Committee Structure
Governors’ Committee Structure 2023-24
The Governing Body of Devonshire Primary School has a structure whereby every governor (excluding the Site Manager) is a member of the Full Governing Body Committee.
Chair of Governors: Emma Lavery
Vice-Chair: Anne Arnold
Clerk to the Governors: Lynn Atkins
The Full Governing Body oversees our main committees listed in the following table:-
Committee | Chair | Remit of Committee |
Finance | Anne Arnold | Oversees the financial performance of the school and ensures value for money |
Premises | Amin Mirza | Oversees matters relating to school premises |
Personnel & Pay | Emma Lavery | Oversees personnel and pay matters |
Teaching & Learning | Umair Ahsan | Oversees the monitoring of school performance and improvement |
Headteacher Performance Development | Emma Lavery | Responsible for Headteacher performance development |
We also have various ad-hoc working groups, committees or panels on a specific issue as required (for example pupil exclusion).
Governor membership of main committees:-
Governor Name | Committee Membership |
Umair Ahsan | Teaching & Learning (chair), Finance, Premises |
Anne Arnold | Finance (chair), Personnel & Pay (acting chair), Teaching & Learning, Headteacher Performance Development |
Jennifer Brooks | Teaching & Learning, Premises |
Gillian Griffin | Personnel & Pay, Headteacher Performance Development |
Will Hallam | Teaching & Learning, Premises |
Smitha Kondajji | Finance, Teaching & Learning, Premises |
Emma Lavery | Headteacher Performance Development (chair), Personnel & Pay, Teaching & Learning, |
Amin Mirza | Premises (chair), Finance, Teaching & Learning |
Fiona Oastler | Member of all committees (excluding Headteacher Performance Development which she attends in an official capacity) |
Trudy Sumner | Teaching & Learning, Finance, Premises |