·       2 Parent Governors

·       1 Staff governor

·       Head

·       Executive Head (where appropriate)

·       5-8 community governors

LGB meetings

·       4 meetings per year in line with data snapshots

·       No committees

·       Working parties as needed

Trust Finance meetings

3 per year, attended by Finance Governor, Head and finance lead, CEO and CFO (or their representative).

·       Business links & careers   Community Links

·       Education & Data

·       Finance & grants - Sports Premiu, Catch Up

·       Parent Voice

·       Pupil Premium

·       Pupil Voice        

·       Safeguarding

·       SEND & Looked After Children

·       SMSC & British Values

·       Wellbeing – staff and pupils

·       EYFS (Primary)  6^th form (if relevant)

·       Senior leadership team

·       Occasionally and where appropriate: CEO, trustees

·       Pay Committee – agree pay on recommendation from Head following moderation by trust leadership – one autumn meeting

·       Performance management of Head by CEO, external advisor, Chair of LGB & Chair of Trust

Receive reports on:

·       Development Plan updates

·       End of year results analysis

·       Data snapshots & KPIs including vulnerable groups, more able etc.

·       Information comparing school to national data

·       External quality assurance reports

·       Pupil Premium impact reports

·       Primary Sports Funding impact reports

·       Catch up funding impact reports

·       Attendance & Behaviour

·       Wellbeing support

First hand knowledge:

·       Learning walks linked to Development Plan priorities, mainly as part of trust reviews

·       Annual learning walk to audit safeguarding

·       Annual SEND learning walk

·       Governor links to key subjects

Ofsted:

·       Meet with Ofsted to discuss governance in this school, along wit trustee representative

Stakeholder voice:

·       Parent forums & PTAs

·       School Council

·       Community networking

Pupil experience:

·       Curriculum offer

·       Enrichment – curriculum and before/after school clubs etc.

·       Support school in ensuring curriculum and pupil offer match the context of the school’s community

Parents as co-educators – hold school to account for:

·        Communication with parents

·        Parent workshops re. curriculum, esafety, etc.

Complaints:

·       Carry out Stage 3 complaints process (meeting with Chair or another governor)

Risk:

·       Receive and question risk register

·       Escalate concerns to Board

Compliance – hold school to account for:

·       Safeguarding & Prevent

·       British Values

·       Equality

Exclusions:

·       Monitor exclusions, behaviour partnership arrangements

·       Receive representations from parents in relation to exclusions

Local policies:

·       Agree local policies

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Ambassadors:

·       Hold school to account for PR, marketing, pupil recruitment

·       Act as ambassadors for the school

·       Act as ambassadors for the Trust

·       Build positive relationship with PTA

·       Build networks with stakeholders and alumni to benefit the school and build a benevolent community

·       Build networks with businesses & useful community/education providers

·       Encourage school to engage in appropriate fundraising activities and enterprise

Vision & ethos:

·       Ensure the vision for the school matches the community context, within the wider Trust vision

·       Holding the school to account for a positive, aspirational ethos