The responsibility for the strategic management of the school is shared between the head teacher and the school governors.

Governing Bodies have a range of duties and powers including:

• Helping to establish, with the head teacher, the aims and policies of the school

• Advising on spending the school budget
• Ensuring that the National Curriculum and Religious Education are provided
• Selecting the head teacher
• Appointing, promoting, supporting and disciplining staff
• Providing outside advice, acting as a link between the local community and school.

The Governing Body has a general responsibility for strategic management of the school. It is not expected to take detailed decisions about the day to day running of the school – that is the function of the head teacher and other staff. The Governing Body is a group: individual members have no power, except when the whole Governing Body has delegated a specific power to an individual. The Governing Body meets at least termly.

Organisation

Chair of Governors: Mr Andrew Geddes

Vice Chair of Governors: Mr Jim Smith

Clerk: Mrs Hannah Becket

The quorum to hold meetings and for all business is 3.

Teaching and Learning Committee

Chair:  Mr Peter Corbett

Resources Committee

Chair: Mr Andy Geddes

Members of the Governing Body

The following governors served in the school year at any point in the last 12 months:

Mr Peter Corbett

Appointed: 21/01/21

Term of office: 22/01/25

Appointment: Co-opted

Mr Andrew Geddes

Appointed: 26/01/15

Term of office: 20/01/25

Appointment: Co-opted

Mrs Kay Vousden

Appointed: 01/09/2019

Term of office: N/A

Appointment: Staff (headteacher)

Mr James Smith

Appointed: 17/03/2020

Term of office: 16/03/2024

Appointment: Co-opted

Mr Martin Armitage 

Appointed: 26/05/2021

Term of office: 26/05/2025

Appointment: Co-opted

Mr Paul Dyer

Appointed: 06/10/2021

Term of office: 06/10/2025

Appointment: Co-opted

John (Michael) Harper

Appointed: 23/03/2022

Term of Office: 23//03/2026

Appointment: Parent Governor

Mrs Sam Drury

Appointed: 14.05.23

Term of office: 14.05.27

Appointment: Parent

Mrs Maria Hoult

Appointed: 13.07.24

Term of office: 13.07.28

Appointment: Co-opted

Interests

A register of business and pecuniary interests is completed at all governing body meetings.

No such interests have been declared.

Attendance

The table below records the attendance record of governors in the last school year.