Governance Statement 2023-2024
The Governing Board has three core functions:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
- Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and it’s pupils
- Ensuring financial health, integrity and value for money
We have a termly Full Governors meeting and two sub-committee meetings each term.
The Full Governing Body – Steve Smith (Chair); Karen Appleby (Head Teacher); Lucy Cross (Co-opted Governor); Peter Dacre (Staff Governor), Nicholas Chesher (Co-Opted Governor); Carley Foster (Co-Opted Governor); Kim Gill (Co-opted Governor); Clare Barker (Co-Opted Governor); Aneta Moss (Parent Governor); Emma Jelley (Parent Governor); Richard Aspden (Co-Opted Governor), Derek Wright (Local Authority Governor)
Governance Arrangements
- During the course of this year, the governing body have restructured to a smaller governing body of 12 governors. The new structure is:
- 2 parent governors
- 1 LA governor
- 1 staff governor
- 1 Headteacher
- 6 Co-opted Governors
Since the role of the governor may have a conflict between professional life and supporting school life, we have a register of interests. If you wish to see this document, please click on this link to download it.
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