Governance
Welcome.
Welcome to the Governors section of the website. My name is Julie Walmsley and I am the current Chair of Governors for Hawthorn Tree Primary School. I became a governor in July 2019 and completed the NGA Chairs Development Course in November 2021.
My job as the present chair is to work with the other governors of the Governing Body and the Head Teacher, as a team, to carry out our wide range of roles and responsibilities efficiently and effectively for the benefit of our children in the School. As Chair of Governors I meet with Mrs Palmer on a regular basis, and all governors try to attend as many school functions as possible, so that we can be part of the school family. In order to educate our children to their full potential, I believe in a close working partnership between pupil, parent, school and the community and as governors we will endeavour to achieve this aim.
As a Governing Body, we have 3 core functions to follow:
Ensuring there is clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction.
Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils and the performance management of staff.
Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.
Our vision is to develop an outstanding school for the local community where our values of resilience, respect, diversity, compassion and innovation are evident in everything we do. Through nurturing our children academically, socially and emotionally, we provide them with secure foundations for life, so that they leave Hawthorn Tree with an excellent all-round education and a love of learning. Our school motto ‘Where everybody is somebody’ permeates throughout our school.
Thank you for taking the time to read about the Governing Body of Hawthorn Tree Primary School. If you have any queries or comments regarding the above, or would be interested in becoming a governor, please email enquiries@hawthorn-tree.lincs.sch.uk and mark it for the attention of Chair of Governors.
Julie Walmsley
Chair of Governors
Please find below details of our Governors at Hawthorn Tree School, how it is structured, categories, responsibilities, terms of appointment, register of interests and minutes.
Governing Body:
| Name | Type of Governor | Chair (C), Vice-Chair (VC) | Appointed by | Resources | Strategy | Connections to Staff | Declaration of Conflict of Interests | Date of appointment - Term of Office End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janice Carder | C | VC | GB | No | Yes(C) | None | None Declared | 25/02/2020-25/02/2024 |
| Emma Cox | P | No | Elected Unopposed | No | Yes | None | None Declared | 21/09/2021-20/09/2025 |
| Brian Davies | C | No | GB | Yes | No | None | None Declared | 16/11/2021-15/11/2025 |
| Pamela Elton | C | No | GB | No | Yes | None | None Declared | 03/10/2018-03/10/2022 |
| Simon Jaques | C | No | GB | Yes | No | Spouse - Teaching Assistant | None Declared | 27/11/2018-27/11/2022 |
| Tracy Millane | S | No | Elected Unopposed | No | Yes | Member of Staff | None Declared | 11/07/2018-11/07/2022 |
| Michelle Palmer | H | No | Self Appointed | Yes | Yes | Head Teacher | None Declared | Permanent Member |
| Julie Walmsley | C | C | GB | Yes(C) | Yes | None | None Declared | 16/07/2019-16/07/2023 |
| Julie Wright | LA | No | LA | No | Yes | None | None Declared | 20/07/2021 - 20/07/2025 |
Governors (last 12 months) | ||||||||
| Marie Freeman | LA | No | LA | No | Yes | None | None Declared | 10/09/2019-27/04/2021 |
| Yazmeen Kadar | H | No | Self Appointed | Yes | No | Member of Staff | None Declared | 01/01/2021 - 31/08/2021 |
| Chris Brady | H | No | Self Appointed | No | Yes | Member of Staff | Family member - Teacher | 01/01/2021 - 31/08/2021 |
| Jacqui Ward | P | No | Appointed Unopposed | No | Yes | None | None Declared | 20/09/2017-20/09/2021 |
| Bethany Lines | C | No | GB | Yes(C) | No | Family member - Teaching Assistant | Family member - Teaching Assistant | 27/11/2018-01/11/2021 |
| John Ailsby | C | C | GB | Yes | Yes | None | None Declared | 10/11/2019-16-11-2021 |
| Zoe Kearns | P | No | Elected Unopposed | Yes | No | None | None Declared | 21/09/2021 - 17/03/2022 |
Ms S Speirs - Clerk to the Governors
Legend:
P - Parent, elected by Parents
A - Associate Member - recommended by Lincolnshire County Council
C - Co-opted, appointed by Governing Body
L - Local Authority, recommended by Lincolnshire County Council
S - Staff, elected by Staff
H - Headteacher, ex-officio
GB - Governing Body
Register of Pecuniary Interests
| Governor | Name of Business/ Financial Interest | Nature of Business | Nature of Interest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janice Carder | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Emma Cox | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Brian Davies | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Pamela Elton | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Simon Jaques | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Tracy Millane | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Michelle Palmer | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Julie Walmsley | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Julie Wright | Nil | Nil | Nil |
HAWTHORN TREE GOVERNORS’ ATTENDANCE – ACADEMIC YEAR 2020-21
| Full Board Meetings | Strategy Committee | Resource Committee | |||||||||
Governor | 17/11/20 | 23/2/21 | 18/5/21 | 20/7/21 | 3/11/20 | 9/2/21 | 4/5/21 | 6/7/21 | 13/10/20 | 26/1/21 | 20/4/21 | 30/6/21 |
John Ailsby | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | AP | A | A | A | A |
| Chris Brady | X | A | A | A | X | A | A | A | X | X | X | X |
Janice Carder | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | X | X | X | X |
Pam Elton | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | X | X | X | X |
Marie Freeman | A | A | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | A | AP | X |
Simon Jaques | A | A | A | AP | X | X | X | X | A | A | A | A |
| Yazmeen Kadar | X | A | A | A | X | X | X | X | X | A | A | A |
James Kelwick | A | X | X | X | A | X | X | X | A | X | X | X |
Bethany Lines | A | A | A | A | X | X | X | X | A | A | A | AP |
Tracy Millane | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | AP | X | X | X | X |
Julie Walmsley | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Jacqui Ward | A | A | AP | A | A | AP | A | A | X | X | X | X |
A – Attended Ab - Absent
Ap – Apologies received R - Resigned
Governance documents:
Governing Body Minutes - Academic Year 2021-22
Full Governing Body Meetings Minutes 2021-22
Strategy Meeting Minutes 2021-22
Resources Meetings Minutes 2021-22
Full Governing Body Meeting Minutes 2020 - 2021
Resource Meeting Minutes 2020-2021
Strategy Meeting Minutes 2020-2021
Governing Body Minutes - Academic Year 2019-2020.
Full Governing Body 2019-2020
Strategy Meeting Minutes 2019/2020
Resource Meeting Minutes 2019-2020
Governing Body Minutes - Academic Year 2018-2019.
Previous minutes available at request, please contact the school office.