Governors

Governors

In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, every state school has to have a Governing Body.

If you would like to contact one of our Governors, please email office@arnoldmill.notts.sch.uk and they will forward any communication to the relevant Governor. 

The Governing Body is a committee of volunteers made up of the school staff, parents of children at the school, representatives of the local authority and members of the community.  

The governing body provides strategic leadership and accountability in the school by:

• Helping set the aims and objectives for the school

• Setting the policies for achieving those aims and objectives

• Setting the targets for achieving those aims and objectives

• Monitoring and evaluating the progress the school is making to achieve its aims and objectives

• Being a source of challenge and support to the head teacher and senior leadership team

• Promoting the interest of the school in the wider community  

Governing bodies have to meet at least once a term and their considerations are wide ranging, so at Arnold Mill, the governing body members spread the work into committee meetings for:

• Finance & Resources – each term, to discuss the School’s budget and staff

• Strategic and Pastoral – each term, to discuss the School’s strategy, policies & performance

• Behaviour and Attendance – annually, to review the discipline statistics and policies

• Pay - annually, to review pay grades and policies

• Recommendations and minutes of the committees are then reviewed / approved at a Full Governing Body Meeting, held each term

Each governor is also allocated an area of responsibility and Key Stage Phase. During the academic year, they have to come into school to reflect on their allotted subject and to visit their year groups. 

Even as volunteers, we are accountable to Ofsted for our actions.

How can you become a governor?

It is normal practice that the school’s head teacher has to be on the governing body, whilst the remaining staff members have to be elected by their peers. When there is a vacancy, parents of children at the school can put their name forward for membership, and should there be more than one candidate, they too, have to face an election, this time by other parents. Volunteer community governors are appointed by the remaining governing body members, whilst the local authority can nominate their members.  

Name	Committees	Responsibilities	First appointed	Term from	Term to
Rosie Allen Co-opted	F&R, S&P, Pay	HT appraisal RSE British Values Citizenship RE Humanities	01/02/2015	01/02/2023	31/01/2027
Susan Bullen Staff	S&P	Mental Health & Wellbeing KS2 Maths PE GDPR	01/09/2013	01/02/2023	31/01/2027
Anthony Clarke Co-opted	F&R, S&P	Chair of S&P Committee HT appraisal KS2 IT Art, DT and Music	01/03/2022	01/03/2022	28/02/2026
Melanie Haslam Co-opted	F&R, S&P, Pay	Chair Vice Chair of F&R Committee Vice Chair of S&P Committee HT appraisal SEND Foundation Stage Curriculum Equality for all	27/01/2020	05/07/2023	04/07/2027
Steven Lucas Parent	S&P	KS1 Pupil Premium Behaviour GDPR	01/02/2023	01/02/2023	31/01/2027
Joanne Murray Staff	S&P	Safeguarding KS1 Governor Training Science	08/10/2010	18/08/2025	17/08/2029
Jackie Oldfield Head Teacher	F&R, S&P		01/09/2019
Joseph Stewart Co-opted	F&R, S&P	Health & Safety Data & Assessment	03/12/2024	12/11/2025	11/11/2029
Chloe Walker Co-opted	F&R, S&P, Pay	Vice Chair Chair of F&R Committee English	21/12/2023	12/11/2025	11/11/2029

 

Governors' Meetings - Register of Attendance

GOVERNOR MEETING ATTENDANCE 2025/26

Governor Name	FGB	S&P	F&R	Pay Comm	FGB	S&P	F&R	FGB	S&P	F&R	Behaviour/ Attendance Comm
	Autumn Term				Spring Term			Summer Term
	12/11/2025	08/10/2025	05/11/2025	05/11/2025
Mrs R Allen	ü	A	A	N/A
Mrs S Bullen	A	ü	A	N/A
Mr A Clarke	A	ü	ü	N/A
Mrs M Haslam	ü	ü	ü	ü
Mr S Lucas	Abs	ü	A	N/A
Mrs J Murray	A	ü	A	N/A
Mrs J Oldfield	ü	ü	ü	ü
Mr Joseph Stewart	ü	ü	ü	N/A
Ms C Walker	ü	ü	ü	ü

 

GOVERNOR MEETING ATTENDANCE 2024/25

Governor Name	FGB	S&P	F&R	Pay Comm	FGB	S&P	F&R	FGB	S&P	F&R	Behaviour/ Attendance Comm
	Autumn Term				Spring Term			Summer Term
	23/09/2024	23/09/2024	16/10/2024		26/03/2025	03/03/2025	19/03/2025	02/07/2025	09/05/2025	19/06/2025	03/07/202
Mrs R Allen	A	A	A		ü	ü	ü	A	ü	ü	A
Mrs S Bullen	ü	ü	N/A		ü	ü	N/A	ü	Abs	Abs	ü
Mr A Clarke	ü	ü	A		ü	ü	ü	ü	ü	A	ü
Mrs M Haslam	A	A	ü		ü	ü	ü	ü	A	A	ü
Mr G Heywood	ü	ü	ü		A	A	ü	ü	A	ü	ü
Mr S Lucas	A	A	ü		ü	A	A	ü	Abs	Abs	Abs
Mrs J Murray	A	A	N/A		ü	A	N/A	ü	Abs	Abs	ü
Mrs J Oldfield	ü	ü	ü		ü	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü
Mr Joseph Stewart	N/A	N/A	N/A		A	ü	ü	ü	ü	Abs	Abs
Ms C Walker	ü	ü	ü		ü	ü	ü	ü	A	ü	ü

 

GOVERNOR MEETING ATTENDANCE 2023/24

Governor Name	FGB	S&P	F&R	Pay Comm	FGB	S&P	F&R	FGB	S&P	F&R	Behaviour/ Attendance Comm
	Autumn Term				Spring Term			Summer Term
	15/11/23	27/09/23	18/10/23	18/10/23	27/03/24	21/02/24	06/03/24	03/07/24	20/05/24	12/06/24
Mrs R Allen	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü		ü	A
Mrs S Bullen	ü	ü	N	N	ü	ü	N		ü	N
Mr A Clarke	ü	ü	A	N	ü	A	A		ü	ü
Mrs M Haslam	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü		ü	ü
Mrs A Hemingway	A	ü	ü	N	A	A	A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mr G Heywood	ü	ü	A	A	ü	ü	ü		A	ü
Mr S Lucas	ü	A	ü	N	ü	ü	ü		A	A
Mrs E Monaghan	ü	A	N	N	A	ü	N		ü	N
Mrs J Murray	ü	ü	N	N	ü	ü	N		ü	N
Mrs J Oldfield	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü		ü	ü
Mr D Shreeves	A	A	A	A	A	A	ü	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ms C Walker	N	N	N	N	ü	A	ü		ü	ü

 

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