Governors

The Governing Body is made up of:

• Parents
• Teachers at the school
• Representatives from the community and the world of work

The Governing Body are appointed to help:

• decide upon the curriculum
• set standards of behaviour
• interview and select staff
• decide how the school budget is spent

School Governors:

• have legal duties, powers and responsibilities
• can only act together: they cannot act individually

Parent Governors:

• have a child in school
• are elected by parents of the school for a four year period
• bring the views of the parents to the Governing Body, but they speak and act as individuals, not as delegates of the parents.
• they have equal status in the work of the Governing Body and have voting rights