Governing Body
Categories of Governors
In brief, the different categories are:
- Parent Governors: selected by election or appointment if insufficient people stand for election and drawn from parents and carers of children at the school
- Staff Governors: selected by election from the teaching and support staff paid to work at the school
- Co-opted Governors: appointed by the Governing Body to represent community interests or because of specific skills / experience they bring
- Local Authority Governors: appointed or nominated by the Local Authority
Tenure is for 3 years.
Responsibilities of the Governors
Governing bodies are responsible for the strategic management of a school and will make decisions about a wide range of issues.
The core responsibilities involved are:
- Ensuring accountability
- Acting as a `critical friend’ to the headteacher
- Monitoring and evaluating the school’s progress
- Budgetary allocation and control
- Planning for the long term future of the school
- Setting the school’s aims and values
- Appointing senior members of staff including the headteacher
The Governing Body
| Name | Role | Committee |
| Miss Amie Norris | Headteacher | Finance & Premises |
| Ms Deirdre Costigan (Chair | Local Authority | Finance & Premises Headteacher Performance Management & Pay Appeals |
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Mr George Lafford |
Co-Opted | Finance & Premises Headteacher Performance Management & Pay Appeals |
| Ms Jane Dawes | Staff | |
| Mrs Elda Cardoso-Ake | Parent | |
| Mr Leonard Macauley (Vice Chair) | Parent | |
| Mrs Maliha Bajwa | Parent |
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| Mr Paul Treadwell | Clerk to the Governing Body | |