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The Governors are always happy to discuss issues relating to your child should you wish. Governors can be contacted via Email in the first instance.

 

Clerk:

Marcia Hart

marcia.hart@services4schools.org.uk

 

Chair of Governors 

Miss Angie James

 

 

Vice Chair of Governors 

Mr Barry Thorndyke

 

 

 

Safeguarding Governor + Looked After Children 

Cllr Simran Cheema 

 

Governors to be contacted via the Clerk: Marcia Hart 

marcia.hart@services4schools.org.uk

 

 

St Giles Church of England Primary School

Constitution 2023/24

 

 

If Spaces are shown in the table below, this indicates places within the constitution which can optionally be filled.  Where Vacancies are shown this indicates places within the constitution which should be filled.

 

 

 

 

 

Nominating Authority

First Appointed

Term Start

Term End

 

Co-opted governors

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs Marie Bentley

 

16 Jul 2015

29 Jun 2023

28 Jun 2027

 

Ms Rossella Bigongiari

 

15 Sep 2022

15 Sep 2022

14 Sep 2026

 

Cllr Simran Cheema

 

21 Sep 2023

21 Sep 2023

20 Sep 2027

 

Mr Barry Thorndyke

 

16 Jul 2019

29 Jun 2023

28 Jun 2027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foundation Ex-Officio

 

 

 

 

 

Mr Brian Knowles

 

24 Apr 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foundation governors

 

 

 

 

 

Mr Steve Goodwin

Diocese of Lichfield

04 May 2022

04 May 2022

03 May 2026

 

Mr Paul Ingles

 

14 Nov 2013

14 Nov 2021

13 Nov 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Headteachers

 

 

 

 

 

Mr Mark Dakin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Local Authority Governors

 

 

 

 

 

Mr Lee Highton-Nicholls

 

28 Apr 2023

28 Apr 2023

27 Apr 2027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parent governors

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs Kelly Bodley

 

05 Mar 2020

05 Mar 2020

04 Mar 2024

 

Mr Joe Green

 

11 Nov 2022

11 Nov 2022

10 Nov 2026

 

Mrs Natasha Hylton

 

19 Nov 2021

19 Nov 2021

18 Nov 2025

 

Miss Angie James

 

14 Dec 2020

14 Dec 2020

13 Dec 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Staff governors

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs Daniela Hatfield

 

27 Sep 2018

27 Sep 2022

26 Sep 2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Concerns and Complaints

 

 

A concern may be defined as ‘an expression of worry or doubt over an issue considered to be important for which reassurances are sought’.

 

A complaint may be defined as ‘an expression of dissatisfaction however made, about actions taken or a lack of action’. It is in everyone’s interest that concerns and complaints are resolved at the earliest possible stage.

 

Many issues can be resolved informally, without the need to use the formal stages of the complaints procedure. St Giles’ CE Primary School takes concerns seriously and will make every effort to resolve the matter as quickly as possible. If you have difficulty discussing a concern with a particular member of staff, we will respect your views. In these cases, the Headteacher, Mr M Dakin will refer you to another staff member.

 

Similarly, if the member of staff directly involved feels unable to deal with a concern, the Headteacher, Mr M Dakin will refer you to another staff member. The member of staff may be more senior but does not have to be. The ability to consider the concern objectively and impartially is more important.

 

We understand however, that there are occasions when people would like to raise their concerns formally. In this case, St Giles’ CE Primary School will attempt to resolve the issue internally, through the stages outlined within this complaints procedure.

 

 

St Giles Church of England Primary School

Meetings

 

 

 

 

Date

Start

End

Committee

Meeting

Thu 15 Sep 2022

18:00

20:00

St Giles Church of England Primary School

St Giles FGB meeting

Thu 6 Oct 2022

18:00

19:30

Resources

St Giles Resources committee

Mon 10 Oct 2022

18:00

19:00

Pay

St Giles Pay committee (staff)

Thu 17 Nov 2022

18:00

19:30

Curriculum

St Giles Curriculum committee

Thu 24 Nov 2022

18:00

19:00

Pay

St Giles Pay committee (HT)

