Governing Body
The Governing Body is chaired by Anton Lawrence (as of 2 October 2023).
Committee Structure
| Committee | Chair | Members |
|---|---|---|
| Leadership and Management Group |
Anton Lawrence |
Sarah East Sharon Andrews Claudete Sirquiera Maggie Dutton David Ramsden (Headteacher) |
| Finance and Resources Committee |
Vacancy |
Rachel Hearn-Phillips/Georgina Paton (SLT Link) Anton Lawrence Ken Somner Michelle Ogunlaja Debbie Sadler David Ramsden (Headteacher) |
| Behaviour, Welfare and Safety Committee |
Claudete Sirquiera |
Kayley Button (SLT Link) Stuart Lonsdale Kako Mavalla Ken Somner David Ramsden (Headteacher) |
| Teaching and Learning Committee |
Sarah East |
Sam Chaventré (SLT Link) Maggie Dutton Claudete Sirquiera David Ramsden (Headteacher) |
| Academic Performance Committee |
Maggie Dutton |
Sam Chaventré (SLT Link) Stephen Young Sarah East Bryan Moody David Ramsden (Headteacher) |
The full organisation chart can be viewed here.
All committees feed into the Full Governing Body Meetings. A log of governor attendance at all meetings can be downloaded here.
Please refer to this document for the Terms of Office.
The Clerk to the Governors is Heather O'Mahoney. Should you have any questions regarding our Governing Body, please email Clerk@littleheath.org.uk.
The Role of a Governor
A summary of ‘What a Governor does’ briefing sheet may help explain a Governor’s role and what they have committed to do throughout the year.
Governor Recruitment
We are always interested in hearing from anyone in the local community who is interested in governance.
We invite applications from anyone in the local area, so this could be a parent, or another family member, or someone you know who is interested in supporting the school.
If you, or someone you know, would like to talk to the Chair of Governors about becoming a Governor, please contact Heather O'Mahoney at Clerk@littleheath.org.uk.
Governor Code of Conduct and Register of Business Interests
Every governor signs that they will comply with the code of conduct for governors. Governors also register any business or financial interests on an annual basis. For the academic year 2022/23 governors presented a nil return for any business or pecuniary interest, with governors who work in an organisation outside of the school declaring their post and the organisation they work for.
Financial Transparency
As part of the financial transparency regulations the Department of Education have included two reporting requirements for maintained schools.
Benchmarking
Local Authority (LA) maintained schools are required to publish a link to the schools financial benchmarking website, where the Consistent Financial Reporting (CFR) statement of income, expenditure and balances is published. For more information on Little Heath School’s financial status, please view our financial benchmarking page here.
Individuals earning over £100,000
All LA maintained schools are required to publish on their websites the number of individuals (if any) earning over £100,000 in £10k bandings.
For the 24/25 financial year:
| Salary range | Number of employees |
| £100,000 - £109,999 | 0 |
| £110,000 - £119,999 | 0 |
| £120,000 - £129,999 | 0 |
| £130,000 - £140,000 | 1 |