Parent Governors
The School has two vacancies for the role of parent governor to serve on the governing body of this school. We are very keen to encourage parents (or people with parental responsibility) of registered students to nominate themselves to fill these places.
What are Parent Governors?
All schools have a governing body comprising of different types of governors, for example parent-governors, teacher-governors, foundation governors etc. Parent governors are elected by and from other parents and are vital to our governing body. They share equally with other governors the responsibility for carrying out the governing body’s wide range of responsibilities.
You do not have to be an expert on education to be a school governor, nor do you need any special qualifications and the most important thing is to have a keen interest in the school and be prepared to play an active part in the governing body’s work.
Governors do not run the school day to day, as their role is at the strategic or policy-making level in the school. The main role of a governing body is to operate at strategic level, ensuring that the vision and ethos of the school is upheld, holding the Headteacher and leadership team to account and overseeing the financial performance of the school.
There is no magic formula about what makes a good Parent Governor; they come from all walks of life and all ages. However it is important that each governing body has a good mix of skills, knowledge and experience.
Are you interested?
See the FAQ information for further information.
If you would like to stand for election, please complete the nomination form and return it to the school no later than Friday 25th June 2021.
You may also include a short personal statement to support your nomination, which should be no longer than 250 words. Self-nominations will be accepted, but if you are nominating another parent please seek their prior consent.
Nomination Letter for Parent Governor 2021
Nomination Form for Parent Governor 2021