Governing Body

Below we have included a detailed list of the responsibilities each committee within the governing body has: 

Curriculum Committee

• To consider and advise the governing body on standards and other matters relating to the school’s curriculum, including statutory requirements and the School’s Curriculum Policy
• To consider curricular issues which have implications for Finance and Personnel decisions and to make recommendations to the relevant committees or the Governing Body
• To make arrangements for the Governing Body to be represented at School Improvement discussions with the LA and for reports to be received by the Governing Body
• To oversee arrangements for individual governors to take a leading role in specific areas of provision, eg SEN, Literacy, Numeracy. To receive regular reports from them and advise the Governing Body.
• To oversee arrangements for educational visits, including the appointment of a named co-coordinator 

Pay & Personnel Committee

• To draft and keep under review the staffing structure in consultation with the Head teacher and the Finance Committee
• To establish a Salary Policy for all categories of staff and to be responsible for its administration and review
• To oversee the appointment procedure for all staff
• To establish and review a Performance Management policy for all staff*
• To oversee the process leading to staff reductions
• To keep under review staff work/life balance, working conditions and well-being, including the monitoring of absence
• To make recommendations on personnel related expenditure to the Finance Committee

Finance Committee

• In consultation with the Head teacher, to draft the first formal budget plan of the financial year
• To establish and maintain an up to date 3 year financial plan
• To consider a budget position statement including virement decisions at least termly and to report significant anomalies from the anticipated position to the Governing Body
• To ensure that the school operates within the Financial Regulations of the Council
• To monitor expenditure of all voluntary funds kept on behalf of the Governing Body
• To annually review charges and remissions policies and expenses policies.
• To make decisions in respect of service agreements
• To make decisions on expenditure following recommendations from other committees
• To ensure, as far as is practical, that Health and Safety issues are appropriately prioritised
• To determine whether sufficient funds are available for pay increments as recommended by the Head teacher
• In the light of the Head teacher Performance Management Group’s recommendations, to determine whether sufficient funds are available for increments

Premises Committee

• To advise the Governing Body on priorities, including Health and Safety, for the maintenance and development of the school’s premises
• To oversee arrangements for repairs and maintenance
• To make recommendations to the Finance Committee on premises-related expenditure
• In consultation with the Head teacher and the Finance Committee, to oversee premises-related funding bids
• To oversee arrangements, including Health and Safety, for the use of school premises by outside users, subject to governing body policy
• To establish and keep under review a Building Development Plan
• To establish and keep under review an Accessibility plan