Welcome to our Governors’ section.

Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.
 

The school Governors are unpaid volunteers, who oversee the life and work of the school. They meet at least twice each term and receive reports from the Headteacher and members of staff - this keeps them informed about what is happening day to day in school and whether the objectives of the school improvement plan are being achieved. Governors are regularly in school and wear a lanyard to identify themselves, they welcome comments and contact with parents. 

Purpose of the Local School Committee

The Local School Committee is a corporate body. This means it has a legal existence separate from that of its individual members. As long as governors have acted honestly, without ulterior motive, and reasonably, within the law and regulations, the Local School Committee cannot be held to accountable as individuals for any liabilities incurred by the Local School Committee.

Being a school governor is a voluntary position with committee members, these days, now being considered as part of the school Leadership and Management team, subject to Ofsted Inspection. Whilst governance is strategic, management relates to operational functions. Governance has three core strategic functions:

• To ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction.
• To hold the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils and the performance management of the staff.
• To oversee the financial performance of the school and make sure its money is well spent.

(DfE Governance Handbook)

In practice, this means that governors are involved in decisions with respect to finance, resources and premises whilst analysing pupil performance data, including progress and attainment, as well as attendance, etc. All aspects of the role involve scrutiny, monitoring and evaluation.

If you wish to contact a school governor please use the "contact us" facility on the website or ask at the school office, who will be happy to forward your query. Correspondence for the personal attention of the Chair of Governors or Clerk of Governors should be addressed "care of" the school.

Chair of Governors

Mrs Linda Crocker

Clerk to the Governors

Mr Patrick Aikman

The Local School Committee (LSC) meets at least once a term. The dates for the academic year 2023-2024 are:

• Wednesday 27th September

• Tuesday 21st November

• Thursday 25th January

• Wednesday  13th March

• Tuesday 30th April

• Wednesday 19th June

Signed minutes and agenda of future LSC Meetings are available from the school office upon request.

  Below is a list of current members and their main roles.​

Spiral Partnership Trust - Members and Directors

Governor Attendance 2022-23

• Clerk 6/6
• L Crocker 6/6
• A Dewhurst 5/6
• L Harrison 3/6
• J Hooker 6/6
• E Masters 4/6
• M Neville 4/6
• J Reeve 6/6
• D Roughan 5/6
• L Williams 6/6
• L Woods 4/6