Governors

Welcome from the Chair of Governors

Welcome to the Governors page where you can find out more about the Governors and the work that we do.

I first became involved with the school as a parent governor some 15 years ago and have been Chair of the Governing body for the last few years. I am very proud of the school both for its academic record and in terms of the ethos of caring and respect that is obvious when I visit the school.

As governors we have an important role as a 'Critical Friend' to the school, working in partnership with the school community to help provide the best possible education for our pupils. At Mount Pleasant School there are Parent Governors elected by parents; Staff Governors elected by the staff; members of the local community elected by the Governing Body; and Governors appointed by the local authority.

Governors also have an important role to fulfil in raising standards in education. Our main purpose is to provide a strategic and policy framework within which the school can run. It is the responsibility of the Head Teacher and staff to guide and advise Governors, implement the plans and deliver the curriculum. Our responsibilities include, forming policies for the curriculum, staffing, finance, monitoring standards, and special educational needs. Governors are involved in the selection of all the new teaching and support staff. We visit the school regularly and some of us have been assigned a particular curriculum area to focus on.

Our main work is completed in sub committees dealing with finance, safeguarding and school improvement matters. These sub committees meet regularly and then report back to the whole Governing Body at its termly meetings.

If you have any views or comments that you would like to discuss with us then please contact the parent governors identified below or write to me.

Mr Stewart Jarvis, Chair of Governors

Governing Body

Name	Type of Governor	Governor Roles and Responsibilities
Mr Stewart Jarvis	Co-opted Governor	Chair of Governors PREVENT Year 6 link
Mrs Angela Perry	(Co-opted Governor) Local Authority	Vice Chair of Governors Safeguarding and Child Protection EYFS link
Mrs Paula Higgs	Co-opted Governor	Chair of Finance Year 5 link
Mr Jack Richards	Parent Governor	SEND and Pupil Premium
Mrs Helen Robinson	Headteacher
Mr James Cadman	Staff Governor
Vacancy	Parent Governor
Previous Governors (last 12 months) Mrs Rebecca Hill Mrs Claire Grinsell Mrs Shirley Taylor Mr John Priest Mrs Jane Goode	Parent Governor Staff Governor Co-opted Governor Co-opted Governor Term of Office 13.02.19 - 14.02.20 Local Authority Governor	Health and Safety Year 2 link E-safety and Behaviour Year 1 Link SEND and CLA Year 3 Link

Governor Profiles

Mr Stewart Jarvis

I have had a long standing connection with the school having started as a governor when my eldest daughter attended Mount Pleasant. She has long gone on to University but I remain committed to supporting Mount Pleasant as best as I am able.

I am a senior designer in a civil engineering consultancy and so have experience of managing projects, financial planning and health and safety issues all of which are useful in the school context too. I am Chair of Governors and I also sit on the School Performance and Development Committee, the Safeguarding Committee, the Finance and General Purposes Committee and the Pay Committee.

Mrs Angie Perry

I became a parent governor in 2005 and although my two children have long since left Mount Pleasant, I still have a real passion and commitment to the school and have continued as a Co-Opted Governor.

I previously worked as an auditor and investigator within various local authorities and am currently an HR Consultant providing support and guidance to a number of schools. I am Vice Chair of Governors and the lead Governor for Safeguarding and Child Protection.

Mrs Paula Higgs

I have been a governor at Mount Pleasant for seventeen years sitting on the Finance and General Purposes Committee for all that time. I also sit on the Pay Committee.

I am the School Business Manager of a secondary school within the Borough so I have plenty of experience with school finances, buildings, HR and health and safety. I have a son in a Dudley school so I am able to see school life from a different perspective.