Information & Duties

INFORMATION ABOUT THE GOVERNING BODY

What is the role of governors?
Governors provide strategic leadership and accountability and have an important part to play in raising school standards. To ensure the Governing Body has the relevant expertise to carry out its core duties effectively, governors have been appointed with different skill sets. In addition, it is important for governors to be familiar with the school and its community. Decisions are the joint responsibility of the governing body, so individual governors do not act independently. Governors are appointed for a period of four years and may seek re-election if eligible. There are different categories of governor, but once appointed, governors are of equal standing.

Organisation
The full governing body meets once each half term and all governors attend. There are also two sub-committees, Curriculum and Standards and Finance and Resources. The Chair of Governors and Headteacher are members of all committees by virtue of their position. The expectation is for all governors to join one of the committees and attend all the committee meetings. Exceptions might be made to this expectation when a governor is not able to attend committee meetings due to ill health, or due to work or childcare commitments. There is also a Pay Panel and a Headteacher’s Performance Management Panel. Working groups are set up from time to time to review specific areas, as and when required.  There are named link governors for Safeguarding (Jane Spencer), pupil premium (Miriam Bokhove), SEND (Miriam Bokhove) and EYFS (Jane Spencer). 

Contacting the Governing Body
We welcome letters and value your comments. Letters to the governing body should be addressed to the Chair and handed in at the school office. If you have concerns relating to the day to day running of the school these should, in the first instance, be referred to the Headteacher.