Valley Primary School is a member of the Mosaic Schools Learning Trust.

The Board of Trustees at Mosaic Schools Learning Trust delegates powers and duties to the Valley Primary School Local Governing Body, who then monitors, evaluates progress, and acts as a champion for the school in the community.

The role of the Valley Primary School Local Governing Body is to provide focused governance for the school at a local level.

The Valley Primary School Local Governing Body monitors the school’s key performance indicators and acts as a critical friend to the Head teacher, providing challenge where appropriate.

The day-to-day management of the school is the responsibility of the Head Teacher, who reports to the Valley Primary School Local Governing Body and the Mosaic Board of Trustees.

The Valley Primary School Local Governing Body meets at least once a term to discuss issues and developments, review policies, the finances and make important decisions about the running of the school.

Valley Primary School Local Governors are unpaid volunteers and are appointed or elected for four years. 

Parent governors are elected by parents following an election; staff governors are elected by a vote by staff (both teaching and support staff); community governors are appointed by the Local Governing Body. Parent governors can stay to complete their term even if their child leaves the school.

The Chair of the Local Governing Body is Robert Girling and can be reached: chair@valley.bromley.sch.uk

For details of the current membership, please see below. 

 

VALLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL LOCAL GOVERNING BODY

LOCAL GOVERNING BODY STRUCTURE 

Headteacher 1 

Elected by the staff body 2 

Elected parents of pupils attending the school 2 

Community governors 4 

CHAIR OF THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODY Robert Girling chair@valley.bromley.sch.uk  

 Name

Category

Appointed by

Date of appointment

Term of office and end date

 

Role

Attendance at Governing Body meetings 2022/23

Katharine Ball

Community

GB

27/09/2023

4

26/09/2027

 

N/A

Robert Girling

 

Community

GB

11/12/23

4

10/12/27

Chair

Five of a possible six

Carrie Heitmeyer

Parent

Parents

12/07/2022

4

11/07/2026

 

Five of a possible six

Katey Hewitt

Community

GB

22/6/22

4

 

 

21/6/26

 

Four of a possible six

Stephen Jackson

 

Headteacher

N/A

1/9/16

N/A

N/A

Headteacher

Six of a possible six

Gary Stevens

Parent

Parents

15/12/21

4

14/12/25

 

Six of a possible six

Reggie Stober

Community

GB

28/09/2022

4

27/09/2026

Vice-chair

Six of a possible six

 

Governors who have resigned within the last 12 months

Name

Position

Appointed by

Date appointed

Date resigned

Chris House

Staff

Staff

30/11/2021

31/08/2023

Toby Reid

Community

GB

03/04/2019

02/04/2023

Tobias Riddoch

Staff

Staff

23/11/22

26/08/24

Arune Gudaityte

Staff

Staff

27/09/23

26/08/24

 

Valley Primary School Register of Interests Declarations

2023/2024 academic year – updated December 2023

Personnel involved in governance

Name

 

Position

Nature of Interest

Date declaration made

 

Robert Girling

Chair of Valley LGB

None

09/10/2023

 

 
       

 

Carolyn Heitmeyer

Parent Governor

One child who attends Valley Primary School

16/10/2023

 

Katey Hewitt

Local Governor

None

30/11/2023

 
       

 

Reginald Stober

Local Governor

None

27/09/2023

 

Gary Stevens

Parent Governor

Two children who attend Valley Primary School

Director/Trustee AFC Shortlands Ltd

27/09/2023

 

Katherine Ball

Local Governor

None

27/09/2023

 

 

Senior staff employed at Valley Primary School

 

 

Stephen Jackson

Headteacher

Employed by Mosaic School Learning Trust

15/11/2023

 

Yesim Mulla

Deputy Headteacher

Employed by Mosaic School Learning Trust

01/11/202