The Governors of Willow Grove Primary School believe it is important that the Governing Board reflects the diversity of our school community. Diverse Boards promote inclusive school environments and provide diverse role models for our children and young people.

TYPES OF GOVERNORS

Parent Governors

Parents, including carers, of registered pupils at the school are eligible to be elected as governors at the school. Parent Governors are elected by other parents at the school by a process of nominations and a ballot if necessary.

Local Authority Governors

The Local Authority appoints LA Governors and any eligible person can be appointed to this role.

Staff Governors

Both teaching and support staff, who are employees at the school, are eligible to become Staff Governors. They are elected by the school staff.

Headteacher

The Headteacher is a member of the Governing Body by virtue of his/her office.

Co-opted Governors

Co-opted Governors are appointed by the Governing Body on the basis that they have the necessary skills to contribute to the effective governance and success of the school.

All categories of governor are elected or appointed to serve a four-year term of office: governors may serve more than one term of office.

Data is currently collected on the diversity of the Board, which is used to inform our recruitment and training needs to ensure that there is always a diverse range of perspectives around the table to support robust decision-making. However, due to our relatively small Board, we do not publish this data online as individual Governors could be identified, and we have a legal obligation to protect their personal data.

The remit of the Governing Body is to:

• Ensure the clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction.
• Hold the head teacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of the staff.
• Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.

The Chair of Governors can be contacted directly by emailing chairofgovernors@willowgroveprimary.org.uk

Information on the constitution of the Governing Board, the Governor's specific responsibilities and committees can be found below.

Ad-hoc Committees.

Terms of Reference for all committees are available on request.
Staff Disciplinary
Pupil Disciplinary
Complaints
Appeals

Three Governors with no prior knowledge will be called alphabetically to form the committees.