Our Local Governing Body
Governors visit the school regularly to meet and talk to the children and staff. We have a Governors’ Day in school each term when they visit lessons, hold Pupil Discussions, undertake Work Scrutiny and meet with parents and teachers. They also attend events and assemblies at the school. This allows them to see how the school’s policies and plans are being put into place, how resources are used, and allows them to gather information and knowledge of the school.

Our governors are a diverse group of individuals representing the parents, school staff and the local community, with a broad range of skills and experiences. They all share a common goal to help the school develop and improve and, in doing so, to provide its children with the best education possible.

All governors are volunteers.

The Local Governing Body meets at least once a term. Governors attend training provided externally and also attend ‘in house’ LGB training each term. Our Chair, Rev. Stephen Whaley, also meets with the Chairs from the other Thrive schools on a termly basis.
 

Governor Responsibilities
The school produces a School Development Journey (SDJ) which details the Key Priorities for improvement over the next three years and how these will be achieved.  The Governors work together with the staff to ensure these key priorities are achieved. Governors work closely with the staff on the ‘Three Big Ideas’ which are three key pieces of improvement work which have been identified in the SDJ.