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Every school has a Governing Body.  All governors are voluntary (ie. not paid).

As a Church of England Voluntary Aided school we are required to have a majority of governors appointed by the church.  As Governors of a Voluntary Aided school we have powers to operate with more autonomy than other state schools. 

Here is a brief summary of who we are and some of our responsibilities. Most of us have an ‘adopted’ class and some have a curriculum subject area:

Foundation Governors (appointed by church - majority must be parents of children at the school)

Rev. Charmaine Host - ex-officio

Simon Penson (adopted class 3) - Chair of Governors, Science, parent

Jacqui Hawkins (class 2) - Vice Chair, Chair of Premises & Community Committee, parent

Brian Collins – Chair of Curriculum & Standards Committee, parent, SEN

Janet Nelson (class R) - Health and Safety, Governor Training link, Primary Strategy

Joanna Ingle (class 1) – newly appointed, parent

Non-foundation Governors

Jane Moffatt – HeadTeacher

Sally Knight (class 6) - LEA appointed Governor, Chair of Finance and Personnel Committee, ICT

Rod Joy (class 4) – elected by parents, PSHE, Child Protection, parent

Margaret Pollard - class 6 teacher and SEN co-ordinator, elected by teachers

Kath Cole – Teaching Assistant, elected by non-teaching staff, parent

Clerk to Governors: Rachel Rowles, parent

We have Full Governors meetings at least once a term and committee meetings also once a term.  The three committees are:

            Curriculum & Standards - chair Brian Collins

            Premises and Community - chair Jacqui Hawkins

            Finance and Personnel - chair Sally Knight                                                       

The main aim of the governing body is to ensure the best possible education for our children.  Our areas of responsibility include:

•             Promoting and monitoring high standards of educational achievement

•             Agreeing targets for pupil achievement

•             Taking responsibility for how the school is run (strategically)

•             Managing the school budget

•             Making sure the school meets the requirements of the National Curriculum in a balanced way and those of the locally Agreed Syllabus for RE

•             Determining staffing requirements and school pay policy  

•             Appointing staff (shared with the Headteacher)

•             Drawing up an action plan after an inspection                   

 We are not responsible for

•             Day to day running of the school

•             matters involving individual children

•             matters involving individual staff (except recruitment, grievance or dismissal   shared with the Headteacher)

If you have any questions you’d like to ask or suggestions you’d like to make, please talk to me, Sally Knight or any other governor. I am always in school on Friday mornings - or you can send an e-mail.