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    • Finance Health and Safety

    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

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