Meet the Governors
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The Governing Body at Elmtree Infant and Nursery School currently is made up of volunteers from the Community, the Staff and Parents.
The Governing Body works with the Head and the Senior Leadership Team to ensure that all the children at Elmtree Infant and Nursery School receive the best possible start to their education. There are six full Governing Body meetings per year. In addition, there is a Pay & Personnel Committee which meets once each term.
There are different categories of Governors; Skills Governors, Parent Governors & Staff Governors. Further down this page there is more about the roles and responsibilities of the Governors at Elmtree Infant and Nursery School.
If you think you might be interested in becoming a Governor, please contact Tony Hann, Chair of Governors via the school office who will be able to give you more information. As a new Governor you will undergo a period of training to help you understand your role on the Governing Body and there are regular development opportunities available from throughout the term of your Governance.
Please feel free to contact any of the Governors by emailing or telephoning the school office.
The Clerk to the Local Governing Body is Mr. Trevor Gibbons who can be contacted by email: trevor.gibbons@entrustclerk.com
A copy of the LGB meeting minutes can be made available by request from the clerk via email.
ODBST Trust Board
We are members of the Oxford Diocesan Bucks Schools Trust (ODBST) and the governance of the Trust belongs to the main ODBST Board of Trustees. Below is a link to our Scheme of Delegation. This also includes our Constitution and Terms of Reference. Paper copies can be obtained through the school office or by using the ‘contact us’ option on this website. You can also find details of the Trust Board and details of our Trust Governance by clicking this link.
ODBST Scheme of Delegation
A link to the scheme of delegation document can be found here.
Elmtree Whole Governing Body Meetings
Autumn Term 2024
25th September
13th November
Spring Term 2025
29th January
12th March
Summer Term 2025
7th May
9th July
Membership
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Governors who have left in the last 12 months
Name | Governor Type | Term From | Term To | Leaving Date |
| Jamesina Sainsbury | Skills Governor | 12th October 2020 | 11th October 2024 | 7th June 2024 |
Elmtree Whole Governing Body Meeting Attendance 2023-2024
| Y = Attended, N = Apologies Accepted, NA = Apologies not Accepted, NS = No Apologies sent, ? = Attendance Not Marked, Blank = Not Required, CA = Consent for absence, - = Not applicable | |||||||||
| Governor | Governor Type | 27 Sep 2023 | 29 Nov 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 13 Mar 2024 | 08 May 2024 | 03 Jul 2024 | ||
| Meryn Brown | Parent governor | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | ||
| David Bucklow | Skills Governor | - | - | - | - | - | Y | ||
| Tony Hann | Skills Governor | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Neil Herrington | Skills Governor | Y | N | Y | Y | N | Y | ||
| Cathy Hunt | Skills Governor | - | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Zakir Hussain | Skills Governor | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | ||
| Jamesina Sainsbury | Skills Governor | N | Y | N | N | N | - | ||
| Sam Summerfield | Staff governor | - | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Mrs Rosie Washford Mower | Skills Governor | Y | N | N | Y | N | Y | ||
| Mrs Tracy Whitehill | Headteacher | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Ms Sam Woodcock | Parent governor | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | ||
Find out more about our Governors
Declaration of Pecuniary Interests for Governors of
Elmtree Infant and Nursery School
Explanatory Note:
Governors are forbidden from being involved in decision making relating to the purchases by the school of goods and services from themselves, their relatives or organisations in which they or those close to them have significant interest. The school is required to maintain a register of such interests.
A significant interest is defined as one in which the individual stands to gain a substantial, direct or indirect reward from a transaction made with the school.
Elmtree Infant and Nursery School maintains a register of these interest. All Governors are required to sign a Declaration of Pecuniary Interests on joining the Governing body and this Register is updated annually.
September 2022