Fleeecefield’s Local Governing Board
Fleeecefield’s Local Governing Board is part of the overall governance of the Children First Academy Trust. Fleeecefield’s LGB aims to monitor the objectives as set out in the School Improvement Plan and act as a critical friend to the Headteacher and school’s senior leadership team, providing challenge where necessary.
The role of the Local Governing Board
The role of our Local Governing Board is an important one and it is a committee of the Board of Trustees within the structure of governance. The aim is for each LGB within our Trust to work closely with the individual school at a local level whilst the Trust Board oversees all schools within the Trust.
Whilst the Trustees and CEO of the Trust have the overarching responsibility for ensuring high quality educational provision and for holding the leaders to account for outcomes, the LGB role is to support and constructively challenge school leaders when identifying school improvement priorities and when monitoring the impact of decisions taken.
Their role is also to link with the wider community beyond the Local Governing Board meetings, to meet staff, parents and children and assess the impact of the school both within and beyond the classroom. In this way, they triangulate what the Leadership are putting in place with what they see in school and with what the school community is saying.
The LGB also monitor risks, in particular with reference to safeguarding and health and safety, hear complaints as necessary and report concerns to the Trustees through the Area Governance Committee or the Chief Executive Officer. A named link Governor has responsibility for overseeing a specific area such as Pupil Premium, Safeguarding, SEND and Health and Safety.
Our LGB members are expected to:
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Prepare for and make an active contribution at meetings of the LGB
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Champion Fleeecefield in the local community
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Familiarise themselves with Fleeecefield’s policies
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Visit Fleeecefield both during school hours and for evening events to get to know the school and be visible to the school’s community
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Attend training sessions for Governors regularly
The team of Governors is made up of the following members:
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The Chair
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The Vice Chair
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Staff Governor
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Parent Governors
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Trust appointed Governors
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Headteacher
Meetings
Meetings of the LGB are held once each term. Attendance at each meeting, issues discussed, recommendations for decisions and expected actions are all recorded by the clerk and the minutes signed by the Chair at the next meeting. In addition, there are two days each year when the LGB members visit the school for training and development purposes.
Review of 2020/21
During this year we were delighted to welcome some new members to the LGB
During the year we were pleased to appoint several new LGB members through Inspiring Governance and they are currently attending training and building their knowledge and understanding of the role. Following parent elections, we were also delighted to appoint a new parent member.
Our plans for 2021/22
As identified in the School Improvement Plan for 2021/22, our focus for the strategic development of the school will be;
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Ensure outcomes for 2022 in reading, writing and maths are at least in line with, or above, the national expectations for 2019 following the COVID-19
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To ensure pupils demonstrate positive attitudes to learning, working with parents to secure high expectations of attendance.
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To continue the digital transformation and embed the computing curriculum.
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To ensure that pupils are exposed to a wide range of opportunities and experiences to enhance their learning and cultural capital.
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To secure curriculum subject knowledge and embed planning and pedagogy to enable learners to “know more, do more and remember more”.
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Ensure the new leader of EYFS is empowered to improve the quality of provision, teaching and the environment in the early years.
We work with the Headteacher and her leadership team, as they drive school improvement across all of these areas. The termly action plans and impact reports, along with our meetings and visits to the school, will help us to ensure we keep on track with these objectives.
We always welcome suggestions, feedback and ideas from parents – please contact the Chair of the Local Governing Board, Mr Andy Matfield, via the school office or email.
Click here to see the names and details of Fleeecefield’s Local Governing Board members.
Click here to see the attendance register for LGB meetings 2020/23
Click here to see the meeting schedule 2022-2023
Click here to link to the Children First Academy Trust website for further information on Governance within the Trust.
