“St. Jude’s exists in order to impart knowledge with...
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Contents Page
1. The Governing Body Structure & Sub Committees 3
2. Individual Governor Responsibilities 4
3. Introduction from Chair of Governors 5
4. Queen’s Jubilee Photographs of the children 6
5. School Staff Structure - September 2011 7/8
6. Sub-Committee Reports 9
6.1 Finance & Personnel 9/10
6.2 Pupils & Curriculum 11
6.3 SEN (Special Educational Needs) Update 12
6.4 Curriculum Link Maths Update 13
6.5 Premises 14
1. Governing Body Constitution,
Membership and Committees
The constitution of the Governing Body provides for 12 governors. Appointments or
elections are for four years.
GOVERNING BODY as at July 2012
Category Type Name
Foundation Ex-officio The Revd Stephen Sichel
SDBE Mr Peter Colley
SDBE Dr Alex MacKay
PCC Mr Neil Gilchrist
PCC Mr Ross Gunderson
PCC Ms Alex Bousoulengas
PCC Ms Marie Plumridge
Local Authority Ms Tina McKenzie-O’Neill
Parent Ms Marcia Campbell
Staff Headteacher Ms Florence Wilson
Teaching staff Ms Katy Lawrence
Support staff Mr Ahamefula Oguike
COMMITTEES
Finance/Personnel Pupil/Curriculum Premises/Health & Safety
Dr Alex MacKay (Chair) Ms Marie Plumridge (Chair) Mr Neil Gilchrist (Chair)
Ms Marcia Campbell Ms Katy Lawrence Ms Florence Wilson
Ms Florence Wilson The Revd Stephen Sichel Mr Ahamefula Oguike
Mr Ross Gunderson Ms Alex Bousoulengas Mr Michael O’Neill
Mr Peter Colley Ms Tina McKenzie-O’Neill
Ms Susan Henderson Ms Marcia Campbell
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2. Individual Governor Responsibilities
Training Link Vacant
Child Protection
Vulnerable Children
SEN
Ms Marcia Campbell
English Ms Alex Bousoulengas
Maths Ms Marcia Campbell
Science Vacant (now Mr Peter Colley)
RE Mr Neil Gilchrist
Art Ms Marie Plumridge
ICT Mr Ross Gunderson
Spanish Dr Alex MacKay
PE Mr Ross Gunderson
History/Geography Mr Neil Gilchrist
Gifted&Talented Ms Marie Plumridge
DT Ms Tina McKenzie-O’Neill
PTA Link Mr Ross Gunderson
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3. Introduction from the Chair of Governors
It’s been a real pleasure and honour to perform the privileged task as Chair of
Governors to such a wonderful school.
We have seen three Governors sadly leave us and three others join. I would like to
offer a special note of thanks to Joseph Mwangola who left after a number of years
service, most recently as Chair of Governors. We also saw Shirley Best MBE leave
the board after her sterling work. Lastly one of the teacher Governors (Marcia
Hemming Phipps) left after her valued contribution. These three were replaced by Mr
Pete Colley, Mr Neil Gilchrist and Ms Katie Lawrence.
We have seen an exciting year for Governors in terms of in depth training (both from
the Diocese and the Local Authority). We have continued the rigorous process of
evaluating the school policies, re-drafting where necessary and engaging with the
wider St. Judes family through consultation processes.
Unfortunately we have lost one teacher this year, but have recently recruited an NQT
who will be joining us at the start of next term. Please see below information on Ms
Charlotte Vines.
Finally the Governors would like to thank the staff and volunteers at St Judes for all
their hard work, the parents for their continued support and the PTA for all the hard
work towards fundraising and future planning.
