What do Governors do ? A brief Guide for Parents
Governors do …..
- Set strategic direction, policies and objectives
- Approve the school budget
- Review progress against the school’s budget and objectives
- Appoint, challenge and support the headteacher
- Ensure the school is meeting all its statutory responsibilities
- Sometimes have a role in the appointment of new staff (definitely in the case of the Headteacher and the Deputy Head roles)
- Attend two full Governing Body meetings per term and two committee meetings per term
- Carry out the appraisal of the Headteacher with the advice of an external adviser
- Act in the best interests of the whole school – even if this means making difficult decisions
Governors don’t …
- Get involved with the day to day management of the school – that is the responsibility of the headteacher
- Discuss individual complaints without going through the agreed procedures, all complaints must go to the headteacher initially
- Put the needs of individuals above the wider needs of the whole school
- Act individually – decisions are made by the whole Governing Body