Full Governing Body Terms Of Reference
The Governing Body of
New Bolsover Primary School
The Governing Body needs to take a strategic role, act as a critical friend to the School and be accountable for its decisions. It should set aims and objectives and agree, monitor and review policies, targets and priorities.
Terms of reference
- To agree constitutional matters*, including procedures where the Governing Body has discretion
- To recruit new members as vacancies arise and to appoint new governors* where appropriate
- To hold at least three Governing Body meetings a year*
- To appoint or remove the Chair and Vice Chair*
- To appoint or remove a Clerk to the Governing Body*
- To establish the committees of the Governing Body and their terms of reference*
- To appoint the Chair of any committee (if not delegated to the committee itself)
- To appoint or remove a Clerk to each committee*
- To suspend a governor*
- To decide which functions of the Governing Body will be delegated to committees, groups and individuals*
- To receive reports from any individual or committee to whom a decision has been delegated and to consider whether any further action by the Governing Body is necessary*
- To approve the first formal budget plan of the financial year
- To keep the Health and Safety Policy and its practice under review and to make revisions where appropriate
- To review the delegation arrangements annually*
- Any items which individual governing bodies may wish to include
*these matters cannot be delegated to either a committee or an individual
Membership – As per the Instrument of Government
Disqualification – as per Regulation 20 and Schedule 6 of the Constitution Regulations
These terms of reference agreed by the Governing Body on 16th October 2019
Name of Governor |
Category |
End of term of Office |
Gill Clubbs |
Head Teacher |
N/A |
Samantha Spyve |
Teacher |
29/09/19 |
Kay Lovegrove |
Co-opted |
09/02/23 |
Johanne Thorley |
Parent |
14/02/22 |
Emma Pleasance |
Parent |
13/06/23 |
Kieron Fletcher |
Co-opted |
25/06/23 |
John Harshaw |
Co-opted |
09/02/23 |
Erika Thornhill |
Co-opted |
16/10/23 |
Vacancy |
LA |
|
Vacancy |
Co-opted |
|
Chair of the Governing Body |
Kay Lovegrove |
Vice Chair of the Governing Body |
Joanne Thorley |
Clerk to the Governing Body |
Julia Wilcockson-Smith |
Quorum: 4 |
One half of the number of Governors in post |