Queen’s Jubilee Celebrations
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5. Staff List – 2011/12
TEACHING STAFF
Head Teacher Florence Wilson
Deputy Head Teacher Christopher McGaughey
Reception Sharon Cunningham
Class 1 Aimée Le Sueur (1.9.11-31.3.12)
Catherine Davies (from 1.4.12)
Class 2 Laura Cookson
Class 3 Monique Darrell
Class 4 Hannah Zarb
Class 5 Sarah Roden
Class 6 Marcia Hemmings Phipps
SUPPORT TEACHERS
Learning Mentor Kathleen McManus
1:1 Tuition Katy Lawrence
Catherine Davies
PSHE Avril MacDonald
Steel Pans (Tutor) Anthony Campbell
PE (Coach) Carlton Bennett (1.9.11-30.3.12)
Kevin Park (from 1.4.12)
Music Emily Atkinson (1.9.11-31.12.11)
Lucy Davies (from 1.1.12)
Spanish Suzanne Jay
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TEACHING ASSISTANTS
Angela Pike (HLTA) Rose Carland (left 28.10.11)
Ben Fairbairn (left 30.9.11) Valerie Lambert
Siobhan Heron Joyce Haydon
Pauline Johnson Ahamefula Oguike
Melanie Johnson (left 31.8.11) Karina Bernard
Monica Omezie Maja Zor
Michelle Senior
MEAL SUPERVISORS
Sheila Beckwith Pauline Johnson
Pilar Odiaga Roca Michael Wells
Evette Johnson Afamefula oguike
Karina Bernard
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Principal Finance & Administrative Officer Susan Henderson
Administrative Assistant Jeanine Harmitt
PREMISIS STAFF
Premises Officer Michael O’Neill
Cleaner Myrem Tahir
Cleaner Evette Johnson
Cleaner Andrew Johnson
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6. Sub-Committee Reports 6.1 Finance and Personnel
Income £1,151,201
This is made up largely by the Formula Funding from Lambeth (£944,368) but also
includes supplementary funding for particular groups, Lottery funding and income
from hire of premises, school meals and clubs.
Expenditure £1,134,081
More than 80% of St Jude’s expenditure goes on the staff. The rest goes on running
costs like maintenance and improvement of the building, cleaning and caretaking,
utilities, learning resources and council tax.
The carry forward figure for the next year is £185,205 which includes our brought
forward balance from last year. This was due to some extra funding that we had not
been notified of. This includes the Pupil Premium and Targeted Support Grants, a
Capital Grant, head teacher mentoring support and staff sickness insurance
reimbursement. Long term staff absences were covered in part by the head and
deputy head which saved £27,800 on our agency spend.
The work of the Finance and Personnel committee is diverse. Highlights have been:
• The School is now committed to completing phase 3 of the Junior Playground
project at a cost of around £30,000. The PTA continue to raise funds to
contribute to this.
• The school has considered how it will account for money received under the
pupil premium which is targeted at children on free school meals.
• The committee discussed how we can adhere to the Schools Financial Value
Standard and requirements for Internal Controls.
• We reviewed the premises development plan which includes plans to increase
the size of the juniors classrooms, renew the roof, refurbish the kitchen, renew
heating installations and relay the grass in the infants playground.
• Three of the four new teachers recruited last year complete their first year this
summer. We are currently recruiting a new class teacher for Key Stage 2.
This will increase capacity and create a support teacher post.
• In line with the Equal Pay Act we are carrying out a Pay and Grading Review
We are introducing a new model policy on Teacher Appraisal and Capability and we
have rewritten the Policy on Allegations against Staff.
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Personnel
My name is Charlotte Vines and I have recently finished my
teacher training at St Mary’s University College in
Twickenham. I am really excited to be starting my career at
St Judes and can't wait to get to know all the children and
staff. My special interests are PE and music, and I am
looking forward to getting involved in all aspects of school
life.
Neil Gilchrist
Neil Gilchrist is one of the newest members of the board of governors. Neil trained as an
Officer in the Salvation Army before returning to South London seven years ago, where he
now works as a supply teacher in Lambeth Southwark and Wandsworth.
Neil is a regular member of St Matthew’s church where he was recently elected as a
Churchwarden. Neil brings to the governing body a broad experience in Christian Education
together with a desire to see children reach their full potential in all aspects of their life.
