Governance Information

STARS Management Committee Annual Statement 2018-2019

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 it has 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 as well as projects in the schoolroom at Royal Marsden Hospital Oak Centre.

In addition this year, in September 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.

Ofsted inspectors noted:

“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 01/09/2018-31/08/2019

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
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	6/6
Jo Sullivan- Lyons	Associate Member	Management Committee	13/05/2015 13/05/2019	4 years 13/05/2019	Pupil Committee		0/0	0/0
Laura Noulton	Full Member	Management Committee	10/02/2016	4 years 31/08/2019	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	3/3	3/3
Patrick Porter	Parent Member	Management Committee	01/06/2015	4 years 13/11/2018	Resources Committee Pupil Committee	Vice Chair of Management Committee	1/1	0/2
Sandra Raife	Full Member	Management Committee	23/01/2018	4 years	Pupil Committee		1/3	1/3
Lisa Robinson	Parent Member	Management Committee	25/06/2019	4 years	Pupil Committee		1/1	0/0
Nadia Ward	Staff Member	Management Committee	23/06/2015	4 years 05/03/2019	Pupil Committee		2/2	2/2
Beverley Williamson	Headteacher	N/A	N/A	N/A	All Committees except Pay Committee		3/3	6/6
Debbie Gifford	Deputy Headteacher	N/A	N/A	N/A	All Committees except Pay Committee		2/3	4/6
Maggie Pursglove	Staff Member Assistant Headteacher	Management Committee	05/03/2019	4	All Committees except Pay Committee		0/1	1/1

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.

STARS Management Committee Annual Statement Academic Year 2018-2019

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.