Thu 19 Jan 2023

19:00

20:00

Curriculum

St Giles Curriculum committee

Thu 2 Feb 2023

18:00

19:30

Resources

St Giles Resources committee

Thu 2 Mar 2023

18:00

20:00

St Giles Church of England Primary School

St Giles FGB

Thu 11 May 2023

18:00

19:30

Resources

St Giles Resources committee

Thu 8 Jun 2023

18:00

19:30

Curriculum

St Giles Curriculum committee

Thu 29 Jun 2023

18:00

20:00

St Giles Church of England Primary School

St Giles FGB meeting

 

Y = Attended, N = Apologies Accepted, NA = Apologies not Accepted, NS = No Apologies sent, ? = Attendance Not Marked, Blank = Not Required,

CA = Consent for absence, - = Not applicable

St Giles Church of England Primary School

Attendance – 2022-23

 

 

Y = Attended, N = Apologies Accepted, NA = Apologies not Accepted, NS = No Apologies sent, ? = Attendance Not Marked, Blank = Not Required,

CA = Consent for absence, - = Not applicable

 

 

 

 

St Giles FGB meeting

St Giles Resources committee

St Giles Pay committee (staff)

St Giles Curriculum committee

St Giles Curriculum committee

St Giles Resources committee

St Giles FGB

St Giles Resources committee

St Giles Curriculum committee

St Giles FGB meeting

Governor

Governor Type

15 Sep 2022

06 Oct 2022

10 Oct 2022

17 Nov 2022

19 Jan 2023

02 Feb 2023

02 Mar 2023

11 May 2023

08 Jun 2023

29 Jun 2023

Mrs Marie Bentley

Co-opted governor

Y

N

 

Y

 

Y

N

Y

N

Y

Ms Rossella Bigongiari

Co-opted governor

 

 

 

N

Y

 

Y

 

Y

Y

Mrs Kelly Bodley

Parent governor

N

 

 

N

Y

 

N

 

Y

Y

Revd Susan Boyce

Co-opted governor

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

 

 

 

Ms Diane Coughlan

Co-opted governor

N

 

Y

N

Y

 

NS

 

 

 

Mr Mark Dakin

Headteacher

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Mr Steve Goodwin

Foundation governor

Y

 

 

Y

N

 

Y

 

Y

Y

Mr Joe Green

Parent governor

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

 

 

Y

Mrs Daniela Hatfield

Staff governor

Y

 

 

Y

Y

 

NS

 

N

N

Lee Highton-Nicholls

Local Authority Governor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

Mrs Natasha Hylton

Parent governor

N

 

 

Y

Y

 

Y

 

N

Y

Mr Paul Ingles

Foundation governor

N

Y

NS

 

 

Y

N

Y

 

N

Miss Angie James

Parent governor

Y

Y

 

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

N

Mr Brian Knowles

Foundation Ex-Officio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

Ms Vicky Owen

Co-opted governor

Y

 

 

N

Y

Y

NS

 

N

N

Ms Chelsea Patterson

Co-opted governor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anjit Saran

Parent governor

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mr Barry Thorndyke

Co-opted governor

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

 

 

 St Giles Church of England Primary School

 Declarations of Interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This report contains the Declarations of Interest for:

 

- Constitution members

- Other members

- Historical governors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Constitution members

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Member

Confirmed

Entity

Nature

Notes

From

To

Marie Bentley

co-opted

 

 

Confirmed: 25/09/2023

-

None

RBI form signed 30 Sept 21

-

-

Confirmed: 25/09/2023

St Giles Primary School

Employee

Teaching Assistant

01/07/2002

-

Rossella Bigongiari

co-opted

 

 

Confirmed: 25/09/2023

-

-

-

-

-

Kelly Bodley

parent

 

 

Confirmed: 17/11/2022

St Thomas More

Teacher of RE

RBI form signed 30 Sept 21

01/07/2011

-

Simran Cheema

co-opted

 

 

Confirmed: 29/09/2023

-

-

-

-

-

Mark Dakin

headteacher

 

 

Confirmed: 25/09/2023

-

None

RBI form signed 30 Sept 21

-

-

Confirmed: 25/09/2023

Headteacher

St Giles' CE Primary School

-

01/01/2011

-

Confirmed: 25/09/2023

School Governor

St Thomas More Catholic School

-

07/09/2022

-

Steve Goodwin

foundation

 

 

