Governance

Local School Committee (LSC)

The Local School Committee (LSC) provides strategic oversight, support and challenge to the school’s senior leadership team to ensure high standards of education and the best possible outcomes for pupils. It works within the vision, ethos and policies of the Trust and ensures that statutory responsibilities are met, including those set out in Keeping Children Safe in Education and Working Together to Safeguard Children.

The LSC is made up of the Headteacher (and Head of School where applicable), elected staff and parent members and co-opted community members who are appointed for their skills and experience and meets 4 times a year alongside a programme of LSC member visits to the school.

The LSC has delegated responsibility to work with senior leaders on the following:

• Standards
• Stakeholder engagement
• Safeguarding
• Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

The LSC is a committee of the Spiral Partnership Trust which is legally responsible for overseeing the operations of the Trust’s schools.  Our decisions are monitored by, and may be influenced by, the Board of Directors who are ultimately responsible for all the actions of the Trust’s schools.

The LSC supports the work of the Trust and Board of Directors, acts as a questioning friend to the school, monitoring decision making and its impact on pupil progress, achievement and attainment and ensures that the Trust’s vision, ethos and strategy is adopted and applied by school leaders.

If you would like to contact the Local School Committee or find out more about how it works, please contact the school office by telephone or email at admin@fleetvillejm.herts.sch.uk 

LSC members do not deal with individual pupil matters or specific complaints and parents and carers should first raise concerns with their child’s class teacher and then with the Headteacher or Head of School where necessary.

LSC Declarations-Fleetville Junior School

LSC Code of conduct 2023

Fleetville Juniors Governor attendance 24-25 at LSC

Herts for Learning Governance

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Governor Biographies

Chair of Governors - Clare Brailsford

Clare joined the LSC in January 2023 as a co-opted community governor.

After completing an MA in Librarianship and Information Studies, Clare worked for 12 years as a librarian for respected top-tier international law firms in the City. Following a career break to raise her children, Clare worked as the Sixth Form Librarian at a secondary school in St Albans, before retiring in July 2022. Clare has two daughters: the eldest is a management consultant in London and the youngest is in her final year at university.

Term of office: to 15/01/2027

Vice Chair - Lee Langstaff

Lee was elected by the parent body on 5th December 2022.

Lee has five children and his daughter attends the junior school. Lee is an experienced internal audit professional specialising in the insurance sector.

Term of office: to 05/12/2026

Community Governors

Julia Moss - parent member

Simon Day - co-opted member

Jade Harkness - co-opted member

Staff Governors

Clare Whitehouse

Clare joined Fleetville as Deputy Headteacher in January 2021 and became Headteacher in September 2022. She has been teaching for 15 years and a Senior Leader and SENCo for 12 years.

Kate Syske

Kate joined Fleetville in 2022 and has taught in both years 3 and 5.

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