Governors

Governance structure 2024/25

From the academic year 24/25 the governing board have agreed the following structure to provide the framework to support the delivery of their responsibilities. 

The full governing board will meet 4 times per year. The focus of the committee will have oversight on:

• Three-year plan and vision
• Full school improvement plan
• Head Teacher termly report
• Understanding and approving recommendations from the Teaching, Learning and Pupil support committee
• Understanding and approving recommendations from the Resources committee
• Overall safeguarding controls
• Budget approval

There will be a teaching learning and pupil support (TLPS) committee that will meet 3 times per year. The focus of this committee will be on: 

• Pupil progress data from 23/24 
• Pupil progress data 
• Pupil attendance and behaviour data 
• Teaching & Learning components of the school improvement plan
• Early year foundation stage 
• Effective use of pupil premium funding
• Parent, student and staff voice surveys 
• Effective use of PE + sport premium 
• Special Education Needs provision
• Effective safeguarding measures and controls 
• Transition planning
• Equalities, diversity and inclusion including the accessibility plan
• Pupil personal development & well being 

There will be a resource committee (RES) that will meet 3 times per year. The focus of this committee will be on: 

• Budget review, monitoring and approval (including SFVS)
• Financial management and controls
• Resources components of the school improvement plan
• Teacher performance management including pay 
• Premises management including Health & Safety
• Educational visits 
• Data Protection and GDPR
• Staffing and recruitment 
• Early careers framework 
• Charging and remission 
• On-line safety 

The Head Teacher Performance management process will be managed through a separate committee (HTPM) that will wholly focus on the setting and monitoring of the Head Teachers objectives. This committee will have one external appointment to provide independent expertise to this group. This committee will meet twice a year. 

Governor Code of Conduct

The governors operate in accordance with the terms of the Governor Code of Conduct

The Governing Body has a strategic role and three core functions:

1. ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
2. holding the Head Teacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils and the performance management of staff
3. overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.

The Governing Body of Gledhow Primary School is committed to the school’s mission to create the conditions for outstanding teaching to flourish in a warm, inclusive, well-organised and caring atmosphere where every child is able to maximise their potential.

The Governing Body works very closely with the Head Teacher and Leadership Team to set the ethos of the school and ensure that this is at the bedrock of everything the school aims to achieve.

Having responsibility to ensure that the school is constantly evolving and challenging itself, the governors and leadership team ensure that the school's Self Evaluation Form (SEF) and School Improvement Plan (SIP) are central to the planning, challenge, evaluation and accountability of the school - and therefore of the standards that our children achieve in all aspects of their school life.

As well as engaging and responding to external advice and analysis of our school, governors also meet termly with the leadership team to look at the SIP. Current action plans are evaluated and new areas in which we wish to secure improvements are identified.

The Governing Body undertakes an audit of it's skillsets and structure on an annual basis.