Confirmed: 26/09/2023

Chapel of Ease - St Giles Church

Trustee

-

-

-

Joe Green

parent

 

 

Confirmed: 25/09/2023

King Edwards VI College, Stourbridge

Subject Lead Accounting

-

-

-

Confirmed: 25/09/2023

St Thomas More - Feed School

Business or finance interests

Employee

01/09/2023

-

Daniela Hatfield

staff

 

 

Confirmed: 25/09/2023

St Giles CE Primary

My partner, Dan Hatfield, works at the School

RBI form signed 15 Sept 21

-

-

Confirmed: 25/09/2023

St Giles Primary School

Employee

Teacher

15/09/2009

-

Lee Highton-Nicholls

authority

 

 

Not Confirmed

-

-

-

-

-

Natasha Hylton

parent

 

 

Confirmed: 31/10/2022

Finesse Event Décor LTD

Director

-

01/05/2022

-

Confirmed: 31/10/2022

Volunteer Officer

Employee

-

01/08/2022

-

Paul Ingles

foundation

 

 

Confirmed: 25/09/2023

St Giles CE Primary

Wife works at St Giles (Admin Assistant)

RBI for signed 30 Sept 21

-

-

Confirmed: 25/09/2023

Chapel of Ease

Trustee

For at least 10 years

-

-

Confirmed: 25/09/2023

NEU

Membership

-

-

-

Angie James

parent

 

 

Confirmed: 25/09/2023

Now Business Solutions

Director

RBI form 1 Nov 21

01/01/2021

-

Brian Knowles

foundation ex-officio

 

 

Confirmed: 25/09/2023

St Giles Church

Church Warden

-

-

-

Barry Thorndyke

co-opted

 

 

Confirmed: 06/10/2023

Rotary Club of Willenhall

Member

RBI form signed 30 Sept 21

01/07/1996

-

Confirmed: 06/10/2023

Willenhall Area Relief Rehabilitation and Nursing Trust

Trustee (voluntary)

-

01/10/2011

-

 

 

 

Other members

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Member

Confirmed

Entity

Nature

Notes

From

To

Courtney  Copeland

associate member

 

Confirmed: 25/09/2023

Bow Street School (Bilston)

Business or finance interests

Math's Teacher (Employee)

01/07/2014

-

Confirmed: 25/09/2023

Restorer Christian Centre

Business or finance interests

Chairman of Trustee Board

01/05/2017

-

Marcia Hart

 

 

Confirmed: 15/03/2023

-

-

-

-

-

Harsimrat Mavi

other

 

Confirmed: 16/09/2022

St Giles C.E. Primary

Deputy Headteacher

-

27/04/2011

-

Confirmed: 16/09/2022

Nishkam Primary School Birmingham

Trust Governor

-

27/02/2020

26/02/2023

Julie Phelps

other

 

Not Confirmed

-

-

-

-

-

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Historical Governors 

Member

Confirmed

Entity

Nature

Notes

From

To

Susan Boyce

 

 

Confirmed: 08/11/2022

 

Chapel of Ease

Chair

They own the land that the School is built on

01/10/2019

-

Confirmed: 08/11/2022

 

PCC

Trustee

 

01/05/2018

-

Confirmed: 08/11/2022

 

Registered Social Worker

Empolyee

Since 1996
RBI form signed 28 Sept 21

-

-

Confirmed: 08/11/2022

 

St Giles and St Anne's

Employee

Priest in Charge

01/01/2018

-

Paul Cooke

 

 

Not Confirmed

 

Police Federation

Member

 

-

-

Diane Coughlan

 

 

Confirmed: 25/11/2022

 

 

Local elected Member for Walsall Council

 

16/12/2020

-

Confirmed: 25/11/2022

 

Wilenhall Chart Trust

Trustee

 

16/12/2020

-

Confirmed: 25/11/2022

 

Willenhall Heritage Trust

Trustee

 

16/12/2020

-

Michael Entecott

 

 

Not Confirmed

 

Staffordshire Union of Golf Clubs

Director

 

05/11/2020

-

Not Confirmed

 

Wodensborough Ormiston Academy

Foundation Governor

Sept 2018

05/11/2020

-

Kulwinder Ghataore

 

 

Not Confirmed

 

