The full governing body meet 9 times a year. The governing body work in a strategic capacity. They support and challenge leaders to ensure Gledhow remains on a journey of continuous improvement. To achieve this aim, communication with all stakeholders is extremely important, as is having a really good understanding of the school. We work closely with leaders in the school and each governor is linked to various aspect of school life.
Governors meet with a wide range of staff:
The governing body is also responsible for reviewing the performance of the headteacher. This is via performance management, regular headteacher reports to governors, questions and discussion in governing body meetings, review of various monitoring activities, external reviews by school improvement consultants and advisers, and regular meetings with the Joint Chairs of Governors, etc.
If you wish to contact the Joint Chairs of Governors, you can email us via ChairofGovernors@Gledhowschool.org or send written correspondence to the school.
The Governing Body has a strategic role and three core functions:
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.
Name | Governor Seat | Appointment Date | End of Office Date |
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Sarah Parkinson | Head Teacher | 01/09/2018 | 31/08/2030 |
Lara Byrne | Staff | 21/09/2022 | 20/09/2026 |
Hilary Iles | LA Governor | 06/12/2018 | 12/01/2027 |
Rachel Smith | Co-opted | 30/04/2020 | 29/04/2024 |
Kathryn Welford | Co-opted | 07/12/2023 | 06/12/2027 |
Tim Craven | Chair of Governors | 03/03/2024 | 02/03/2028 |
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