Welcome to our Governors’ section

Our Governing Body

We have a full and proactive governing body, many of whom are either parents or past parents of children at our school.  We hold five full governing body meetings a year and consist of 12 members made up from the following groups:

2 elected Parent Governors

1 Local Authority

1 Headteacher

1 elected Staff Governor

5 Foundation Governors:

• 2 appointed by St Marks Englefield Parochial Church Council

As a governing body we are not expected to be professional educators – we set the strategic direction of the school and ensure there is sufficient accountability – we act as a ‘critical friend’ for our Head teacher and her staff and provide them with constructive challenge.

As a Voluntary Aided school our governing body has specific responsibilities such as being the employers at the school and we set our own Admissions Policy.  Our governors also have specific responsibilities for curriculum areas, a list of subject coordinators and link governors can be found below.   

We operate on a committee basis in which all governors participate.  Briefly these are as follows:

Foundation Governors (promote the Christian ethos within the school, monitor the effectiveness of Collective Worship and Religious Education and maintain the links with our three local churches)

Admissions Committee (reviewing admissions arrangements, administering the admissions process and admissions appeals)

Finance, Buildings & Staffing Committee (monitoring income and expenditure and forecast projections, advises on building and staffing issues and reviewing the staffing structure of the school)

Pay Committee (to apply the criteria set by the whole school pay policy in determining the pay of each member of staff at the annual review)

Development Committee (supporting the delivery and monitoring the achievement of the School Development Plan)

For a who’s who please see the attached list of members and their committees/responsibilities. 

If you would be interested in becoming a governor at our school please do come and talk to our Headteacher or our School Business Manager.

Diversity Statement 

The governors believe it is important that boards reflect the diversity of the school communities they serve. Diverse boards promote inclusive school environments and provide diverse role models for staff and young people.

The governors are currently collecting data on the diversity of the board, including data on age, gender, and ethnicity. They will use that data to inform their recruitment and training needs and ensure there is always a diverse range of perspectives around the table to support robust decision making.

Due to our relatively small governing board, we will not publish this diversity data online as individual governors could be identified and we have a legal obligation to protect their personal data

Governor Meetings