George Fentham Endowed School Governing Body
The Governing Body at George Fentham Endowed School is made up of 14 Governors, consisting of 2 parent governors, 1 LA governor, 1 Headteacher, 1 staff governor, 1 co-opted governor (reserved for an additional staff governor) and 8 foundation governors. The foundation governors are appointed by the George Fentham Hampton-in-Arden Endowed Charity. The term of all governors is four years.
Governors are recruited from varying backgrounds to reflect the need for a wide set of skills to reflect the requirements for school governance. All governors are volunteers who work hard for the sole purpose of improving the education of all children within our school.
Governors work with the Headteacher and School Leadership Team to identify areas for improvement and monitor the implementation of the School Improvement Plan (SIP). Each year group in school has a link governor, and our termly class visits help us to see the SIP in action. Many governors also have additional responsibilities and pay regular visits to school for monitoring purposes.
At George Fentham Endowed School we meet as a Full Governing Body 10 times per year. In addition, the Admissions Committee and Pay Committee meet, as required, and report to the Full Board.
The Governing Body at George Fentham Endowed School is made up of 14 Governors, consisting of 2 parent governors, 1 LA governor, 1 Headteacher, 1 staff governor, 1 co-opted governor (reserved for an additional staff governor) and 8 foundation governors. The foundation governors are appointed by the George Fentham Hampton-in-Arden Endowed Charity. The term of all governors is four years.
Governors are recruited from varying backgrounds to reflect the need for a wide set of skills to reflect the requirements for school governance. All governors are volunteers who work hard for the sole purpose of improving the education of all children within our school.
Governors work with the Headteacher and School Leadership Team to identify areas for improvement and monitor the implementation of the School Improvement Plan (SIP). Each year group in school has a link governor, and our termly class visits help us to see the SIP in action. Many governors also have additional responsibilities and pay regular visits to school for monitoring purposes.
At George Fentham Endowed School we meet as a Full Governing Body 10 times per year. In addition, the Admissions Committee and Pay Committee meet, as required, and report to the Full Board.
The focus for each Full Board meeting will vary and will include:
Strategy: setting, communicating, and evaluating the school's vision, ambition, ethos, and strategic direction, to provide the best outcomes and highest achievement for all children. Governors will also review the function and structure of the Governing Body periodically, driving School Self-Evaluation (SSE) to ensure it performs to the highest standard and secures continual improvement
Resources: setting the school budget; monitoring spending throughout the year; ensuring financial controls are in place and being followed; auditing the school accounts. Governors also oversee any long-term capital projects that have been identified, as well as the day-to-day maintenance works undertaken at the school to ensure the premises provide a clean, safe, and modern environment for the pupils.
Standards & Curriculum: overseeing the performance and progress of pupils and to monitor the delivery of a broad and balanced curriculum that complies with the National Curriculum. Governors have the responsibility to:
Strategy: setting, communicating, and evaluating the school's vision, ambition, ethos, and strategic direction, to provide the best outcomes and highest achievement for all children. Governors will also review the function and structure of the Governing Body periodically, driving School Self-Evaluation (SSE) to ensure it performs to the highest standard and secures continual improvement
Resources: setting the school budget; monitoring spending throughout the year; ensuring financial controls are in place and being followed; auditing the school accounts. Governors also oversee any long-term capital projects that have been identified, as well as the day-to-day maintenance works undertaken at the school to ensure the premises provide a clean, safe, and modern environment for the pupils.
Standards & Curriculum: overseeing the performance and progress of pupils and to monitor the delivery of a broad and balanced curriculum that complies with the National Curriculum. Governors have the responsibility to:
- Take account of legislation relating to equality and diversity and ensure that decisions in relation to the curriculum are non-discriminatory
- Review annually the Admissions policy
- Create an admissions committee (Head Teacher and at least other governors) with delegated power to allocate admission criteria in accordance with the Admissions policy
- Ensure that the school website is maintained live and reviewed annually
- Ensure compliance with the Data Protection Act
If you wish to contact the Governing Body you are most welcome to email the school office or hand in a letter to the school reception, marked for the attention of the Chair of Governors, Mrs S Kavanagh.
The Governing Body Attendance Policy can be viewed here.
The Governing Body Written Statement of Behaviour Principles can be viewed by clicking here.
You can see all Governing Body 2023/24 Meeting dates by clicking here.
We have collated all of the information regarding:
- Our Governance Structure.
- The Governing Body Membership Declaration (including; Meeting attendance etc).
- The Governing Body Register of Business (Pecuniary) Interests and
- The Governing Body Committees & Responsibilities (including; Class 'Link' Governors)
into one concise document, covering all of these areas, which can be viewed here.
Mrs S Kavanagh
Chair of Governors
(Contactable via George Fentham Endowed School postal or email address)
The Governing Body Attendance Policy can be viewed here.
The Governing Body Written Statement of Behaviour Principles can be viewed by clicking here.
You can see all Governing Body 2023/24 Meeting dates by clicking here.
We have collated all of the information regarding:
- Our Governance Structure.
- The Governing Body Membership Declaration (including; Meeting attendance etc).
- The Governing Body Register of Business (Pecuniary) Interests and
- The Governing Body Committees & Responsibilities (including; Class 'Link' Governors)
into one concise document, covering all of these areas, which can be viewed here.
Mrs S Kavanagh
Chair of Governors
(Contactable via George Fentham Endowed School postal or email address)
All information contained on this website is available, free of charge, in paper format from the School Office.
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