Moving Water Media

Employee

I've created an educational explainer video for the school and taken photographs for the website

16/12/2020

-

Sharon Green

 

 

Not Confirmed

 

 

None

 

-

-

Claudia Johnson

 

 

Not Confirmed

 

 

None

RBI form signed 30 Sept 21

-

-

Subash Mehmi

 

 

Not Confirmed

 

 

None

RBI form signed 29 Sept 21

-

-

Vicky Owen

 

 

Confirmed: 15/09/2022

 

Blue Coat Church of England School

Headteacher

 

13/04/2022

-

Chelsea Patterson

 

 

Not Confirmed

 

 

None

RBI form signed 30 Sept 21

-

-

Anjit Saran

 

 

 

 

-

-

-

-

-

 

Historical Governors

Business and Financial Interests

 

 

St Giles Church of England Primary School

Declarations of Interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This report contains the Declarations of Interest for:

 

- Current governors

- Historical governors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Governors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Member

Confirmed

Entity

Nature

Notes

From

To

Marie Bentley

co-opted

 

 

Confirmed 7 Dec 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

None

RBI form signed 30 Sept 21

 

 

Mrs Kelly Bodley

parent

 

 

Confirmed 7 Dec 2021

 

 

 

 

 

St Thomas More

Teacher of RE

RBI form signed 30 Sept 21

01 Jul 11

 

Revd Susan Boyce

ex-officio

 

 

Confirmed 7 Dec 2021

 

 

 

 

 

Chapel of Ease

Chair

They own the land that the School is built on

01 Oct 19

 

PCC

Trustee

 

01 May 18

 

Registered Social Worker

Empolyee

Since 1996

RBI form signed 28 Sept 21

 

 

Diane Coughlan

authority

 

 

Confirmed 29 Oct 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

Local elected Member for Walsall Council

 

16 Dec 20

 

Wilenhall Chart Trust

Trustee

 

16 Dec 20

 

Willenhall Heritage Trust

Trustee

 

16 Dec 20

 

Mr Mark Dakin

headteacher

 

 

Confirmed 15 Sep 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

None

RBI form signed 30 Sept 21

 

 

School Governor

St Thomas More Catholic School

 

07 Sep 22

 

Headteacher

St Giles' CE Primary School

 

01 Jan 11

 

Mr Steve Goodwin

foundation

 

 

Nothing to declare: Confirmed 27 Jun 2022

 

 

 

 

 

-

-

-

 

 

Mrs Marcia Hart

 

 

 

Not confirmed

 

 

 

 

 

-

-

-

 

 

Daniela Hatfield

staff

 

 

Confirmed 15 Sep 2022

 

 

 

 

 

St Giles CE Primary

My partner, Dan Hatfield, works at the School

RBI form signed 30 Sept 21

 

 

Natasha Hylton

parent

 

 

Not confirmed

 

 

 

 

 

-

-

-

 

 

Paul Ingles

foundation

 

 

Confirmed 7 Dec 2021

 

 

 

 

 

St Giles CE Primary

Wife works at St Giles (Admin Assistant)

RBI for signed 30 Sept 21

 

 

Chapel of Ease

Trustee

For at least 10 years

 

 

Angie James

parent

 

 

Confirmed 24 Jan 2022

 

 

 

 

 

Now Business Solutions

Director

RBI form 1 Nov 21

01 Jan 21

 

Simrat Mavi

other

 

 

Confirmed 7 Dec 2021

 

 

 

 

 

Nishkam Primary School Birmingham

Trust Governor

 

27 Feb 20

 

Vicky Owen

co-opted

 

 

Confirmed 15 Sep 2022

 

 

 

 

 

Blue Coat Church of England School

Headteacher

 

13 Apr 22

 

Anjit Saran

parent

 

 

Not confirmed

 

 

 

 

 

-

-

-

 

 

Barry Thorndyke

co-opted

 

 

Confirmed 7 Dec 2021

 

 

 

 

 

Rotary Club of Willenhall

Member

RBI form signed 30 Sept 21

01 Jul 96

 

Willenhall Area Relief Rehabilitation and Nursing Trust

Trustee (voluntary)

 

01 Oct 11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Historical Governors

 

 

 

 

Member

Entity

Nature

Notes

From

To

Mr Michael Entecott

Staffordshire Union of Golf Clubs

Director

 

