Welcome to the Governors section of our website. The aims and values of the school are at the centre of everything we do as governors.

The Governing Body contributes to the strategic leadership of the school by working in close partnership with the Headteacher, Senior Leadership Team and school staff to provide both challenge and support. We are not involved with the day-to-day management or operational decisions of the school.

Our Governing Body is made up of a range of people with different skills and experience to support the strategic running of the school.

The core functions of governance are:

• Clarity in the vision for the school, its’ ethos and strategic direction
• Holding our executive leader to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils and the performance management of staff
• Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure that money is well spent
• Ensuring that stakeholders voices are heard.

We have a range of statutory responsibilities which include:

• Safeguarding
• Special Educational Needs
• Pupil Premium
• PE and Sports Funding
• Equality
• Curriculum
• Health and Safety

We monitor these in a variety of ways. This includes reading and reviewing documents, visiting the school, talking to pupils, parents and staff. The School Improvement and Development Plan helps us ensure that the school is focussing on the right things to continue to improve and offer the best for pupils at Poringland Primary and Nursery School.

The Governing Body operates as a full board and does not have any committees currently. We have designated governors when committees are required for specific purposes such as Appeals. We form working parties when we need to undertake specific pieces of work that require additional input.

As Governors we have a Code of Conduct that is based on the Seven Principles of Public Life (Nolan). Some governors are elected and others such as ‘Co-opted Governors’ are recruited for their skills. If you would like to know more about school governance please contact the Chair of Governors.

The clerk for the Governing Body is independent of the school and offers professional advice on governance to the board.

View Poringland Primary School and Nursery benchmarking HERE