WORK OF THE GOVERNING BODY
The Governors meet regularly throughout the year to discuss all matters relating to the life and work of the school and to monitor progress across a wide range of curricular and extra-curricular activities.
Forthcoming meetings of the Governing Body are scheduled to take place on:
18th March 2009; 21st May 2009; 7th July 2009. Meetings normally start at 19.00 unless advised otherwise.
Forthcoming Committee Meetings include:
Resources and Finance Committee – 2nd March 2009; Staffing Committee -18th March (18.00 start).
Significant action taken by the Governors during the year 2007/8 includes:
- Monitoring progress against the 2007/8 School Development Plan
- Contributing to and approving the 2008/9 School Development Plan
- Contributing to and approving staffing changes and appointments
- Monitoring the use of resources including income and expenditure against the 2007/8 School Budget
- Authorising and monitoring major refurbishment and improvements to the premises using Devolved Formula Capital funding
- Setting and agreeing a school budget for 2008/9
- Setting Statutory School Targets for Key Stage 2
- Setting Performance Objectives for the Head Teacher
- Contributing to and approving new or revised school policies or documents
Through meetings, visits to school, presentations to Governors’ meetings by teachers and Headteacher’s reports, Governors are kept informed of ways in which the curriculum is taught, how pupils learn and are assessed, extra-curricular activities that take place, community and other links, fluctuations in the number on roll and pupil exclusions.
