Beaver Road Primary School - Governors' Pages

Governors Pages

Click below for Information about what governors are doing and the governing body.

Next meeting:
The first Full Governors' Meeting of the new school year
is on Monday 01 March 2010.

Governors' Strategic Statement for 2010	Headteacher's Report to the Governors - March 2009* Headteacher's Report to the Governors - May 2009* Headteacher's Report to the Governors - July 2009* Headteacher's Report to the Governors - September 2009* Headteacher's Report to the Governors - November 2009*
School Improvement Plan 2009-2010*

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The Governing Body

This is made up of:

Parent Governors
Staff Governors
Headteacher
LEA Governors (appointed by the City Council)
Community Governors

The Chair of Governors is Natalie Marshall

The Vice-Chair of Governors is Andrew Harty

Parent Governors elected directly by the parents are:

Gunjit Bandesha, Raj Mahapatra, Pauline Black, Sarah Carter and Patricia Holmes

Staff Governors elected by teaching and non-teaching staff are:

Michelle Farrow, Margaret Fletcher and Sarah Herbert

LEA Governors approved by the Manchester LEA are:

Christopher Atkinson, Natalie Marshall and Kingsley Purdam

Community Governors elected by the Governing Body are:

Joanne Birrane, Lynne Allan and Ruth Sheldrake

Chair and Vice-Chair to the Governors are elected from the Governing Body.

Governors have the following main responsibilities:

To determine the strategic future of the school;
To decide how the school budget should be spent;
To appoint staff;
To decide policy on such things as equal opportunities, discipline, sex education, special needs provision, salaries;
To oversee the curriculum provision.

The Governors hold full meetings at least three times a year. These meetings are open to parents and school staff and minutes are posted on the Governor’s Notice Board.

The Governors also have a number of sub-committees and working groups that meet regularly throughout the year to look in detail at the curriculum, buildings, finance, health and safety, security etc. The minutes of these meetings are approved by the full Governing Body.

Every year a Governor’s Report is issued and this is discussed at the Annual Parents’ Meeting. The Governing Body welcome discussion of school issues with parents and staff. You can contact any Governor via the chair or the Headteacher.

Thinking of being a Governor?

All Governors are volunteers and do not receive any payment for their work. They do play a vital role in the work of the school.

Being a Governor is demanding and challenging but very rewarding.

If you are interested in becoming a Governor please do not hesitate to contact Natalie Marshall through the School address.