Providing an attachment friendly community which fosters warmth with high boundaries so that all can achieve to their full potential.
Providing an attachment friendly community which fosters warmth with high boundaries so that all can achieve to their full potential.
Welcome to the Governors' page, we will post updates on visits, observations and roles and responsibilities.
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Meet the Team
David Blythe : (Chair of Governors) Leadership & Management
David has a managerial background in both the private and public sectors, particularly around organisational development and quality management systems. He also has experience as a non-executive director with various organisations. With a keen interest in the community, David has been a Magistrate since 2000 and was appointed a Governor in 2012.
Rohit Naik: Headteacher at Hope School
Rohit has been Headteacher at Hope School since 2002. He is passionate about education for children with special educational needs. As Executive Head, Mr Naik has provided support for other Liverpool SEN establishments.
Maxine O'Neill: Staff Governor
Maxine has taught at the school since 2010 and is now the Deputy Headteacher. Maxine is passionate about inclusion and looking for new strategies to provide inclusive education.
Rachel Rick: Quality of Education
Rachel has been recently reappointed to the governing board due to her commitments as an active Headteacher and the commitments she had already, having recently retired Rachel can now commit to her post on the board. Rachel has been an outstanding Headteacher at King David School.
Mick Carden: Intervention Centre
Mike has been reappointed after a short break to enjoy the start of his retirement. Mike has numerous connections in Liverpool and extensive links with the school over many years.
Tom Lambeth: BEHAVIOUR AND ATTITUDES PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Tom is the director of Food for thought who provides our school dinners. Tom joined the governors November 2018.
Dominic Ion : Finance
Dominic is a qualified public sector accountant and auditor, who worked for many years for the Audit Commission before retiring in 2010. He has a son with Asperger’s Syndrome, and he and his wife therefore have first-hand experience of some of the challenges involved in caring for young people with learning disabilities. He has a particular interest in Special Needs education, Dominic’s philosophy is “Never assume that any young person cannot achieve anything - unless and until it is conclusively proved that they can’t”!’
Sarah Goldman: Parent Governor and SEN
Sarah is a birth mother of a now adult son and an adoptive mother of a now adult daughter with Developmental Trauma Disorder. She is a parent champion at the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families. In 2018 Sarah promoted a seminar in Liverpool to celebrate the publication of 'Creative Therapies for Complex Trauma: helping children and families in foster care, kinship care or adoption' (Eds. Hendry and Hasler) with presentations by a number of the contributors to an audience of professionals, parents and carers.
NAME |
CATEGORY OF GOVERNOR |
APPOINTED |
APPOINTED BY |
TERM OF OFFICE |
ROLE |
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST (Business/Finance) |
Mr David Blythe |
Chair of Governors / Co-opted |
16.03.16 |
Governing Board |
4 years |
Leadership & Management Governor; Headteacher Performance Management |
Honorary Secretary Liverpool Governors’ Forum; Governor at Gateacre High School |
Mrs Rachel Rick |
Co-opted |
08.11.18 |
Governing Board |
4 years |
Quality of Education |
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Mr Tom Lambeth |
Co-opted |
08.11.18 |
Governing Board |
4 years |
Safeguarding Governor, Personal Development Behavior and Attitude |
CEO of Food for Thought; Governor at Norman Pannell Primary School |
Mr Dominic Ion |
Co-opted |
13.07.17 |
Governing Board |
4 years |
Finance |
Governor at Gateacre High School |
Ms Sara Goldman |
Parent Vice Chair |
11.07.19 |
Governing Board |
4 Years |
Attachment |
|
Mr Rohit Naik |
Headteacher |
Ex officio |
- |
- |
Headteacher |
- |
Mrs Maxine O’Neill |
Staff |
01.01.16 |
Elected |
4 years |
Staff Governor |
- |
Attendance 2017 2018
Name |
Autumn 2017 November 23rd |
Spring 2018 13th March |
Summer 2018 12th July |
David Blythe | P | P | P |
Mike Carden | P | P | A |
Dominic Ion | A | A | P |
Rohit Naik | P | P | P |
Helen Barnes | A | P | A |
Michelle Corrigan | M | M | M |
Maxine O'Neill | A | P | P |
John Holt | P | P | P |
Key:
P- Present
A -Apologies
M-Maternity leave
x- No apologies sent
Autumn 2018 November 22nd |
Spring 2019 March 21st |
Summer 2019 July 11th |
|
David Blythe | P | P | |
Mike Carden | - | P | |
Dominic Ion | P | P | |
Rohit Naik | P | P | |
Helen Barnes | A | A | |
Rachel Rick | P | P | |
Maxine O'Neill | P | P | |
John Holt | A | P | |
Tom Lambert | P | P | |
David Green | P | A |
HOPE SCHOOL
OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITES OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS
The prime purpose of the Board of Governors is to provide non-executive leadership and operate at a strategic level, leaving the Headteacher and Senior School Leadership Team responsible for the day-to-day running of the school.
The governors operate within the guidelines issued by the Department for Education: (a) The School Governance (Roles, Procedures and Allowances) Regulations and (b) The November 2015 Governors Handbook. These two documents define clearly three core functions the board are responsible for:
This is achieved by carrying out a range of activities each term and attending various events, which includes:
To discharge their duties, the Board of Governors’ work closely together as a team. They have diverse backgrounds and experiences coupled with a broad range of skills that enable them to make a positive contribution to the schools development. They undergo regular training and hold an annual away-day to review their effectiveness and develop an action plan for improvements.
In line with best practice, the Governors’ are supported in their role by Mr Dave Cadwallader, Professional Clerk (School Improvement Liverpool) who provides a range of administrative support services together with any necessary legal and procedural advice, in order that the Board of Governors is able to carryout its responsibilities effectively and efficiently.
Governors Attendance 2020/2021
Name |
Autumn 2020 |
Spring 2021 |
Summer 2022 |
Rohit Naik |
P |
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David Blythe |
P |
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Mike Carden |
P |
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Dominic Ions |
P |
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Maxine O’Neill |
P |
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Sarah Goldman |
P |
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Tom Lambeth | P | ||
Rachel Rick | A |