Details of the structure and responsibilities of the governing body and its committees
After a ballot of parents the following have been elected to the Governing body from February 2023
Mrs M Diab, Mr M Douglas, Mrs M McKeown
Governors’ Committee Structure
Curriculum and SEC Standards and Effectiveness
Performance & Standards
Incorporating Teaching and Learning / Inclusion / Curriculum / School Improvement)
- Jacquie Price
- Gill Stewart (associate member – no voting rights)
- Maya Diab
- Michelle McKeown
- Katie Lawrenson
- Sequoia Chapman
- Josh Cliff
Resources
Resources & Health & Safety
- Jacquie Price
- Martin Reynolds
- Josh Cliff
- Michelle McKeown
- Joanne Needham
Finance
- Jacquie Price
- Martin Reynolds
- Josh Cliff
- Michelle McKeown
- Joanne Needham
Personnel & Staffing
- Martin Reynolds
- Jacquie Price
- Gill Stewart (Associate Member – no voting rights)
- Josh Cliff
- Michelle McKeown
Details of Governors and their roles
LEA Representative Governors:
THE ROLE OF THE GOVERNING BODY
The governing body’s role is to:
- Provide a Strategic View
- Act as a Critical Friend
- Ensure Accountability
In practice this means:
STEERING:
- Agreeing aims
- Agreeing policies
- Setting budget
- Agreeing improvement plans
- Responding to inspection
MONITORING:
- Plans
- Budget
- Standards of education
EXECUTIVE DECISIONS:
- Recruitment
- Dismissal
- Admissions and appeals against exclusion
ACCOUNTING TO PARENTS:
- School Profile
SUPPORT:
- Supporting and advising the Headteacher
Information about each governor, including their:
- full name, date of appointment, term of office, date they stepped down (where applicable) and who appointed them (in accordance with the governing body’s instrument of government)
- business and financial interests
- governance roles in other educational institutions
- any material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff (including spouses, partners and close relatives)
- attendance record at governing body and committee meetings over the last academic year