The School Governors PAGE

If you would like to be a school governor please contact the Headteacher to find out about any vacancies.  We currently have a full board of governors.

For attendance matrices showing Governor attendance at Full Governing Board  meetings, please use the drop down menu under ' Our school and School Governors'.

The Role of the School Governor and Our Governing Board

The Governing Board of Keinton Mandeville Primary School is made up of people from a variety of backgrounds. Governors are elected, nominated or co-opted and are representative of parents and teachers, the Local Education Authority and the local community. School governors work with the Headteacher, who is responsible for the day to day leadership of the school. Governor’s key roles are to set the aims and objectives for the school, set the policies for achieving those aims and then monitor and evaluate the progress the school is making towards their achievement. Governors are also a source of challenge and support to the Head teacher.

Full Governor Board meetings are usually held each half term, and subcommittees also meet once or twice a term.

Our Sub-committees are: Finance and Personnel, Curriculum and Headteacher Pay and Appraisal.  Each Governor sits on at least one sub-committee.

None of the members of our Governing Board hold a Governance position in any other educational establishment.  None of the members of the Governing Board have a material relationship with any other Governor, or any staff member.

The Governors work to a five year strategic plan, which has been devised this year.  The Strategic Plan can be seen via this link:

Governor's Five-Year Strategic Plan

Governor Committee organisation and roles

As a school we recognise that a diversity of thought, voices and perspectives is essential to good governance and the effective running of any organisation. We regularly collect diversity information from our governors and, depending on current data, can use this to:

• target recruitment to address gaps in experience and diversity

• develop and adapt board practices to ensure full participation

• prioritise training and awareness-raising in identified areas

• address potential ‘blind spots’ through seeking wider advice and perspectives on current and upcoming opportunities, challenges and risks.

However, we are unable to publish this information as it would mean that individual members of our governing body are identifiable.

The Governors of Keinton Mandeville Primary School are listed below: