Governing Body

Responsibilities

The role of the governing body is strategic. The Department for Education’s Governance Handbook identifies three core functions for governing bodies:

• 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;

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

   

Members of the governing body are appointed based on their skills in order to contribute to effective governance and the success of the school.

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School links

Governors take part in learning walks around school and visit classes. They act as a critical friend, they challenge and question. All governors at Kingsway take part in whole school training as well as Local Authority governor training.

Meetings

Meetings of the full Board of Governors are held once a term. Committee meetings are arranged each half term or as and when required. All members of the Board declare their business interests at the beginning of each academic year and records are kept. Every governor at Kingsway acts within the governor code of conduct which is agreed at the start of each school year and is attached below.

Governor Roles- Curriculum Links