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Welcome to the Governors’ page of the Hawthorn Community Primary School website.
The members of our Governing Body are listed in this section of the website, their contact details are available below. The term of office is four years.
Our primary purpose is to ensure the quality of education provision and to act as the accountable body for the school. We became part of Pathfinder Schools in April 2019 and will work closely with the Trust Board in carrying out our work, further information detailing the trust governance arrangements is available below. Please see our vision document in the files below. I am delighted to share this with you all to display our commitment to serve, support and strengthen the school.
We have a number of key roles in the running of the school. These are to:
During our recent external review of governance 2020, the report identified
'Hawthorn Community Primary School has a very able LGB chair with the necessary experience, skills, enthusiasm and competences to lead effective LGB governance that supports the Pathfinder Schools Trusts Scheme of Delegation SoD. Although there are a number of skilled and competent members appointed to the LGB there is slight weakness with regard to holding the school/trust to account particularly for financial accountability and Human Resource Management within the school sector'.
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Pathfinder Schools Trust governance arrangements are available by following these links:
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Hawthorn CP School Governing Body, September 2021
Governor Name |
Start date |
End date |
Governor category |
Committees |
Catherine Billingham |
01/04/19 |
31/03/23 |
Staff |
Teaching, Learning and Standards |
Carol Blackburn (Pupil Premium Governor) |
01/04/19 |
31/03/23 |
Co-opted |
Finance and Premises (Chair) Teaching, Learning and Standards HT Appraisal Hawthorn Extended Services LAC and Safeguarding |
Jackie Brookes (Chair of Governors) |
01/04/19 |
31/03/23 |
Parent |
Finance and Premises Teaching, Learning and Standards HT Appraisal |
Emma Jacox (Headteacher) |
Ex officio |
Ex officio |
Ex officio |
All |
Janice O’Key |
01/04/19 |
31/03/23 |
Staff |
Teaching, Learning and Standards |
Vacancy |
Community |
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Andy Downes (H&S) link |
01/04/19 |
31/03/23 |
Community
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Finance and Premises |
Rebecca Lewis
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01/11/20
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31/10/24
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Community
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Phillip Monk
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01/11/21
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31/10/25
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Parent
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Richard Bailey
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01/11/21
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31/10/25
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Parent
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Caroline Ewin (Syzgyleisure) |
01/04/19 |
31/03/23 |
Clerk |
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Associate Members
Governor Name |
Start date |
End date |
Governor category |
Committees |
Jo Marshall |
01/04/19 |
31/03/23 |
Bursar |
Finance and Premises |
Governors over previous 12 months
Governor Name |
Start date |
End date |
Governor category |
Committees |
Reason for leaving |
Richard Campbell |
01/04/19/ |
31/08/21 |
Community |
Finance and Premises Hawthorn Extended services |
Resigned |
Roland James
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01/12/20
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30/11/24
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Parent |
Resigned | |
Melanie Collier
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01/11/20
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25/03/21
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Parent
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Resigned
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