Meet the Governors

The Governing Body is a group of volunteers elected by parents and staff at the school and also nominated by the Bury Local Authority.  Working closely with the Headteacher, the Body has the responsibility for raising school standards through key roles of setting strategic direction, ensuring accountability and monitoring & evaluating school performance. 

The full Governing Body meets once per term (as a minimum) and there are also three sub-committees;

• School Improvement Committee
• Finance, Premises and General Purposes Committee
• Personnel, Salaries and Performance Management Committee

The sub-committees also meet termly and working parties are set up from time to time to develop particular ideas or in response to specific issues.  We also have a Complaints Committee and an Appeals Committee which convene as and when required.

The Role of the Governing Body

Recent legislation has widened the responsibilities of the Governing Body.  However, the school governors work in  partnership with the Headteacher and staff and are accountable for the strategic direction of the school.  They are closely involved in;

• Monitoring school standards of performance and improvements
• Budget management
• Staffing appointments
• School aims and policies
• Safeguarding and Health and Safety compliance
• Maintenance of school assets
• Pupil health, inclusion, safety and welfare

Below is a list of members of our current Governing Body 2018/9

Chair - Councillor David Jones c/o Sunny Bank Primary School, Hathaway Road, Bury, BL9 8EQ.

Vice Chair - Mr Alex Martin

Headteacher - Mrs Tracy Bevan

Community Governor - Mr Paul Adams

Staff Governor - Mrs Christine Oldham

Parent Governors - Mr Paul Fearnhead, Mr Alex Martin & Mrs Lubna Umar

Governor Committees

The function and remit of the committees are:

School Improvement: A committee operating under the delegation of the full Governing body to ensure that the school meets the requirements of the national curriculum.  The committee also reviews reports on the implementation of standards in all respects, considers school performance data and reports to the full Governing Body.

Chair = Councillor David Jones

Finance, Premises and General Purposes: A committee operating under the delegation of the full Governing body to ensure that the school budget is set and monitored and meets with the Financial Management Standards in Schools.  The Committee also monitors and reviews; health & safety, fire safety and guidance, safeguarding, asset management and premises, the school's medical policy and the educational/off-site visits policy.

Chair = Mr Paul Adams

Personnel, Salaries and Performance Management:  A committee operating under the delegation of the full Governing body to make arrangements for the interviewing and appointing of staff.  The Committee will also monitor the Performance Management Policy and confirm/agree salary proposals, in addition to monitoring and reviewing various school policies relating to personnel/staffing.

Chair = Councillor David Jones

Complaints: To consider complaints from parents and members of the public in accordance with the Complaints Procedure of the Governing Body.

Chair = Mr Paul Adams

Appeals: To be the final arbiter for matters referred to the committee.

Chair = Vacancy