What do the Governors Do?

The Governing Body works with the Executive and Consultant Heads and the Leadership Team to ensure that your children get a good education. The Governing Body’s duties include:

• setting plans and policies for St George’s Primary School
• approving its budget and reviewing its financial progress
• challenging and supporting senior staff to improve the school
• helping to appoint new members of staff

St George’s Governing Body makes its decisions on the advice of its committees, the local authority and the diocese. It is accountable for:

• the use of public funds
• the quality of education provided by St George’s Primary School
• the wider contribution to the local and faith communities

The full Governing Body meets about 4 times each year and the committees that support it usually meet twice a term. The governors’ roles are therefore important, but governors are unpaid for their time and services.

How do Governors Help the School?

St George’s Primary School Governing Body aims to work together with the school’s staff, parents and carers by:

• acting as a critical friend to the school,
• ensuring accountability,
• promoting high standards of education and achievement,
• setting the school’s aims and supporting its Catholic ethos.

The Governors Would Like to Meet You

The governors wish to make themselves better known to parents and carers.
Please look out for them at the school and its events.