Our Governing Body
Governors have a legal responsibility to conduct the school with a view to promoting high standards of educational achievement. They set the school’s vision and strategic aims, monitor and evaluate performance acting as a critical friend to the headteacher and ensure the school is accountable to those it serves.
The Governing Body take an active part in school life, giving much of their valuable time to endorse the school’s aims and objectives. The Governors are representatives of our school, the local community, parents and school staff. They bring a range of expertise and knowledge to Governing Body meetings and oversee the organisation, curriculum and budget of the school. The governors meet each term and more often at sub-committee level.
Structure and responsibilities of the Governing Body
The Governing Body has three core functions:
1. Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
2. Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff; and
3. Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.
Please see the table below for a full list of our current serving governors.
Please see the attached document for information on the attendance of all our our governing body members at full governing body meeting's over the last 12 months.
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We also have 3 sub committees that serve the school
Children, Families & Community Committee
Overall Responsibility
To take a strategic role in ensuring that the school promotes and champions the interests of its pupils in a safe and caring environment, and engages effectively with parents, carers and the community.
Members
Resources and Personnel Committee
Overall Responsibility
The committee is responsible for the prudent management of the school’s financial affairs and premises, including setting the school’s annual budget, and the fulfilment of all statutory obligations. It is also responsible for all matters relating to staff (including senior appointments), pay policy and performance management.
Members
Standards, Teaching and Learning Committee
Overall Responsibility
To take a strategic role in ensuring that the school provides high quality teaching and learning, which leads to the highest possible levels of attainment and progress for all pupils.
Members
Children, Families & Community Committee
Overall Responsibility
To take a strategic role in ensuring that the school promotes and champions the interests of its pupils in a safe and caring environment, and engages effectively with parents, carers and the community.
Members
- Kerry Hallard – Chair
- Efe Abebe-Heywood
- Claire Barwell (Head Teacher)
- Beryl Pooley
Resources and Personnel Committee
Overall Responsibility
The committee is responsible for the prudent management of the school’s financial affairs and premises, including setting the school’s annual budget, and the fulfilment of all statutory obligations. It is also responsible for all matters relating to staff (including senior appointments), pay policy and performance management.
Members
- Geoffrey Hilliard - Acting Chair
- Colin Philp Personnel Lead
- Claire Barwell (Head Teacher)
- Eleanor Arnold - Associate Member
Standards, Teaching and Learning Committee
Overall Responsibility
To take a strategic role in ensuring that the school provides high quality teaching and learning, which leads to the highest possible levels of attainment and progress for all pupils.
Members
- Beryl Pooley – Chair
- Efe Abebe-Heywood
- Claire Barwell (Head Teacher)
- Jo Monk - Associate member
- Margie Lindsay