Governing Body
Key Documents
The school governing body is responsible for working with the school to ensure that it delivers a good quality education for every child. Together with the headteacher, who is responsible for day to day management, they set the school's aims and policies.
Key roles of governors:
- To ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
- To hold the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff
- To oversee the financial performance of the school and make sure its money is well spent
They also carry out a number of other important duties, which include:
- Determining how the school budget is spent
- The appointing and dismissing of staff
- Hearing appeals and grievances
- Forming policy on the school's curriculum and collective worship
- Setting standards for pupils' behaviour and discipline
- Making sure school buildings are welcoming and safe
- Setting and monitoring the school's aims and policies
Lordsgate has 14 governor positions from the following categories:
- 8 Foundation governors (appointed by St John's Church PCC)
- 2 Parent governors (elected by school parents)
- 1 Headteacher
- 1 Staff governor (elected by staff)
- 1 Co-opted governor (selected by the governing body)
- 1 Local Authority governor (nominated by the local authority and appointed by the governing body)
Lordsgate's governors are listed below, together with the sub-committees that they are on:
Foundation Governors
- Rev. Elliott Ireton (Distinctiveness)
- Kerry Patton - Chair of Governors (Curriculum, Resources)
- Ruth Baller-Wilson (Resources)
- Ruth Lewis (Resources, Distinctiveness
- Andrew Caunce (Distinctiveness)
- Matt Newsome - Vice Chair (Resources)
- David Philip Marshall (Curriculum)
- Mrs Hope Christopher (Distinctiveness)
Parent Governors
- Nicola Rice (Curriculum)
- Nathan Ward (Resources)
Headteacher Governor
- Mr Hackett (Curriculum, Resources, Distinctiveness)
Staff Governor
- Mrs McLennan (Curriculum)
Co-opted Governor
- Mr Plowman (Distinctiveness & Curriculum)
Local Authority Governor
- Joanne Burgess (Curriculum)