Meet our Governors

Our governing body meet every half term to discuss the needs of our school. We listen to the voices of our children and work hard to ensure everybody is happy.

Headteacher:

Ms G Clark

Co-opted members:

Mr Christopher Seymour (Chair)

Mrs Claire Taylor (Vice Chair)

Mrs Zoe Baker (Deputy Head)

Mr Daniel Rose

LA representatives:

Mr Tony Huff

Staff representative:

  Mrs Nicola Pettinger

Parent representatives:   

Mrs Emma Hames

Mrs Madeleine Smith

Clerk to the governing body:

Mr William Ward

None of our governors are governors at any other schools. Their business interests are noted on the roles and responsibilities document below. None of our Governors have any financial interests that need to be declared. 

For more information on our governing body -please view the documents below:

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Meet Our Governors

Chris Seymour - Chair

I originally set out on my governor journey as a parent governor with 2 children in school and saw it as a way of giving a little something back to the Jump community, a village where my grandparents settled shortly after WWII.  I am an accountant by day and felt that the school would benefit from the skills I had gained throughout my career, from budget management to data interrogation in order to challenge and hold school leaders to account. My children have since left Jump Primary and I have become a co-opted governor to enable me to continue to support school life. 

Tony Huff

Hello. My name is Tony Huff. I am a local authority appointed school governor. I joined the Jump Primary Governing Board in October 2023. I have previously served for three years as a school governor for a small primary school in Chipping Ongar in Essex.

I am now semi-retired whilst also being a director of a small housing developer and rental company in East London. Previously I have worked in a number of local authorities around the country in my specialist field of finance especially council housing finance. I have over 30 years of managing and providing council services as well as a number of years in the private sector as both a company director and self-employed.

I have once again become a school governor so I can use my skills and knowledge to benefit the running of the school thereby ensuring that the children receive a first class education. I see my role as supporting the school and the staff but also where necessary challenging what and the way things are being done.

My now grown up son went to a brilliant primary school in Leeds and I promised myself then that I would like to pay back for that education in some way. As a governor it gives me the chance to be involved in the education of children and help the next generation. I strongly believe that our children deserve the very best education we can provide for them and therefore we must all strive to be outstanding.

Nicola Pettinger

Hi, I am Nicola Pettinger and I am the school based staff representative on the Governing board. I chose to do this role to support the staff and school. I have worked in the school for over 14 years, across a range of classes and both my children were educated here. So, by being on the governing board it also gives me the opportunity to give something back to the school. I currrently work as a HLTA and provide support for class teachers with interventions and Forest School.

Dan Rose

I am delighted to be joining the school governing board from September 2023. I have been working closely within the local education sector for several years now through my creative agency. My works have included:

- Developing culture, vision and values strategies

- Designing identities and visual communications around settings

- Producing photography and film for prospective parents and curriculum awareness

- Creating and managing website and apps

All have spanned across schools, colleges and universities. I aim to bring my experience and insights to Jump Primary School to support the school’s development plan and ensure that the aims are achieved successfully.

My experience working with local education providers around culture and purpose has presented other topics that I have supported and become more engaged with, such as behaviour and well-being within schools. This is something that I will be looking to support at school and further-develop my own knowledge and skills through Governance training that will positively impact and support the school moving forward.

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Approved Scheme of Delegation / Roles and Responsibilities – Finance

Governing Body:

The governing body has a strategic role in the financial management in schools and its key responsibilities include:

Setting financial priorities thought the:

1. School Improvement Plan

2. 3-year financial plan (ensuring that only a balanced sound budget is approved, with a forward projection for at least 3 years)

3. The annual budget – establishing formal procedures and a timetable for budget planning

• Deciding on how the school’s delegated budget should be spent, in accordance with their school improvement plan and the statutory curriculum requirements as laid down by Government.
• Approving and monitoring the annual budget ensuring it is managed effectively
• Ensuring the school meets all its statutory obligations, and through the head teacher complies with its LA’s Financial Regulations and Standing Orders
• Evaluating the effectiveness of spending decisions ensuring that the school obtains best value for money when purchasing goods and services
• Establishing a charging policy for the supply of goods and services
• Determining virement and expenditure thresholds
• Monitoring the budget and implementing virements when appropriate

Approve virements between budget headings over £10,000

Authorise expenditure on large items of £15,000

Receiving quarterly or termly reports on finance

Authorising tendering arrangements over £15,000

Establishing a finance committee and reviewing its remit and membership annually

Deciding, after careful consideration, whether or not to insure risks not covered by the LA (school insurance)

Authorising the disposal or write off of stock (asset register)