5 Nov 2020

 

Wodensborough Ormiston Academy

Foundation Governor

Sept 2018

5 Nov 2020

 

Mr Kulwinder Ghataore

Moving Water Media

Employee

I've created an educational explainer video for the school and taken photographs for the website

16 Dec 2020

 

Mrs Claudia Johnson

 

None

RBI form signed 30 Sept 21

 

 

Mr Subash Mehmi

 

None

RBI form signed 29 Sept 21

 

 

Ms Chelsea Patterson

 

None

RBI form signed 30 Sept 21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attendance 2022/2023

 

St Giles Church of England Primary School

Attendance

 

 

Y = Attended, N = Apologies Accepted, NA = Apologies not Accepted, NS = No Apologies sent, ? = Attendance Not Marked, Blank = Not Required

 

 

 

 

St Giles FGB meeting

St Giles Curriculum committee

St Giles FGB meeting

Governor

Governor Type

15 Sep 2022

17 Nov 2022

29 Jun 2023

Mrs Marie Bentley

Co-opted governor

Y

 

 

Mrs Kelly Bodley

Parent governor

N

 

 

Revd Susan Boyce

Ex-Officio

Y

 

 

Ms Diane Coughlan

Local Authority Governor

N

 

 

Mr Mark Dakin

Headteacher

Y

 

 

Mr Steve Goodwin

Foundation governor

Y

 

 

Mrs Marcia Hart

 

Y

 

 

Mrs Daniela Hatfield

Staff governor

Y

 

 

Mrs Natasha Hylton

Parent governor

N

 

 

Mr Paul Ingles

Foundation governor

N

 

 

Miss Angie James

Parent governor

Y

 

 

Mrs Simrat Mavi

Other

Y

 

 

Ms Vicky Owen

Co-opted governor

Y

 

 

Anjit Saran

Parent governor

N

 

 

Mr Barry Thorndyke

Co-opted governor

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attendance 2021-22

 

St Giles Church of England Primary School

Attendance

 

 

Y = Attended, N = Apologies Accepted, NA = Apologies not Accepted, NS = No Apologies sent, ? = Attendance Not Marked, Blank = Not Required

 

 

 

 

Full Governing Board meeting

Pay committee

Resources Committee

Curriculum Committee

HT Pay committee

Curriculum Committee

Resources Committee

Full Governing Board

Resources Committee

Curriculum Committee

Full Governing Board

Governor

Governor Type

30 Sep 2021

04 Oct 2021

07 Oct 2021

18 Nov 2021

25 Nov 2021

20 Jan 2022

03 Feb 2022

24 Mar 2022

12 May 2022

09 Jun 2022

30 Jun 2022

Marie Bentley

Co-opted governor

Y

 

N

Y

 

N

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

Mrs Kelly Bodley

Parent governor

Y

 

 

Y

 

Y

 

Y

 

Y

Y

Revd Susan Boyce

Ex-Officio

Y

N

N

Y

N

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Diane Coughlan

Local Authority Governor

Y

Y

 

Y

Y

N

 

Y

 

NS

Y

Mr Mark Dakin

Headteacher

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Mr Michael Entecott

 

N

Y

 

Y

N

Y

 

N

 

 

 

Mr Kulwinder Ghataore

 

N

 

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mr Steve Goodwin

Foundation governor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

Daniela Hatfield

Staff governor

Y

 

Y

 

 

 

Y

N

Y

 

N

Natasha Hylton

Parent governor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

 

 

Y

Paul Ingles

Foundation governor

Y

N

N

 

Y

 

Y

N

Y

 

Y

Angie James

Parent governor

Y

 

Y

Y

 

N

Y

Y

N

NS

Y

Mrs Claudia Johnson

 

Y

N

Y

 

N

 

N

 

 

 

 

Simrat Mavi

Other

Y

 

 

Y

 

Y

 

Y

 

Y

Y

Mr Subash Mehmi

 

Y

Y

N

 

N

 

Y

Y

N

 

Y

Ms Chelsea Patterson

 

Y

 

 

Y

 

N

 

N

 

N

N

Barry Thorndyke

Co-opted governor

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

 

 

Complaints Procedure

 

Complaints to: 

Clerk to the Governing Body 

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