The Committees

The Governing Body and Committees

The school Governing body works with the school to ensure that the pupils receive a high quality education and have the best possible opportunities to achieve their goals.

Together with the headteacher, who is responsible for the day-to-day management of the school and the staff, governors set the school's aims and policies and ensure that they are put into practice.

Through the governing body meetings, they hold the headteacher and the senior staff to account for pupil attainment and progress, staff performance management, financial performance and effective management of the school's premises.

The full Governing Body meets six times throughout the year. Additionally there are a number of committees that meet as and when required including:

Pay Committee
Pay Appeals Committee
Headteacher Performance Management Panel
Complaints Committee
Staff Dismissal Committee

All committees report to the full governing body. Committees have delegated power to make decisions on behalf of, and without referral to the full governing body, except where the subject matter requires full governing body consideration by law or in accordance with the school's established scheme of delegation.

The Complaints Committee

Any Governor can be called into this panel when or if it is ever needed. The criteria is that they must be available and totally impartial to any matters discussed.