Neil is currently studying for an MA in Early Childhood Studies at Roehampton University
which complements his role as governor. Neil is on the premises committee which has the
potential to make a huge impact on the day to day life of children at St Jude’s.
Pete Colley
Pete is the newest member on the Board of Governors, appointed by the Southwark
Diocesan Board of Education at the end of April this year. He is a Foundation Governor and
also sits on the Finance & Personnel Committee.
His daughter, Lizzie, is in Class 2 and his son, George, is starting St Jude's in September
2012. Pete and his wife, Kitty, have lived in Dalberg Road for over 12 years.
Pete currently works for Network Rail, who run, maintain and develop Britain’s rail tracks,
signalling, bridges, tunnels, level crossings, viaducts and key stations. He is part of the
senior management team working to deliver c.25-40% efficiencies in the £5bn of taxpayers'
money each year that the company spends on goods, services and projects.
He is a qualified management accountant who has previously worked in senior management
roles for several major British companies (WHSmith, Boots, Sainsburys and Reuters). He
has also managed small-scale touring theatre companies. He is hoping to share his
experiences from managing both large and medium sized organisations to support the
school not only in managing its finances and looking at funding opportunities, but also in
broader strategic decision making and assessment of management capability.
Pete is extremely excited to have the opportunity to work with fellow governors, staff, parents
and pupils to support our school. He believes that his skills and experience can be of benefit
to the school and the local community and that he will also enjoy playing his part in making
sure that our community achieves its full potential.
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6.2 Pupils and Curriculum
In our committee our aim is to work in partnership with the school and wider
community looking at different aspects of teaching and learning at St Jude’s. This
year there has been two new developments in our committee, these are:
Curriculum Link Governor
Throughout the year, the Pupil and Curriculum Committee look at the application of
policies relating to curriculum areas and how they are being implemented within the
school. Each Governor has been linked to a curriculum leader within the school in
order to gain a better understanding of how the subject is delivered in different areas
of education. As the English link Governor, it has been fantastic to see the rich
provision of activities available to the children to support their learning in this area.
Some key achievements this year have been the setting up of Magazine Club where
children in key stage 2 have been working on report planning, drafting and writing
and developing team work skills to create a shared magazine. The trip to Royal
Russell School for a Verse Speaking Competition was also a huge success and the
children should be congratulated on their bravery and dedication. St Jude’s stood out
as a school where children displayed strong voice projection and confidence. The
teachers also showed great commitment by attending to support the children at the
event which took place on a weekend.
Many Governors attended the Governors annual visit this year where we prepared to
focus on the provision of reading in the school in line with targets to raise standards
of reading in line with the school action plan. These and many other focuses have
given ongoing insight into the fantastic work being done by the school and the areas
in which the Governors can support developments to provide a rich curriculum for
children.
St Jude’s Code of Conduct
At the beginning of this year indirect response to parents concerns we worked in
partnership with the school to create a school code of conduct to reinforce the
continuation of acceptable behaviour from all adults; parents, carers and visitors
therefore creating a safe and positive school environment for all at St Jude’s. Our
committee felt St Jude’s Golden Rules play an active role in creating an environment
of community and respect and we decided that all adults as role models should
ensure the same values.
The process started with our committee, where we discussed the purpose of the
Code of Conduct and what its content should cover. Then we created a draft which
we took forward to the Full Governing Body and made small amendments together.
Once agreed by the Governing body, we sent home a copy with the school
newsletter to keep parents/carers informed.
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6.3 Special Educational Needs (SEN) Update
Chris McGaughey, SEN Co-ordinator and Marcia Campbell, SEN Governor had met
to discuss the SEN (Special Educational Needs) Policy, which was last reviewed and
approved in December 2010.
During the meeting it was discussed that there has been a small increase in the
number of pupils on the SEN register from last year.
There have been many focuses this academic year on the services of SEN provided
within St. Jude’s which have included the following:
• Parental and pupil involvement in IEPs. Pupils and parents have been
involved in writing targets for Individual Educational Plans. Pupils are
more aware of their targets and know what they need to do to achieve
them. There has been an increase in the number of targets fully met at the
end of each term.
