Our Buildings, Health and Safety Committee consists of:

Chair:  Mr D Frost (Chair); Mr A Crompton (Clerk); Mrs L Clayton, Mr A Lewis,  Mr A Holding and Mr M Boden.  Mrs S Price (Site Supervisor) is also an observer within this committee when appropriate.  Mr T Whittaker also served on this committee until resigning from post (16.5.2024).

Assessment and Impact of the Buildings, Health and Safety Governors' Committee during the 2022-2023 Academic Year

Extracted from Governing Board Annual Report to Parents 2022

• Whilst from a buildings and property perspective the school year has faced many challenges, when considering the extent of works undertaken throughout the Decarbonisation Project to replace school’s out dated oil-fired heating system with modern air source heating, powered by additionally installed solar panels and all accompanied with replacement insulating windows and doors was appropriate.

• Installations will secure both clean energy and considerably reduced input energy costs for at least a further 25 years impacting most positively on the classroom and learning environments providing comfortable temperatures in which to teach and learn.
• The school and Governors have embraced the opportunity to secure the Government initiative in accepting finance to complete the Decarbonisation Project as described above in the full knowledge that programming of installations would be extremely complex as there has been significant pressure to ensure installations and cost expenditure were completed within the 2022/23 school year otherwise funding may have been lost.  Although this project is not yet complete, with many pipes still to be fully covered, it is expected that the final part of the project to complete this will be achieved alongside the next stage which is linked to lighting replacement.
• All Staff and School Leadership have been commended for taking what has been a gigantic leap in energy and heating replacement in the full knowledge there would be installation difficulties to overcome for a better future; a future which our children understand so well having in depth understanding and knowledge of climate change and its significance.
• Installations will undoubtedly be utilised in our children’s learning experience and the teaching of science and its worldly benefits to come.
• The Buildings Committee continue to monitor the usual Health and Safety requirements and general maintenance and repairs.
• We further look forward to embracing initiatives to replace lighting systems throughout school, in the year ahead, with modern LED fittings, which will contribute further to energy efficiency and modernisation.
• It has been a challenging year with an extremely positive outcome.