Governors
Governors are like a board of directors and make decisions about how the school is run. They attend at east two meetings a term and these meeting are held in school. As well as being a member of the Governing Body, governors are also members of at least one sub-committee. Most committees meet once a term.
Governors are appointed to help:
· Decide what is taught
· Set standards of behaviour
· Interview and select staff
· Decide how the school budget is spent
School governors have legal duties, powers and responsibilities. They can only act together, they can not act individually.
Our school governing body consists of:
1 Parent governors
1 Teacher governor
1 Support staff governor
2 Staff governors
9 Foundation (church) governors of which 5 are parents
1 LEA governor
Head Teacher
Parent Governors:
· Have a child in school (when elected)
· Are elected by parents of the school
· Serve, as other Governors for four years
When a vacancy for a parent governor is available parents are informed and nomination forms sent out.
Why are parents on the Governing Body?
Parent governors bring the views of parents to the governing Body, but they speak and act as individuals. They should not be thought of as delegates or ‘mouthpieces’ of the parents, they do not vote for all parents in general. They have equal status in the work of the Governing Body and have voting rights.
What can Parent Governors be expected to do?
Parent Governors can make sure that all communications with parents are both informative and easy to read, describe the activities in everyday language and avoid the use of jargon. The Governors are responsible for an Annual Report to the parents and the Parent Governors can ensure that parents have easy access. Parent Governors should be aware of ways of encouraging parent’s interest and should become actively involved in drawing parents into the school.
Foundation Governors:
Are appointed by the Church.
Must preserve and develop the religious character of the school.
Training
New governors are encouraged to attend training to help them fulfil their role. A comprehensive range of training courses are run by the LEA.
School Governors 2008
| Name | Governor Type |
| Revd. V. Cuthbert | Foundation (Ex-officio) |
| Mrs. J. Beckett | Head Teacher |
| Mr. P. Bowens | Foundation |
| Mr. K. Higgin | Foundation |
| Mrs. R. Lawson | Foundation |
| Mrs. S. Graham | Foundation (parent) |
| Mrs. F. Milburn | Foundation (parent) |
| Mrs. J. Copeland | Foundation (parent) |
| Mr. Bradbury | Foundation (parent) |
| Mr. D. Harkus | Foundation (parent) |
| Mr. G. Aslet | LEA |
| Mr. P. Youlden | Parent |
| Mrs. C. Kellett | Staff |
| Miss. E. Fenwick | Staff |
| Mrs. A. Foster | Staff |
| Mrs. Y. Malcolm | Staff |