Governors

What do the School Governors do?

Determine, with the Head Teacher and Local Authority, the aims and policies of the school.
Agree targets and priorities to continually improve the school.
Monitor progress against the targets.
Provide a balance of challenge and support to the Head Teacher and the School Leadership Team.

We have a legal responsibility to:

Ensure that the National Curriculum is followed.
Approve the school budget.
Monitor the condition of the school buildings and grounds.
Ensure that Special Educational Needs are met.

To do our job, we are split into several committees. Each feeds into a full meeting of the Governing Board each term. There are also other committees that meet from time to time to cover a specific task – the setting and review of the Headteacher's performance targets for example.

There are several categories of governor, appointed to represent different bodies that have an interest in the school. These are the Local Authority (LA), Parents, Staff and Community (Co-opted). All governors have equal status, however they were appointed.

Governors and the Clerk generally carry out their duties during evening meetings and have opportunities to attend training sessions and seminars to help them do their job effectively. However, governors are also welcome to visit school during the working day, when appropriate, as well as for class assemblies and performances.

WBPS INSTRUMENT of GOVERNMENT by order of Derbyshire LA on 9 October 2018
HEAD TEACHER	1
STAFF GOVERNOR	1
PARENT GOVERNORS	2
LOCAL AUTHORITY GOVERNOR	1
CO-OPTED GOVERNORS	8
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS	4

Whaley Bridge Primary School Governing Board 2024-25

Clerk to Governors	Karen Bingle
Parent Governors	Andy Hooton Lauren Lejamble
Co-opted Governors	Ian Bingle – Chair of Governors (Safeguarding & SEND Governor) Rebecca Simpson-Hargreaves – Vice Chair, Chair of Teaching & Learning Committee (Equalities Governor) Mark Ford - Chair of Resources Committee ( LAC Governor) Katie Murray - Chair of Safeguarding Committee (PP Governor)
Local Authority – LA Governor	Rodney Gilmour
Staff Governors	Seren Hathway – Headteacher Fay Walton - Deputy Headteacher
Associate Governors	Sarah Allen – Finance

Click on the links below to view full details about our Governors:

Instrument of Government

WBPS FGB Terms of Reference

Governing Board details

Roles & Responsibilities 2023-24

Committee Terms of Reference

Resources Committee Terms of Reference Teaching & Learning Committee Terms of Reference Safeguarding Committee Terms of Reference

We hope you find this information helpful.

Ian Bingle

Chair of Governors

Benchmarking

Please see attached link to the Department for Educations ‘Schools Financial Benchmarking’ website for our school – Schools Financial Benchmarking – WBPS