The Governing Body


      


Governors work as a team. They are responsible for making sure the school provides a good quality education. Raising educational standards in school is now a key priority. This has the best chance of happening when there are high expectations of what pupils can achieve.

Governors also promote effective ways of teaching and learning when setting the school aims and policies. They do this together with the head, who is responsible for day-to-day management of the school. Heads are chosen by governors - and most heads choose to be governors themselves.

Every school has a governing body. It will include:

  • parents elected by other parents at the school
  • teachers elected by their colleagues
  • a governor elected by, and from, support staff
  • local education authority governors
  • a governor co-opted by other members of the governing body, and usually, the head teacher.

They may also include representatives from the local education authority, church, charitable trust or business interests. Special schools may have health authority or voluntary organisation representitives.

Governing bodies are responsible to parents, funders and the community. Numbers vary depending on the school's type or size. Appointments are for four years.

The governing body's main role is to help raise standards of achievement. It:

  • is accountable for the performance of the school to parents and the wider community
  • plans the schools future direction
  • selects the head teacher
  • makes decisions on the school's budget and staffing
  • makes sure the National Curriculum is taught
  • decides how the school can encourage pupils' spiritual, moral and cultural development
  • makes sure the school provides for all its pupils, including those with special needs
Governors are at the heart of how a school operates.

It's important they get things right. How they do their job affects the interests of pupils, staff morale and how the school is seen by parents and others in the community. Governors support and challenge heads by gathering views, asking questions and deciding what's best for the school. They are not there to rubber stamp decisions. They have to be prepared to give and take and be loyal to decisions taken by the governing body as a whole. 

A governing body is not a supporters club. Governors are responsible for how the school is performing. Following up inspection reports is an important job. Governors should try to be ahead of the game - identifying problems and tackling them in advance.

Parent Governors:

 

Mrs L Brown

Mr Y Dehele

Mr C D Forrest

Mr M Luck

Dr S Salhi

Mr R Sutherland

Mrs L Woodhouse

 

Partnership Governors:

 

Mr B Clarke

Dr P Kanas

Mr K Munnings

Mrs S Wright (Chairman)

Mrs M Wright

 

 

Community Governors:

 

Mr G Evans

Mr A Hickman

 

 

Staff Governor:

 

Mr A.  Craythorn

 

 

Teacher Governors:

 

Ms J. Rowland

Mr D. Gunn

 

LEA Governors:

 

Mr N. Morton

Dr H Rudeforth