• Provision for pupils with SEN.
• Progress of pupils with SEN. There has been an improvement in the
amount of progress that children with SEN make each term, however this
is still inconsistent across the school. This will continue to be a focus in
the next academic year.
SEN Green Paper
The Government is currently reviewing the SEN provision in schools. The long
awaited SEN Green Paper – a 134 page document outlines the Government’s
proposals for supporting children with disabilities and SEN and their families. The
publication of Support and Aspiration: a new approach to special educational needs
and disability marks the start of a four-month consultation on the issues it considers,
and educational professionals are encouraged to address the questions it specifically
raises.
To summarise, the SEN Green Paper will present changes in the way the services
will be structured and once the consultation has ended, the school’s SEN policy will
be reviewed to take into account recommendations from the completed SEN Green
Paper, especially in the way SEN services are funded within the Borough, with more
targeted resourcing and greater flexibility to direct support where it is needed.
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6.4 Curriculum Link Maths Update
Marcia Campbell, Maths Link Governor and Mrs Marcia Hemmings-Phipps, Maths
Co-ordinator met to discuss the maths curriculum and how it’s implemented within
the school. It was good to see lots of excellent work, especially with the lower
achievers in Maths and the Gifted and Talented.
During the Autumn Term and the first half of the Spring Term, less able and gifted
and talented children that were targeted in Key Stage 2 had been receiving additional
maths interventions led by the Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA). Throughout
the school year, more able, underachieving and less able children across the school
have received daily intervention of individualised learning on the computer - Success
Maker programme.
During the Spring Term, more able children from Year Six work with AST from two
local Secondary Schools (St. Martins High School and Stockwell High School).
During the Summer Term, Gifted and Talented children have been receiving
additional maths sessions with the HLTA.
Mrs Hemmings-Phipps has contacted two leading Universities and Specialist Maths
teachers for additional support in providing further learning opportunities for the gifted
and talented children. This is to ensure that the children are receiving extra work to
keep them challenged.
The school has been concerned with children’s mental arithmetic ability and
therefore bought in series of Mental Arithmetic Books (Schofield & Sims) ranging
from Introductory to Book 5 followed by Key Stage One - 1 to 6 books, to help
develop and reinforce their understanding of solving problems mentally. Each child
in Key Stage 2 has been allocated a copy of a Mental Arithmetic Book. From
September 2011 children in Year 4 and 5 were grouped in sets according to the
Mental Arithmetic book they have been allocated, based on assessment data. The
sets takes place once per week for a period of 45 minutes led by the Head-teacher,
Mathematics Co-ordinator, Year 4 Teacher, HLTA and three Teaching Assistants. It
was good to note that staff are working together to ensure that all children reach their
personal targets in this area.
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6.5 Premises
The school has changed its broadband provider to Virgin Media. Although there are
still a few glitches, the planned website will now be able to be hosted on London Grid
for Learning, which is a non-profit charity that provides services to schools. The new
website will replace the office live website which is no longer available. Investigations
are still underway to find the best way to provide and update the website, but we look
forward to a brand new website very soon.
A new hall partition has been installed to allow the hall space to be used more
efficiently. A new telephone system has been installed to allow staff to contact each
other more easily, and Classes 1 and 4 have new furniture.
Members of the PTA have completed the plans for phase three of the Junior
playground project. They have consulted with staff, children and the School Building
Surveyor. The School Building Surveyor has made will make sure that the plans are
acceptable both to the school and to the Diocese, who are the owners of the school
building. Tendering is about to take place with a date for the planned works to take
place in August, followed by planting in September of this year. The children, parents
and staff are really excited about this new development.
Some LCVAP ((Local Education Authority) Co-ordinated Voluntary Aided
Programme) money has recently become available. The Southwark Diocese Building
Officer has confirmed that this will enable the refurbishment of part of the school roof
to take place over the summer holidays in August.
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