Bassingbourn Community Primary School
Vacancies now exist for Parent Governor positions for which elections will be held in the near future.
The governing body of Bassingbourn Community
Primary School is committed to steering school improvement, through
collaborative committee work and individual contribution of personal
knowledge and experience.
The purpose of this page is to provide information about the workings of the various governor committees involved in the management of our school, the decisions being made by the committees that may affect pupils and parents and more general information about the progress of the school in achieving its legal and regulatory obligations and performance targets.
Bassingbourn Community Primary School has a strong and enthusiatic governing body whose key roles can be summarised as follows:
To provide a strategic view of where the school is heading. This is achieved by reviewing policies and deciding the priorities for improvement, to be included in the school development plan.
To act as a critical friend to the school. This involves supporting the head teacher and staff and promoting the school in the local community, while at the same time questioning existing practice in a constructively critical way.
To hold the school to account for the educational standards it achieves and the quality of education it provides: setting targets for the school to achieve in the light of national and local targets, and then formally evaluating outcomes, lie at the heart of this aspect of the governing body's role.
The full governing body meets at least once a term, with the agenda covering a mixture of official business - budgets, policy reviews and staffing and less formal business to do with supporting the development of the school.
Much of the detailed
work of the governing body is
carried out in four sub-committees which meet regularly to, within the
remit of the sub committee terms of reference: review and draft
policies; monitor and review performance; prepare reports and advice to
the governing body; advise, plan and consult with the head teacher;
ensure compliance with school policy, legal and regulatory obligations;
carry out initiatives to further the development of the school under
the school plan.
Education
and Learning which concentrates on the curriculum, new initiatives
and special educational needs.
People and Communications which is mainly about staffing and improving communications with a wide range of stakeholders.
Health and Safety is a statutory committee and is responsible for all aspects of health & safety at school.
Resources which covers finance and
premises improvement.
Approved minutes of the
meetings of the governing
body are available for consultation via the school office, as are all
the school policy documents. Information of a personally sensitive
nature is kept confidential.
All governors are happy to be approached directly.
The Governing Body is a Corporate body and as such individual governors are unable to make decisions, however governors will ensure that concerns are raised through the correct channels.
If you need contact details please ask at the school office or correspondence may be passed via the Clerk to the Governing body.
Informal communications
with a sub committee may
be made via the contacts page on this web site.