OUR PURPOSE

The purpose of having a governing body is to:

• help the school to set high standards by planning for the school's future and setting targets for school improvement
• keep the pressure up on school improvement
• be a critical friend to the school, offering support and advice
• help the school respond to the needs of parents and the community
• make the school accountable to the public for what it does
• work with the school on planning, developing policies and keeping the school under review
• exercise its responsibilities and powers in partnership with the headteacher and staff
• not intervene in the day-to-day management of the school unless there are weaknesses in the school, when it then has a duty to take action.

OUR GOVERNING BODY

All schools have a governing body which is generally composed of people from four different groups:
1) The school staff
2) The Local Authority
3) Parents
4) The Local Community

Each governor is chosen by the group they represent. All Governors have voting rights except for Associate members.

Working together, governors support the school, particularly in making key decisions about its overall vision for children’s education. As a group, we never lose sight of the school’s most important people: the children. We want the best for them trying always to keep what will improve their future life chances at the front of our thinking. In the sections below, you can find a brief description of why each volunteer wanted to be a school governor.

Our governing body is co-chaired by Alison Budd and Karla Jones. They can be contacted through the school office.

Minutes of all Governors meetings are available to view in school

HOW WE WORK WITH THE SCHOOL

Individual governors have specific links with areas of the school’s work and its priorities for improvement. Governors also help to appoint the school’s staff.

The governing body hold six full board meetings each academic year, chaired by Alison Budd and Karla Jones.

The governors believe it is important that boards reflect the diversity of the school communities they serve. Diverse boards promote inclusive school environments and provide diverse role models for staff and young people.

The governors are currently collecting data on the diversity of the board, including data on age, gender, and ethnicity. They will use that data to inform their recruitment and training needs and ensure there is always a diverse range of perspectives around the table to support robust decision making.

Due to our relatively small governing board, we will not publish this diversity data online as individual governors could be identified and we have a legal obligation to protect their personal data