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Governors


What is the role of the Board of Governors?

The Department of Education states that a school Governing Body should:
(a) ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
(b) hold the Head Teacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff
(c) oversee the financial performance of the school and make sure money is well spent.

The Governors act at a strategic level, seeking to ensure that the school meets its statutory obligations and that it continues to strive towards higher standards in all areas.

For the Head Teacher we aim to be supportive at all times and questioning where necessary.

An important distinction is that the Governors are not involved in the day to day running of the  school, which is managed by the Head Teacher and the Senior Leadership Team.

Our Board of Governors has a total of  15 voting members,  plus Associate members who do not hold voting rights, appointed for a specific specialism and is structured to include four Parent Governors  (elected by other parents), the Head Teacher, one member of the teaching staff, one nominated by the Local Authority and a number of Co-opted Governors who are invited to join from the  locality.  At present, eight of our governors are parents of current or past pupils and one is an ex-pupil. (not sure how true this bit is anymore!)

All Governors serve a fixed term of four years, after which Parent Governors must stand for  re-election, by the parents, if they wish to remain on the Board.  The Staff Governors must also stand for re-election by the staff, if they wish to continue.   The Local Authority Governor and Co-opted governors may be re-appointed for a further 4 year term, by the  Full Governing Body, when their term of office comes to an end. 

Meet the team

Governors (ID 1031)

 Governors terms of office - Roles and responsibilities - Autumn 2024

hollymount governors terms of office roles responsibilities and register of interests current.pdf

 

 Governors summary of attendance at meetings - 2023/24

hollymount governor attendance record 2023 24.pdf

 

Previous Full Governing body meeting minutes can be found below 

 

Academic Year 2023/2024

 Governing body - Register of buisness interest 2023/24 (collected on online forms and summarised here)