The Governing Body
(Download Annual Report to Parents and other documents below) Frequently Asked Questions What do school governors do? School Governors work as a team to ensure that the requirements of the National Curriculum are met, establish standards of behaviour and the ethos of the school, recruit staff, deal with budget matters, prepare an Annual Report to Parents, to monitor health and safety and building matters. How often do School Governing Bodies meet? Governing Bodies are required to meet at least once a term and most meet after 4.00 p.m. or in the evening. Occasionally meeting take place during the day. The Governing Body, at its Annual Meeting, will decide the frequency and time of meetings. Do I have to have any special qualifications to become a school governor? You do not need any qualifications to become a school governor except some spare time. Everyone brings their own qualities and experience to the role. A full programme of training is provided by the Local Education Authority to help all school governors with their responsibilities. Who can be a school governor? Anyone over the age of 18 can be a governor, lthough associate pupil governors may be younger. Subject to specific rules, you must not have been convicted of an offence that carries a prison sentence, have been adjudicated as bankrupt, disqualified as a company director or removed from the office of charity trustee. You must not be liable to be detained under the Mental Health Act. You should not be included in the list of teachers and workers with children or young people whose employment is prohibited. You can be a governor on two school governing bodies and also a temporary governing body for a new school. Am I entitled to time off from work to be a school governor? Employers must give employees who are school governors reasonable time off to carry out their duties. The employee and employer have to agree on what is reasonable time off and whether or not this can be with or without pay. How can I become a school governor? If you are interested in becoming a school governor and have some time available to carry out the role, please contact the governor services team governorservices@monmouthshire.gov.uk Who Are The Governors? Chair of Governing Body Mr Scott Hales Vice-Chair Mr Allard van der Horst Parent Governors Mr Paul Minaur Mr Allard van der Horst Mr Gary Rawlins Teacher Governor Mrs Dee Miles School Staff Governor Mrs Olwyn Richards County and Local Council Governors Mr Ashley Thomas Mrs Jane Washer Cllr. Jeff Mitchell Community Governors Mr Peter Symes Rev. Sandra Howells Mr Scott Hale Mr Graham Edwards Headteacher Mr Steve King Different types of Governors There are different types of school governors: Parent Local Education Authority Teacher Community Staff
The school governors do an important job by checking that our school is running well and that all the children are learning as well as they can. They have legal duties, powers and responsibilities laid down by law. Governors work a little bit like the directors of a company, making decisions about how the school is run and letting the Headteacher and staff get on with the day-to-day running of the school.
The governors work together to help the school get better. They meet up twice each term but often there are more meetings. Pupils and parents can't go to the meetings (it would get too crowded) but everything that is talked about is written down (called 'The Minutes') and these notes can be read by anyone.
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Headteacher
The Head is a member of the governing body by virtue of his or her office. They may choose not to be a governor but they would be expected to attend meetings to offer advice and information.
A parent governor can be a parent, somebody who has parental responsibility or someone who has care of a child.
When there is a vacancy for a parent governor, nominations are sought from parents and if there is more than one, an election is held.
Governors are not necessarily county councillors but can be members of a political party. Nominations are sought from county councillors in the school catchment area and from the school.
Monmouthshire has a code of practice for the appointment of LEA governors to ensure they have the skills and time to be a governor.
Please view the Code of Practice for the Appointment of LEA Governors
Teacher governors are elected by their colleagues to represent them on the governing body. Teachers can only be governors while employed at the school.
Community governors represent the local and business community.
These governors represent the support staff at the school and can only be a member of the governing body while employed at the school.
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