Governor Committees – First/Pay Review

Terms of Reference:

To act in accordance with the Teachers Pay Policy adopted by the Governing Body to include matters relating to: teaching and learning responsibility payments, SEN (Special Educational Needs) allowances, recruitment and retention payments, points for previous experience, bursaries.
To report to the Finance, Buildings and Resources Committee on Pay Review-related expenditure.
To make any decisions under the personnel procedures adopted by the Governing Body, e.g. disciplinary, grievance, ill health, capability etc where the Headteacher is the subject of the action.
To make any decisions relating to a member of staff (other than the Headteacher) under the Personnel procedures adopted by the Governing Body (unless delegated to the Headteacher).
Reducing the staffing establishment.
Review temporary contracts on an annual basis
To ensure that a Performance Management Policy is in place
Staffing Structure
To keep under review work/life balance, working conditions and well-being including the monitoring of absence.

Meetings:
Autumn term, plus as and when necessary.

Disqualifications:
School staff. Pecuniary interest.

Delegation to the Headteacher

School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009
Appointment: The Governing Body can delegate the power to appoint outside the leadership group to:

Delegate to the Headteacher as above for:

Dismissals: Governing Body are delegated responsibility for the dismissal of:

Headteacher’s Performance Review

Terms of Reference:

To arrange to meet with the External Adviser (EA) or Education Development Partner (EDP) to discuss the Headteacher’s performance targets.
To decide with support from the EA or EDP whether the targets have been met and to set new targets annually.
To monitor throughout the year the performance of the Headteacher against the targets.
To make recommendations to the appropriate committee in respect of awards for the successful meeting of set targets.

Meetings:
Autumn term, plus monitoring meetings.

Disqualifications:
the Headteacher and staff.

Wellfield School