College Town Governors

 

Introduction from the Chair of Governors - Mrs Bernice Huelin 

 

 

Welcome to College Town Infant and Nursery School website which packed full of valuable and interesting information regarding our school, the services it provides and the achievements of our children.

 

The Governing Body has statutory obligations to ensure that the Governors of the school run efficiently in line with Government legislation and the requirements of Bracknell Forest Local Authority (LA). Governors support the work of the school and have a responsibility to challenge and seek to enhance the practices of the school. These practices ultimately have a direct impact on the education and school experience of our children.

 

Governors take part in school life and carry out regular visits to experience first hand, the events and activities in which the children take part.

 

Governors are an invaluable tool in determining policies and procedures, how they are discussed and approved. Through these visits the Governing Body are able to monitor how these procedures are put into practice on a daily basis; we are then able to see the impact on childrens’ learning and social development with the school environment. Governors and staff believe that every child matters and aim to ensure that our children leave school having received the best opportunities in learning and are helped to develop essential skills to assist in their future.

 

Our Governing Body consists of 14 elected governors who are all volunteers from the parents and local community. This is broken down as follows:

    ·        3 Community Governors

    ·         3 LA Governors

    ·        5 Parent Governors

    ·        1 Teaching Staff Governor

    ·        1 Non-teaching Staff Governor

    ·        The Headteacher

 

 

 

 

The Governing Body meet twice each term, unless extra meetings are required and much of the work of the Governing Body takes place through its committees. We currently have three main committees which meet twice per term and then report to the Full Governing Body.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Staffing and Finance 
• Sites and Buildings 

• Curriculum and Pupil

The general administration of the Governing Body is carried out by the Clerk to the Governors who is responsible for ensuring that all committee meetings are properly supported and minuted and that the Governing Body complies with the requirements of the Local Authority.

If you are interested in becoming a school governor please do not hesitate to contact the Clerk or Chair via the school office. More information can be obtained from www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk following the link to Learning/school governors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bernice Huelin

Chair of Governers

 

 

 

COLLEGE TOWN INFANT SCHOOL GOVERNOR NEWSLETTER

 

  

 

 

 

 

So what does the Governing Body do?   The Governing Body is an extension to the school’s management team and is made up of volunteers. It has legal accountabilities and is responsible for setting and evaluating the school’s strategic direction and progress. It has a number of key responsibilities     ·   Strategic Direction – evolving policies and frameworks to aid the Head and staff in the management of the school, agreeing the key priorities for the school development plan     ·   Raising Standards – by ensuring that the curriculum is balanced and broadly based, setting targets for achievement and promoting high expectations     ·   Monitoring & Evaluating – observing and questioning all aspects of the running of the school, analysing performance information, ensuring systems are in place to review progress, assessing effectiveness of policies      ·   Management – ensuring that budget priorities are identified and the budget is well managed, recruitment of the Head Teacher, staffing     ·   Most of these functions are undertaken through the use of committees. At College Town Infants we have three committees – Staffing & Finance, Curriculum & Pupil and Sites and Buildings. If you would like to know more about the remit of each of these committees then please take a look at the school website.     The Governors need to balance supporting the Head and the school while also being challenging, what is known as a critical friend. Much of the work of the Governing Body is achieved through sub committees that focus on key areas of the running of the school. Governors are supported in their duties with training and information provided by the local authority.

 

 

Below are the results of the survey taken last year. A big thanks to all parents who took the time to complete the survey. Your feedback is important to us and essential into improving the school even further.   Most parents said that their children were happy at school and were challenged and supported. Parents are happy to come and tell us when they have a problem and like the changes that have been made to school lunches.   Some parents are unsure who the school governors are, so this is something we are looking at to improve.