Governance Information

STARS Management Committee Annual Statement 2017-2018

The important and core functions of the STARS Management Committee, like a governing body, are to

Ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
Hold the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils
Oversee the financial performance of the school and make sure its money is well spent.

The STARS Management Committee has met regularly with three meetings each term this academic year and fulfilled its regular duties of overseeing many aspects of the service including pupil progress and attendance, staffing, finance, the quality of provision for all pupils, ensuring high standards of safeguarding and approving development of the premises and facilities at Drapers Centre and projects in the schoolroom at Royal Marsden Hospital Oak Centre.

In addition this year, in March 2018, the STARS Management Committee were involved in the very positive Ofsted inspection of STARS when inspectors met with members of the Management Committee including the Chair and held telephone conversations with two other members.

Ofsted inspectors noted:

“Governors know the school well, are experienced and have a high degree of expertise. They visit regularly and have an accurate view of the school’s strengths and how it can improve. Governors are highly effective in the support and challenge that they provide for leaders.”

A newly appointed member welcomed to the Management Committee during this year is Sandra Raife. We thank Jo Sullivan-Lyons and Laura Noulton who have stepped back due to work commitments but who remain associate members for all their hard work and continued support for STARS.

Update December 2018:

STARS Management Committee were involved in the most recent Ofsted inspection of STARS, in September, when inspectors met with members of the Management Committee including the Chair and held telephone conversations with one other member.

Ofsted inspectors reported that:

"Members of the management committee have considerable educational expertise and use these skills very effectively to steer the school’s improvement journey."

For further details about the Management Committee and Pupil Premium Grant expenditure, please see our website www.starservice.org.uk

Management Committee - Membership Information Academic Year 01/09/2017-31/08/2018

Management Committee member Full Name	Category of Member	Appointed by	Terms of Office From	Terms of Office To / Date stepped down if appropriate	Committees	Positions of Responsibility	Attendance
							FMC	Cttee
							e.g. 4/5 or %age
Cathy Baird	Headteacher	N/A	N/A	Ex-Officio 31/08/2018	All Committees except Pay Committee		3/3	6/6
Gordon Ironside	Full Member	Management Committee	27/06/2017	4 years	Pupil Committee	Chair of Management Committee, Chair of Pupil Committee Chair of Pay Committee	3/3	7/7
Jo Sullivan- Lyons	Associate Member	Management Committee	13/05/2015	4 years	Pupil Committee		0/0	0/0
Laura Noulton	Full Member	Management Committee	10/02/2016	4 years	Pupil Committee		0/0	0/0
Elizabeth McDowall	Full Member	Management Committee	23/05/2017	4 years	Resources Committee Pay Committee	Chair of Resources Committee	2/3	4/4
Patrick Porter	Parent Member	Management Committee	01/06/2015	4 years	Resources Committee Pupil Committee	Vice Chair of Management Committee	3/3	2/6
Sandra Raife	Full Member	Management Committee	23/01/2018	4 years	Pupil Committee		2/2	1/2
Nadia Ward	Staff Member	Management Committee	23/06/2015	4 years	Pupil Committee		2/3	3/3
Beverley Williamson	Deputy Headteacher	N/A	N/A	N/A	All Committees except Pay Committee		3/3	6/6

Remit of the Committees

Committee	Chair	Remit of Committee
Full Management Committee	Gordon Ironside	To determine the strategic direction of STARS and to accept or approve recommendations from the sub committees.
Resources Sub-Committee	Elizabeth McDowall from 23/05/17	Responsible for all matters relating to the staffing, finance, premises and health and safety at STARS.
Pupil Sub-Committee	Gordon Ironside	Ensuring that the curriculum offered meets all statutory requirements, that the highest possible quality of education is provided and that the curriculum meets the needs of all the pupils at STARS.
Pay Committee	Gordon Ironside	To apply the criteria set by the whole school pay policy in determining the pay of each member of leadership and teaching staff.

Register of Interest 01/09/2018-31/08/2019

FULL NAME		BUSINESS / PECUNIARY INTERESTS	DETAILS OF GOVERNANCE ROLES IN OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLSHMENTS	MATERIAL INTERESTS ARISING FROM RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN GOVERNORS or GOVERNORS AND SCHOOL STAFF (INCLUDING SPOUSES, PARTNERS AND CLOSE RELATIVES)
Deborah Gifford	Deputy Headteacher	None	None	None
Gordon Ironside	Chair of Management Committee, Pupil Committee and Pay Committee	Director of SGSPTA Ltd Trustee Sutton Grammar School PTA	Sutton Grammar School -Headmaster/Board member	None
Jo Sullivan-Lyons	Associate Member	Strategic Lead for Educational Inclusion- Achieving for Children	Rutlish- School Governor Liberty Primary School- Associate Governor	None
Elizabeth McDowall	Chair of Resources Committee	None	None	None
Laura Noulton	Associate Member	None	None	None
Patrick Porter	Vice Chair of Management Committee	None	None	None
Sandra Raife	Full Member	Kidsfirst- Parent Rep for SEND for LB Merton Eduqual- Consultancy Work Healthcare Skills International -Trainer	Merton Park Primary School PTA member	None
Nadia Ward	Staff Member	None	None	None
Beverley Williamson	Headteacher	None	None	None

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