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    Welcome to our Governors’ section


    Please find below details of how our Governing board is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.

    What do we do?

    The Governing Board acts as a group. We have a range of duties and powers and a general responsibility for the conduct of the school.

    We decide:

    • The aims and policies of the school;
    • How the standards of education can be improved;
    • How the school should be run in general terms;
    • How to spend the school budget.

    We:

    • Work with the Headteacher and staff to draw up the School Development Plan and Spiritual Development Plan for the school.
    • Make sure that the National Curriculum and Religious Education are being taught and report on the National Curriculum assessments and examination results;
    • Select the Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher;
    • Make sure proper procedures are in place for appointing, promoting, supporting and disciplining staff;
    • Oversee the way the school is managed, including matters relating to buildings.

    We are a Voluntary Aided School, which means we have more autonomy in some areas of policy rather than a board of governors of other types of schools. We differ in that we are responsible for:

    • The Admission Policy of the school;
    • The buildings and their upkeep;
    • Setting the Religious Education and Collective Worship Policy

    and

    • We are the employers of the staff in the school.

    We are a corporate board, so individual governors are generally protected from personal liability, provided that we act honestly, reasonably and in good faith. We have a Constitution which is written up in a legal document called the Instrument of Government. This sets out the number of members in each category of governor and confirms that the school has a Christian foundation.

    On 18 March 2016 the School Governance Constitution Regulations 2012 was amended so that all serving governors in maintained schools required an enhanced criminal records certificate (ECRC). All serving governors in our school have an enhanced CRC within 21 days of their election or appointment.

    We can confirm that all governors of Mellor St. Mary's CE Primary School have had their ECRC completed.

    Types of Governors

    We have twelve member on our Governing Board.

    They have a special responsibility for ensuring that the character of the school as a Church of England Voluntary Aided School is preserved and developed.

    • The Vicars are Ex Officio Foundation Governors (1), by virtue of being an incumbent of the Parish.
    • DBE Foundation Governors (7): elected by the Diocesan Board of Education.
    • LA Governor (1): Appointed by the Local Authority.
    • Parent Governors (2): Elected by the Parents.
    • Headteacher Governor (1): Automatically an Ex Officio governor.
    • Staff Teaching Governor (1): Elected by the staff.

    Compliance Documents

    Meet the Governing Board

    Governor Meeting Attendance Records

    Governor Meeting Minutes

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