We have extended the deadline for Parent Governor nominations to Friday 13 March.
There is a vacancy for a parent governor at the school and you are invited to stand for election. In the school we have provision for two parent governors and there is currently one vacancy. Parent governors are appointed for a period of 4 years irrespective of whether their children remain in the school during this period.
The Governing Body, with the Headteacher, has overall responsibility for the running of the school. Governing Bodies have three core strategic functions:
Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils; and
Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure the school’s money is spent effectively.
No special qualifications are needed and the most important thing is to have a keen interest in the school and be prepared to play an active part in the governing body’s work. The enclosed sheet summarises the circumstances under which someone cannot serve as a governor which includes any parent/carer who has paid employment in the school for 500 or more hours per academic year or who are elected members of the Local Authority. Nominations must be from parents or carers with children at the school on the day that nominations close.
If you would like to stand for election please complete the enclosed nomination form and return it to the school no later than 13th March 2020. You should include a short personal statement to support your nomination, which should briefly state the contribution you feel you could make to the governing body. The statement should be no longer than 200 words and this will be used if an election is required. The form should be signed by yourself and a Proposer who must be a parent/carer of a child at the school and must not be a member of your family.
If there are more nominations than vacancies, an election will be held by secret ballot and voting papers will be sent to all parents together with details of the ballot procedure.
Matt Allman, Headteacher, said: “Governors are keen to attract nominations and in order to maximise the opportunity for interested parties to come forward, they have extended the deadline for a further week. We look forward to the nominations coming in.”
The following documents relate to this role:
Qualifications & Disqualifications
