St John's Church of England Primary School

Governors

The role of the Governing Body

All schools in England have a Governing Body which is responsible for overseeing many of the strategic decisions of the school. The Governing Body works in close partnership with the Headteacher, Senior Leadership Team and the Local Authority and are accountable to parents and their wider community for the performance of the school.

The purpose of having a governing body is to

• help the school to set high standards by planning for the school's future and setting targets for school improvement
• keep the pressure up on school improvement
• be a critical friend to the school, offering support and advice
• help the school respond to the needs of parents and the community
• make the school accountable to the public for what it does
• work with the school on planning, developing policies and keeping the school under review
• exercise its responsibilities and powers in partnership with the headteacher and staff
• not intervene in the day-to-day management of the school unless there are weaknesses in the school, when it then has a duty to take action.

A school's governing body is a corporate body. This means it has a legal existence separate from that of its individual members. As long as governors have acted honestly, without ulterior motive, and reasonably, within the law and regulations, the governing body can't be held to account as individuals for any liabilities incurred by the governing body.

Governor Responsibilites

The governing body has general responsibility for the conduct of the school with view to promoting high standards of educational achievement. This general responsibility gives rise to a wide range of specific responsibilities which in turn require the governing body to establish a range of procedures.

The standard term of office for a governor is four years. The Governing Body meets a minimum of three times each year. Much of the work of the Governing Body is done by committees which meet at least every term (three times in the year).The chair and vice-chair are elected annually at the first meeting of the academic year.

Who are we?

The Governing Body consists of:

• The headteacher
• 1 elected staff governor
• 1 appointed Local Authority governor
• 2 parent governors
• 2 foundation governors
• 3 co-opted governors

Governors who have stepped down in the last 12 months  from the Governing Body:

Dawn Warrington - LA Governor stepped down June 2023 

Claire Atherton - September 2023

Please click here to see the Governing Board Committees for September 2021 - July 2022

Governor Meeting Attendance Record September 2021 - July 2022

Governor Meeting Attendance Record September 2020 - July 2021

Governor Meeting Attendance Record September 2019 - July 2020

Governor Meeting Attendance Record September 2018 - July 2019

Governor Meeting Attendance Record September 2017 - July 2018

Governor Meeting Attendance Record September 2016 - July 2017 

Meet our Governors