Key Roles and Responsibilities of the Governing Body:

• Setting the Vision and Strategic Direction of the School
• Agreeing the Schools Aims and Values as described in the Statement of Purpose
• Agreeing Governing Body powers and duties
• School Strategic Development Planning
• Setting Performance management targets for the Head Teacher
• Agreeing Policies/Procedures
• Holding the Head Teacher to account for the schools educational performance
• Monitoring and evaluation of data/reports
• Assuring themselves of the rigour and validity of the teaching assessment process
• Visiting the school
• Seeking and acting on the views of Parents (inc Carers)/Students to evaluate their satisfaction
• Challenge and support offered through tasks and activities in response to the Head Teachers report which will result in the improvement to the education provision and outcomes
• Ensuring financial resources are well spent
• Budget setting (demonstrating spending choices made in line with school priorities)
• Strategic and Reflective budget planning for spending (including Pupil Premium Grant)
• Any exploration of “best value”
• Ensuring Statutory duties are met and priorities approved
• Ensuring the school website is up-to-date and complies with regulations
• Ensuring agenda’s/work programmes annual cycle of timely discussion, review and approval of key compliance requirements (e.g. Child Protection Policy and Single Central Record)
• Ensuring safeguarding responsibilities are met
• Monitoring the delivery of the curriculum offer and the effectiveness of the Social, Moral and Cultural mix
• Checking that all training is valid, authorised and available as required