Local Governing Body
School governors are volunteers who help to run the school and form part of a 'Governing Body'. They are involved in decisions about all aspects of managing the school including buildings and budgets, staffing and setting standards of discipline. Governors supprt headteachers and ensure that the school is being well managed.
Anyone over 18 can be a school governor and they don't have to be a parent of a child at the school. The most important qualities are enthusiasm, commitment and an interest in education. As a parent, it can be a rewarding way to be involved in your child's school. As a governor you will be expected to attend full governing body meetings each half term and you will also be expected to join one or two sub-committees which will cover different areas like finance and curriculum.
If you are interested in becoming a governor, talk to the current chair of governors. When there is a vacancy for a Parent Governor a letter will go out to inform all parents of the vacancy and you will have a chance to be elected to the governing body. It is also worth talking to your employer as many employers recognise the importance of the role and may offer paid leave for governor duties.
THE PURPOSE OF GOVERNANCE
The purpose of governance is to provide confident, strategic leadership and to create robust accountability, oversight and assurance for educational and financial performance.
The governing body has three main functions:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
- Holding leaders to account for the educational perfomance of the organisation and its pupils, and the performance management of staff; and
- Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent.
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Governor Name |
Type of Governor |
Date of Appointment |
Term of Office |
Appointed By |
Stepped Down or Left date If applicable |
Business & Financial Interests |
Governance Roles in other Education Institutions |
Relationships with Governors and School Staff |
Governor Code of Conduct | Attendance Record at Meetings |
| Pat Precious | Foundation | 5 February 2018 | 4 Years | Foundation DBE or PCC appt | None | None | Signed | 86% | ||
| Sarah Disney | Executive H/T | Whilst In Post | NCC | Head Teacher | Signed | |||||
| Ben Cooke | Trust Appointed Governor | Nov 2020 | None | |||||||
| Chris Isbell |
Trust Appointed Governor |
Nov 2020 | None | |||||||
| Mike Dwyer | Chair of Governors | Nov 2020 | 28/02/2023 | None |
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| Shaun Childerhouse | Parent Governor | Nov 2020 | None | |||||||
| Helen Jeffries | School Business Manager | Nov 2020 | None | |||||||
| Emma Lindop | Staff Governor | None | ||||||||
| Sarah Porter | Chair of Governors | None | ||||||||
| Chris Price | Parent Governor | None |
To contact the Chair of Governors, please write C/O Parkers CofE Primary Academy, Pound Hill, Saham Toney, Norfolk IP25 7HP.
This document is currently not complete and as we receive the information we need we will add to it.