Valley Primary School is a member of the Connect Schools Academy Trust.
The Board of Trustees at Connect Schools Academy Trust delegates powers and duties to the Valley Primary School Local Governing Body, who then monitors, evaluates progress, and acts as a champion for the school in the community.
The role of the Valley Primary School Local Governing Body is to provide focused governance for the school at a local level.
The Valley Primary School Local Governing Body monitors the school’s key performance indicators and acts as a critical friend to the Head teacher, providing challenge where appropriate.
The day-to-day management of the school is the responsibility of the Head Teacher, who reports to the Valley Primary School Local Governing Body and the Connect Board of Trustees.
The Valley Primary School Local Governing Body meets at least once a term to discuss issues and developments, review policies, the finances and make important decisions about the running of the school.
Valley Primary School Local Governors are unpaid volunteers and are appointed or elected for four years.
Parent governors are elected by parents following an election; staff governors are elected by a vote by staff (both teaching and support staff); community governors are appointed by the Local Governing Body. Parent governors can stay to complete their term even if their child leaves the school.
The Chair of the Local Governing Body is Robert Girling and can be reached: chair@valley.bromley.sch.uk
For details of the current membership, please see below.
VALLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL LOCAL GOVERNING BODY
LOCAL GOVERNING BODY STRUCTURE
Headteacher 1
Elected by the staff body 2
Elected parents of pupils attending the school 2
Community governors 4
CHAIR OF THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODY Robert Girling chair@valley.bromley.sch.uk
|
Name |
Category |
Appointed by |
Date of appointment |
Term of office and end date
|
Role |
Attendance at Governing Body meetings 2022/23 |
|
|
Katharine Ball |
Community |
GB |
27/09/2023 |
4 |
26/09/2027 |
|
N/A |
|
Tobias Riddoch |
Staff |
Staff |
27/09/23 |
4 |
26/09/2027 |
|
N/A |
|
Arune Gudaityte |
Staff |
Staff |
23/11/2022 |
4 |
22/11/2022 |
|
Four of a possible five |
|
Robert Girling
|
Community |
GB |
11/12/23 |
4 |
10/12/27 |
Chair |
Five of a possible six |
|
Carrie Heitmeyer |
Parent |
Parents |
12/07/2022 |
4 |
11/07/2026 |
|
Five of a possible six |
|
Katey Hewitt |
Community |
GB |
22/6/22 |
4
|
21/6/26 |
|
Four of a possible six |
|
Stephen Jackson
|
Headteacher |
N/A |
1/9/16 |
N/A |
N/A |
Headteacher |
Six of a possible six |
|
Gary Stevens |
Parent |
Parents |
15/12/21 |
4 |
14/12/25 |
|
Six of a possible six |
|
Reggie Stober |
Community |
GB |
28/09/2022 |
4 |
27/09/2026 |
Vice-chair |
Six of a possible six |
Governors who have resigned within the last 12 months
|
Name
|
Position |
Appointed by |
Date appointed |
Date resigned |
|
Chris House |
Staff |
Staff |
30/11/2021 |
31/08/2023 |
|
Toby Reid |
Community |
GB |
03/04/2019 |
02/04/2023 |
Valley Primary School Register of Interests Declarations
2023/2024 academic year – updated December 2023
Personnel involved in governance
|
Name
|
Position |
Nature of Interest |
Date declaration made |
|
|
Robert Girling |
Chair of Valley LGB |
None |
09/10/2023
|
|
|
Arune Gudaityte |
Staff Governor |
Employed by Connect Schools Academy Trust |
27/09/2023 |
|
|
Carolyn Heitmeyer |
Parent Governor |
One child who attends Valley Primary School |
16/10/2023 |
|
|
Katey Hewitt |
Local Governor |
None |
30/11/2023 |
|
|
Tobias Riddoch |
Staff Governor |
Employed by Connect Schools Academy Trust |
27/09/2023 |
|
|
Reginald Stober |
Local Governor |
None |
27/09/2023 |
|
|
Gary Stevens |
Parent Governor |
Two children who attend Valley Primary School Director/Trustee AFC Shortlands Ltd |
27/09/2023 |
|
|
Katherine Ball |
Local Governor |
None |
27/09/2023 |
|
|
Senior staff employed at Valley Primary School
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Stephen Jackson |
Headteacher |
Employed by Connect Schools Academy Trust |
15/11/2023 |
|
|
Yesim Mulla |
Deputy Headteacher |
Employed by Connect Schools Academy Trust |
01/11/202 |
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