Governors

School governors have a wide range of responsibilities. They help to raise the standards of pupil achievement and plan the school's future direction. They support and challenge the Headteacher. Governors are also accountable for the performance of the school to parents and the wider community.

We plan for all aspects of the school development and improvement — from the building maintenance programme to setting targets for children’s achievement.

To fulfil our roles and responsibilities the governing body delegates some of the work to groups of governors. The whole governing body meets at half termly intervals (and sometimes more often) to discuss what is happening at school and plan strategically for the future. To ensure all the tasks get the time and attention they deserve, the governing body has set up a number of committees. These committees share the work to cover our responsibilities and help develop a good understanding the School, support its work and hold it accountable.

The governing body has three subcommittees:
- Business
- Education
- Welfare

The committees meet regularly to perform the functions of the governing body.

In addition to serving on one or more committees, governors each have an individual responsibility linked to the responsibilities of the governing body. These responsibilities often require a visit during school time to help ensure this subject is being delivered and developed within the school.

The committees and link governors report to the governing body at subsequent meetings.

Please use the 'GOVERNORS' menu to the left to find out about the governors, the committees and responsibilities.

Communicating with the Governing Body

We recognise the need for good lines of communication between the parents, pupils, staff, local community, governing body and other people who are interested in our school.

This year, we are going to put up a notice board in the reception area of school which will have all of our photos on it. We hope this will help you to recognize us in and around the school.

The minutes of our full governing body meetings are available for parents to read on request. Please contact the school office.

A Governors' newsletter will hopefully be published several times during year and it will keep you informed of the activities of the governors.

Letters can be sent to governors via the school office or you can use the 'Contact Us' page of this website.

Of course you may also write to the Chair of Governors (via the school address) at any time.