School governors have a varied and important role…

…helping the school run effectively. They have 3 core functions:

• Planning the strategic direction of the school
• Overseeing financial performance of the school and ensuring money is well spent
• Holding the headteacher or school leadership to account

The governor role is strategic rather than operational. Governors don’t get involved with the day to day running of a school, instead supporting and challenging the school’s leadership team to drive school improvement.

Governors usually attend around 6 meetings a year. Being a school governor is a commitment and a responsibility, but offers you the chance to see first-hand the impact you can make in improving education for children in your community.

At Abbey CofE Infant School the full Governing Board meet 6 times a year and we have a finance  committee that meets 3 times a year:

Full Governing Board

Chair of FGB: Mr Paul Allred

Finance Committee

Chair of the Finance Committee: Mr Darren Arnold