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GOVERNORS

The Governing Body of Great Horwood C E Combined School.

Hello from the Governing Body of Great Horwood CE Combined School.

For those of you who are new to the school, this page is an insight into what the Governing Body is all about. We hope this information proves useful to you, and goes some way to help you understand what we are doing and how we do it.

THE GOVERNING BODY (GB)
The GB is made up of 15 members. The body is made up of 5 Parent Governors elected by the parents of the pupils, 3 Foundation Governors nominated by the Diocese, 3 Community Governors drawn from the school catchment area who are selected because of their special skills, 2 Staff Governors drawn from the school, one Governor appointed by the Local Authority and the Head Teacher. They all hold office for a period of four years, although they may be invited to stay for further terms of office.

The GB meets once a term and more frequently if there is urgent business that cannot wait until the next meeting. The minutes of GB meetings are available for anyone to look at in reception at school. In addition, the GB consists of various sub-committees:

The Curriculum Committee provides direction for all aspects of curriculum provision within the school and also reviews most of the school’s management policies.

The General Purposes Committee is responsible for the following:
1) Managing the school’s finances, setting the school budget and reviewing the school’s financial performance against this budget. The committee also reviews major capital projects and makes recommendations on these to the GB.
2) Looking after any staffing matters such as recruitment and retention of staff as well as recommending staffing levels to the GB in conjunction with the Head Teacher.
3) Reviewing regularly the condition of the school buildings and preparing an appropriate annual maintenance plan to ensure they are kept in good order. The committee also ensures that all governors and staff have access to health and safety policies, codes of practice, risk assessments and other health and safety procedures issued by the local authority.