception | Formally appointed 10/3/2020 Expiry 15/1/2024 Resigned 06/07/21
| None |
Mr Edwin Mayo | Co-opted/Full Governing Body | Chair of Governors Resources Committee Appeals Committee Exclusion Committee | Expired 31/8/2020 | Spouse of Staff Member Broomfield Primary School |
Annelli Tritton | Co-opted/Full Governing Body | Curriculum Committee | Expired 17/11/2020 | None |
Mrs Anita Kemp | Local Authority - Essex County Council | Vice Chair Full Governing Body Chair of Learning Group Safeguarding Headteacher PMR | Formally appointed 27/6/2017 Expiry 16/5/2021 Resigned 12/10/21 | None |
Mr Chris Cornish | Parent/Full Governing Body | Operations Working Group Pay Committee IT Year 1 Maths
| Formally appointed 3/2012 Term renewed 22/3/2016 Term renewed 10/3/2020 Expiry 3/2/2024 Resigned 18.10.21 | None |
Mr Dominic Demolder | Co-opted/ Full Governing Body | Link Governor Operations Working Group Pay Committee Exclusions Committee Appeals Committee | Formally appointed 20/01/2015 Term renewed 30/10/2018 Resigned 17/05/2022 | Spouse employed by ECC Education systems & Intelligence |