The Governing Body
We have a very knowledgeable and committed governing board which comprises Parents, Staff, Foundation, Co-opted and Local Authority Representatives. Our governing Board is constituted under the School Governance (Constitution) Regulations 2012.
Governors play an important strategic role in school development and have a range of duties and powers and a general responsibility for the conduct of the school. In accordance with the DfE Governance Handbook the core roles and functions of the Governing Body are:
- Strategic leadership that sets and champions vision, ethos and strategy.
- Accountability that drives up educational standards and financial performance.
- People with the right skills, experience, qualities and capacity.
- Structures that reinforce clearly defined roles and responsibilities.
- Compliance with statutory and contractual requirements.
- Evaluation to monitor and improve the quality and impact of governance.
All of which play a vital role in ensuring the best possible education that takes every child as far as their talents allow. The Governors’ main priority at all times is the well-being of the children.
Governors take an active interest in the daily life of the school in a supportive but challenging capacity. Governors, staff and pupils all enjoy working together, developing and improving our school in line with our joint vision.
Forsbrook CE Primary School Governing Body Membership:
Structure and Remit
In addition to the full governing body which meets at least once per term we have Committees that are responsible for various areas who also meet at least termly and report their decisions to the Full Governing Body.
Our Committees are:
STRATEGIC
This committee looks at the strategic direction of the school, its vision and ethos, school improvement planning and the governor development plan.
STANDARDS
This Committee is responsible for the school’s curriculum and assessment provision, pupil premium and sports premium to ensure that we comply with all statutory obligations and that our outcomes for pupils are the best they can be.
RESOURCES
This committee is responsible for the financial accountability of the school, staffing, premises including health & safety and safeguarding.
This committee also formulates the nursery budget plan and staffing and reports its findings to the Governing Body.
PAY & PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
This committee meets twice a year to look at outcomes for pay and performance management.