What do we do?
Governors play an important part in overseeing the running of the school. We are here to ensure the school meets its statutory obligations and to provide the strategic overview. The day-to-day management of the school is the responsibility of the Headteacher and staff. Our role is to act as a critical friend, supporting leaders and holding them to account for the performance of the school.

The governing body has three key functions:

• Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
• Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils
• Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent

All governors are volunteers.  We meet as a full governing body every half term and also operate with a resources committee to monitor the school’s finances and premises.  The Board produces an annual monitoring programme that aligns with the school’s improvement priorities.  Individual governors are linked to key areas of governance.  They monitor these areas and report back to the full governing body. Linked roles include: 

• Safeguarding 
• Special Educational Needs and Disability 
• Curriculum 
• Health & Safety
• Disadvantaged Pupils (Pupil Premium)
• Governor Learning and Development 

There is a link to the schools’ financial benchmarking service here: https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk

How can I contact the Governing Body?
The day-to-day management of the school is the responsibility of the Headteacher and staff and they are best placed to answer any questions you may have.  Should you wish to contact a member of the governing body, please email the clerk: clerk@berstedgreen.school.