Welcome to the Governors' section.
Governors
Governors work as a team. They are responsible for making sure the school provides a good quality education for all pupils within a safe environment. Raising educational standards and ensuring wellbeing in school is a key priority. This has the best chance of happening when there are high expectations of what pupils can achieve.
Governors promote effective ways of teaching and learning when setting the school aims and policies. They do this together with the head teacher, who is responsible for the day-to-day management of the school.
Head teachers are recruited and selected by governors - and most head teachers choose to be governors themselves.
Governing boards are accountable to parents and Carers as well as the local community. A governor term of office is usually for four years.
The Governing Board's 3 core functions:
Governors of the federated Broughton Infant and Junior Schools, together with operational leaders set the schools Vision, Ethos and Values. Governors agree the strategy created by the schools senior leaders and approve policies. They monitor and evaluate the progress the school and act as a source of challenge and support to the headteacher and senior leaders.
In action this means:
Governors must be prepared to adopt and work to the Nolan principles of public life: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership
Sets itself a strong code of conduct, as well as monitors and evaluates its own effectiveness
Governors are at the heart of how a school operates strategically. It is important they get things right. How they do their job affects the interests of pupils, staff and the reputation of the school in the community. Governor’s support and challenge head teachers by gathering views, asking questions and discussing what's best for the school. They are not there to rubber stamp decisions. They have to be prepared to give and take advice and must be loyal to decisions taken by the governing board as a whole. As long as they act within the law and take appropriate advice, governors are protected from any personal liability for the decisions they take
Broughton Infant and Junior Schools, formally federated on Friday 26th February 2021, both governing bodies were disbanded to form one board as seen below.
Our revised Instrument of Government consists of 4 parents (2 from each school) 2 staff (1 from each school) 1 Local Authority governor and 8 co-opted. The Head teacher can opt to join the board or not.
Broughton Community Schools Governing Body Membership
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Name | Pecuniary Interest | Term of Office | Responsibility |
Mrs S Allum (C) | Correspondent for children’s charity | 07.07.19 – 07.07.23 | Chair of Governors -Safeguarding/HT Performance |
Mr A Bethune (C | None | 07.07.19 – 07.07.23 | Wellbeing (staff and Children) |
Mrs J Brooks (C) | None | 28.11.20 – 27.11.24 | SEND and Pupil Premium |
Mrs F Davies © | None | 05.11.21 – 04.11.25 |
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Mr G Elliott (C) | None | 20.03.18 – 20.03.22 | Finance |
Mr J Ferris (C) | None | 05.03.20 – 04.03.24 | Vice Chair - Health and Safety – EYFS Governor |
Mr M Ashtiaq (P) | None | 18.10.18 – 17.10.22 | Pay Review & Personnel and Equalities and Diversity |
Mrs M Jackson (C) | None | 14.06.20 – 13.06.24 | Pay Review & Personnel |
Mr J Meads (S) | None | 16.05.17 – 16.05.21 | Health & Safety and Finance |
Mrs A Parker (P) | None | 02.03.21 – 02.03.25 | visits most committees |
Mrs L Rackham (C) | None | 13.11.18 – 13.11.22 | Teaching and Learning Committee |
Mr C Reed (HT) | None | 01.09.17 - ongoing | All Committees |
Mrs K Smethurst (LA) | None | 21.11.17 – 21.11.21 | Teaching & Learning, Finance and Health & Safety |
Mrs R Weymouth | None | From 2019 | Clerk to Governors |
Vacancies |
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Parent BIS x1 |
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Parent BJS x 1 |
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Key:
C | Co-opted Governor |
H | Headteacher |
S | Staff Governor |
P | Parent Governor |
LA | Local Authority Governor |
A | Associate Governor |
Governor resignations (during the last two years) | ||
Name | Date | Reason for leaving |
Mrs A Lake | 07.09.21 | Retirement |
Miss L Maughan | 04.11.21 | Resigned prior to maternity leave |
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The full Governing Body meets at least 3-6 times each year and delegates much of its work to a small number of sub committees. The sub committees are shown in the table below and meet once per term:
If you are interested in becoming a School Governor please contact either School Office: