GOVERNORS
What School Governors Do
The governing body’s principal aim is to help raise standards of
achievement and make sure the school provides a good quality education.
The day-to-day management of the School is the responsibility of the Headteacher
and her staff whilst the role of school governors is to focus
on the strategic vision and direction of the School.
Individual governors have no power or responsibility. It is only the full
governing body which has legal duties and powers and all governors share
in that corporate responsibility.
Governors are at the heart of how a school operates. How they do their
job affects the interests of pupils, staff morale and how the school is
seen by parents and others in the community. They are not there to rubber
stamp decisions. Governors are responsible for how the school is performing.
They have to be prepared to support and challenge their headteacher by
gathering views, asking questions and deciding what’s best for the
pupils.
WE PERFORM THREE MAIN ROLES :
Providing a strategic overview, acting as a critical friend to the school and ensuring accountability.
OUR STRATEGIC ROLE
- setting up a strategic framework for the School
- setting its aims and objectives
- setting its policies and targets for achieving the objectives
- reviewing progress and reviewing the strategic framework in the light of progress.
- helping to set standards and targets for performance for the school
- having an overview of the curriculum
- helping to set policies for itself and the school
- selecting the head and deputy headteacher
- making decisions about the school’s budget and staffing
- delivering effective planning, including post-inspection duties
- making sure the school provides for all its pupils, including those with special needs
- deciding how the school can encourage pupils’ spiritual, moral and cultural development.
OUR ROLE AS CRITICAL FRIEND
- maintaining a good working relationship and regular meetings with the headteacher
- monitoring how well the school is doing, and how well policies and plans are being implemented
- knowing the school well
- having clear lines of responsibility between us, the headteacher and the various school committees.
- providing advice and support in a climate of mutual trust and respect
ENSURING ACCOUNTABILITY
- The governing body gets regular reports from the Headteacher.
- It provides information to the Local Authority (LA) and parents by producing :
- an annual report to parents, backed up by an annual parents meeting
- a school prospectus
- a post-inspection action plan.
- ensures that the performance of the Blue Coat School can be properly monitored
- ensures any issues of concern can be proactively addressed through the availability of a documented performance management policy.
- ensures the Blue Coat School’s curriculum is properly monitored and evaluated
- ensure that it receives sufficient information from the Head Teacher to be able to check on the progress of the Blue Coat School towards its stated targets for achievement.
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