Meet The Governors - Morley Memorial Primary School

The purpose of our governing body is to “conduct the school with a view to promoting high standards of educational achievement at the school”.

Morley’s governing body has three core strategic functions:

1. Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
2. Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils and the performance management of staff
3. Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent

Click here for more information on the roles and responsibilities of governors at Morley.

The structure of the Governing Body

In September 2020 the Governing Body agreed to trial a new approach to governance for a period of 12 months, moving from a committee model to a circle model. Under the circle model the resources and learning committees are dissolved and all matters are considered by the full governing body. The Performance Management and Salary Committees remain as separate committees to monitor staff appraisal and carry out headteacher appraisal. The salary committee meets separately to consider issues around pay.

The full governing body meets six times a year, usually bi-monthly.

The governing body is made up of up to 15 governors.

2 elected parent governors
1 LA governor
1 headteacher
1 elected staff governor
10 co-opted governors (of which up to 3 could be members of staff).

The term of office of all governors (other than the headteacher) is four years.

We currently have vacancies for co-opted governors.

Name	Type of Governor	Appointing Body	Date of Initial Appointment	Current term of office	Date Stepped Down	Responsibilities
Jonathan Gorrie	Co-opted Governor	Governing Body	10.6.2016	10.06.20 -09.06.24		Chair of Governors,
Nikki Brown	Head teacher	Ex-officio	n/a	n/a
Tom Knowles	Co-opted Governor	Governing Body	22.11.18	22.11.18 to 21.11.22
Jack Pullen	Staff	Election	22.11.18	22.11.18 to 21.11.22
Phil Colligan	Co-opted Governor	Governing Body	10.06.16	01.01.19 to 31.12.22		Co-Vice-Chair of Governors,
Ruth Kershner	Co-opted Governor	Governing Body	19.01.15	04.03.19 to 03.03.23
Caroline Louth	Co-opted Governor	Governing Body	19.01.15	04.03.19 to 03.03.23
Hilary Toulmin	Parent Governor	Governing Body	04.09.19	04.09.19 to 03.09.23		Co-Vice-Chair of Governors,
Verity Motskin	Local Authority Governor	Governing Body	05.12.19	05.12.19 to 04.12.23
Pip Wilson	Co-opted Governor	Governing Body	25.02.21	25.02.21 to 24.02.25
Dan Ashby	Co-opted Governor	Governing Body	03.11.21	03.11.21 to 02.11.25

Pecuniary Register of Governors	Attendance of Governors at Meetings
Pecuniary Interests Register 2021-2022	2019-20 governor attendance at meetings 2018-19 governor attendance at meetings 2017-18 Governor attendance at meetings 2016-17 Governor attendance at meetings 2015-16 Governor attendance at meetings

Terms of Reference, Standing Orders and Code of Practice

Terms of reference 2021-2022

2021_2022 Morley Memorial Standing Orders

2021_2022 Governor Code of Practice

Minutes of Governing Body Meetings

Current academic year

FGB 4 Minutes 17 March 2022

FGB 3 Minutes 24 Feb 2022 .docx

FGB 1 Minutes 7 Oct 2021 _

FGB 2 Minutes 2 Dec 2021

Minutes 8 July 2021

Historic minutes

Minutes are available to view for periods beyond the current academic year. Please contact the clerk to governors on clerk@morley.cambs.sch.uk to view historic minutes.

Minutes 2019-2020

Full Governing Body	Learning Committee	Resources Committee
Minutes-3rd-October-2019	Minutes 23rd September 2019	Minutes 28 October 2019
Minutes 5 December 2019	Minutes 24 January 2020	Minutes 17 March 2020