Membership: Freddie Potts, David Spruce, Carol Barker, Aelswith Parker, Charlotte Birtles, Jonny Miller, Andrew Sterling, Debra Irving (Associate Member)

Chairperson: Charlotte Birtles

The Finance, Health & Safety Committee takes responsibility for the following delegated activities. In these areas the committee has the power to act on behalf of the governing body and will give progress reports:

Health and Safety

• Compile and audit risk assessments

• Arrange rolling programme of reviews

• Liaise with external agencies

• Satisfy that school is secure for all pupils

Finance/Resources

• Draft school budget for year for approval by Governing Body

• Plan priorities for expenditure for year

• Plan for capital build and soliciting tenders etc

• Plan for the purchase of equipment

• Updating library resources (financial implications)

• Work in partnership with staff to ensure adequate resources for any appointments/pay increases/workforce reform implications

• Planning for expenditure for routine maintenance

• Write policy for delegated spending for the school

• Work within best value

• Monitor budget expenditure

Premises

• Monitor general maintenance issues and decide on priorities for work on premises linked to budget

• Decide priorities / plan the premises budget on an annual basis

• Make decisions on school contracts for premises maintenance following rules of best value

Buildings and Grounds Maintenance

• Regularly monitor quality, progress and making assessments of performance when contract renewal dates imminent

• Decide grounds maintenance in line with premises maintenance

• Liaise with LA on future building plans.

• Seek and apply for funding for premises that may be available from appropriate organisation

• Devise and monitor accessibility plan.

Pay

• Annually review pay of staff in school

• Pay awards in line with performance management recommendations.

• Write & review pay policy

• Establish pay appeals sub committee

Community

• Explore rental/use of school buildings by other bodies, promote availability/decide on changes and monitor use

• Promote and monitor extended school provision, eg nursery, out of school club

• Investigate use of school during out of school hours

• Identify and monitor areas for collaboration with other schools

Publicity/PR

• Produce draft publicity/PR procedure/policy

• Monitor style/corporateness of materials

• Liaison with other providers

Non Delegated (in these areas the committee will make recommendations to the governing body)

Health & Safety

• Establish and review health & safety policy annually

• Establish and review policy for school visits and appropriate risk assessments

Finance/Resources

• Approval of school budget

Premises

• Decide longer term priorities for work on premises to link into development / strategic plans

Buildings & Grounds Maintenance

• Decide plan, budget etc longer term building work

• Make insurance recommendations

Publicity/PR

• Liaise with local media