Our governors have a varied and important role in helping the school run effectively. They have 3 core functions:

• Planning the strategic direction of the school
• Overseeing financial performance of the school and ensuring money is well spent
• Holding the headteacher or school leadership to account

The governor role is strategic rather than operational. Governors don’t get involved with the day to day running of a school, instead supporting and challenging the school’s leadership team to drive school improvement.

Governors usually attend around 6 Full Governing Body meetings a year, and then additional committee meetings, usually one per term. Being a school governor is a commitment and a responsibility, but offers you the chance to see first-hand the impact you can make in improving education for children in your community.

Our governing body has people with a whole range of skills and experiences as you can see from the pen portraits on this website. If being a governor is something you would like to consider, it is worth knowing that it is often the soft skills such as problem solving or negotiation as much as specific expertise which is needed.