Governing board newsletters
Newsletter Spring 2019
Welcome to the section of the website where you can find out more about the school’s governors, and the work that we do.
Our main role is to support and challenge the Headteacher and the staff to help them set and reach targets and to strive for excellence across the whole spectrum of school life. The key document used for this is the School Improvement Plan (SIP) which now incorporates the Self Evaluation Form (SEF). The SIP sets out the strategic plan for the school, with targets that everyone works towards and the SEF sets out how well the school is doing and where we aim to make improvements.
The role of the governing board is a strategic one, our legal duties are to:
set the aims and objectives for the school
set the policies for achieving those aims and objectives
set the targets for achieving those aims and objectives
monitor and evaluate the progress the school is making towards achievement of its aims and objectives
to be a source of challenge and support to the Headteacher (a critical friend).
The full Governing Board meets at least once every term (six times a year). In addition to these meetings we have monitoring pairs who visit the school three times a year and focus on one area of the SIP, meeting with the Headteacher and/or member of staff concerned. Reports are written and fed back to all governors at the next full Governing Board meeting. Also classroom visits are carried out by two governors with the relevant topics, which are linked to the SIP, agreed by governors and the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) prior to the visit.
We attend training sessions and seminars to help us keep up to date with changes in schools and education and to help us do our job effectively. All governors are committed to providing an excellent environment for all pupils to enjoy during their time at our school.
If you wish to know more about becoming a school governor please contact us care of the school office or email us on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Clerk – Term of Office: Ongoing
Local Authority Governor – Vacancy
Foundation Governor – Vacancy
Parent Governor - Vacancy