The School Governing Body

The department for Education has high expectations of governing bodies.  We are the strategic leaders of our school and have a vital role to play in making sure every child gets the best possible education. This is reflected in the law, which states that the purpose of maintained school governing bodies is to ‘conduct the school with a view to promoting high standards of educational achievement at the school’.

Governing bodies should have a strong focus on three core strategic functions:

• Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;

• Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff; and

• Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.

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Minutes of Full Governor Board Meetings

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• December 2017

• September 2017

• July 2017

• February 2017

• December 2018

• July 2018

• February 2018

• December 2016

• September 2016

• December 2019

• September 2019

• July 2019

Links to:

• Who's Who - Governor profiles

• What do Governors do?

• National Governance Association website

Documents and downloads:

• Governing Body Scheme of Delegation 2019-20

• Annual Governance Statement 2020

• NGA Code of Conduct, 2020

• Strategic Partnership

• April 2020

• February 2020

WITHYCOMBE RALEIGH CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL –

GOVERNING BOARD STATUTORY INFORMATION, SORTED ALPHABETICALLY

Governors whose term has ended in the last twelve months:

Clare Babbage, Resigned 1 .10.19. Resources Performance and Pay Governor, Exmouth Community College. FGB 0/6, Resources 1/5.

Stephen Powley, Retired 31.12.19. Teaching and Learning Resources. FGB 2/6, Resources 5/5, T&L4/4.

Helen Fenner, Resigned 31.08.20. Resources and Performance and Pay, PTFA Committee Member. FGB 5/6, Resources 6/6.

Alison Rich, Resigned 14.07.20. Teaching and Learning, Teacher, Exeter Road Primary. FGB 6/6, T&L 3/5.

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