School Governors
The Role of the School GovernorsI'm sure many of us don't know what the School Governing Body does, or what it is for. Certainly before I became a school governor, I was only loosely aware of the purpose of the Governing Body. So, how is the Governing Body made up, and what does it do? The Governing Body consists of a group of volunteers and teaching staff (including the Head Teacher). The members include Parent Governors, Local Authority Appointed Governors, Community Governors and Staff Governors. In addition to a full governing body meeting twice each term, there are a number of committees that will also meet on a regular basis to discuss areas such as the Curriculum, Personnel and Finance / Resources. The purpose of the Governing Body is to ensure that the highest possible standard of education, achievement and well being is provided to all children. It is in place to support the teaching staff and to ensure that we continually achieve the highest standards, whilst continuing to raise expectations. This is achieved by developing an understanding of what it is that the Headteacher (and Senior Management Team) want to achieve in terms of the children’s individual development, and to ensure that policies, practices and funding are in place to achieve these goals. For example, if we believe that it is right to focus on Early Years provision or ICT throughout the Curriculum – does the budget reflect this in terms of funding? The Governing Body will also work to ensure that the school has the facilities to ensure that the educational and paternal roles can be met. As an example, we worked hard over a number of years to plan, budget and negotiate in order to obtain the new building, The Hollow, providing much needed additional space for the school. An essential role that the Governing Body takes is that of a critical friend to the Headteacher and staff. It is our responsibility to listen to their views on a range of issues and to question these if and when we feel it necessary. We often find ourselves asking, “why?” and “what will the impact of that be?” or “is there a better way of achieving this result?”. Many of the Governors are not educationalists and so it is essential that we question the professionals to make sure that the children can develop as well as is possible. If you would like to contact the Governing Body, you can do so by leaving a message at the school office, or emailing ninemileridegovernors@yahoo.co.uk or completing the contact form below. We have vacancies for 2 Local Authority Governors. If you know of anyone who might be interested in helping out the school, please put them in touch with the Governing Body using the contact methods described above. In particular we are looking for somebody with a Finance background in order to strengthen our team. Whilst Nine Mile Ride is a very good school, the Governing Body is in place to ensure that we continue to improve upon the success that we have had to date. We are working closely with Ali Brown and her excellent team to do even better. Andrew Beckett, Chair of Governors
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Your School GovernorsCommunity Governors : Fiona Bromley - Vice Chair Staff Governors : Steve Meakin LA Governors : Mary Penrose Parent Governors : Andrew Beckett - Chair Clerk to Governors : Elaine Rippon
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