Our Governors
The Role of the Governing Body
All schools in England have a Governing Body which is responsible for overseeing many of the strategic decisions of the school. The Governing Body works in close partnership with the Headteacher, staff and the Trustees. Whilst the Headteacher is, of course, responsible for the day to day running of the school, the governors main three roles include:
Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction – The governing body sets the general direction of the school, looking at how it should best develop. This is done by reviewing and agreeing policies, targets and priorities and monitoring and reviewing aims and objectives.
Holding leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the effective and efficient performance management of staff.
Overseeing financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent.
School governors are drawn from different parts of the community. This helps to ensure that the governing body has sufficient diversity of views and experience but does not mean that governors of a particular category “represent” that group on the governing body.
The different categories of governor are as follows:
Parent governors - Elected by parents to serve on the Governing Body
Staff governors - To include the Head Teacher if they wish to be a governor. Remaining staff (both teaching and non-teaching are represented) governors are elected by other members of staff at the school via elections.
Community Governors - these are elected by the Trust.
Foundation Governors - appointed by St. James The Great Parochial Church Council
All Governors (and staff) are required to complete a Pecuniary Interest Form annually, details of which are in the table below.
