The school Governors are a group of volunteers who are parents, members of staff or members of the local community.

The role of the Governor has evolved over the recent years and they continue to support the Co-Headteachers, Senior Leadership Team and staff in their respective roles to offer the best quality of education to our young learners.

The enthusiasm for the schools core purpose of improving teaching and learning is matched by the ambitions that the school and the Governing Board share. Throughout the academic year Governors visit for subject link Governance work, sit on interview panels and provide support via the work within school committees.

Governors speak to pupils when they visit school and make themselves available to hear the views of parents. We have 2 committees – Standards and Learning and Managing and Organising.

The chair of Governors can be contacted at - a.lee@jtmat.co.uk

1. Declaration of interest 2023 / 2024

The role of governors

• To ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction.

• To hold the Co-Headteachers to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff.

• To oversee the financial performance of the school and make sure its money is well spent.

They also carry out a number of other important duties, which include:

• Determining how the school's budget is spent

• The appointing and dismissing of staff

• Hearing appeals and grievances

• Setting the principles to be used by school leaders to set other school policies.

• Setting standards for pupils' behaviour and discipline

• Making sure school buildings are welcoming and safe

• Asking challenging questions of school leaders

• Acting as a link governor on a specific issue or for a specific subject area