Little Hoole Primary School Governors
(for more information about specific governors click on their name)
CO-OPTED CHAIR |
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LOCAL AUTHORITY GOVERNOR |
Mrs. H. Maddison-Neill |
CO-OPTED GOVERNOR | |
PARENT GOVERNOR |
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PARENT GOVERNOR |
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CO-OPTED GOVERNOR |
Mr. J. Walmsley |
PARENT GOVERNOR |
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STAFF |
Mrs. S Calderbank |
CO-OPTED | |
CO-OPTED | |
HEADTEACHER |
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CLERK TO THE GOVERNORS |
Ms H Parkinson |
You can contact our Governors either through the school office or by email at bursar@littlehoole.lancs.sch.uk
Attendance at Meetings Sept 2022 to date
Little Hoole Primary School Governors Information
The Key Role of The School Governors:
- To ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
- To hold the head teacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff
- To oversee the financial performance of the school and make sure its money is well spent
They also carry out a number of other important duties, which include:
- Determining how the school's budget is spent
- The appointing and dismissing of staff
- Hearing appeals and grievances
- Forming policy on the school's curriculum
- Setting standards for pupils' behaviour and discipline
- Making sure school buildings are welcoming and safe
- Setting and monitoring the school's aims and policies
Effective governance will include these core features:
- Commitment to ongoing development and to getting to know the school well, including effective induction.
- Commitment to playing an active part whilst working as part of a team.
- Ability to provide robust challenge and hold school leaders to account whilst listening to and respecting the views of others.
- Focus on a strategic role rather than involvement in operational matters
A Governor does NOT:
Write school policies
- Undertake audits of any sort – whether financial or health & safety - even if the governor has the relevant professional experience
- Spend much time with the pupils of the school – if you want to work directly with children, there are many other voluntary valuable roles within the school
- Fundraise – this is the role of the PTA – the governing body should consider income streams and the potential for income generation, but not carry out fundraising tasks
- Undertake classroom observations to make judgements on the quality of teaching – the governing body monitors the quality of teaching in the school by requiring data from the senior staff and from external sources
- Do the job of the school staff – if there is not enough capacity within the paid staff team to carry out the necessary tasks, the governing body need to consider and rectify this