Governors
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Our school has a Board of Governors made up of parent, staff, church, local authority and community representatives. Our Governing Body is committed to driving high standards of educational achievement, and to ensuring that the school environment is one in which all can 'be the best that they can be', and enjoy their time at our school. We are focused on some very clear targets and are lucky to have a talented, passionate and committed staff team in place, working towards these goals. Uley School Committee Structure The Governing Body is made of different committees:
The Governors - who are they? Debbie Brazier- Clerk to Governors Graham Wilkes - Chair - Parent Governor Jane Lewis - Vice Chair - Co-opted Governor Zoe Mandeville - Head Teacher Laura Davies - Staff Governor Barry Kordula - Parent Governor Mark Easy - Parent Governor Erica Latham - Parent Governor Vacancy - Foundation Ex-officio Governor, Karen Randall- Foundation Governor Martin Bragg- Co-opted Governor Andrew Levitt - LA Governor Keren Bass - Associate Governor (Finance) Carol Cornelius (School Administrator - attends Resources meetings)
Please refer to the 2022 - 2023 document below to see the Governor roles and committees Uley Governing Board
Governing Board Attendance Report
Governor Meetings Timetable
Governor/Staff/Curriculum Links - 2023 - 2024
What do governors do? School governors provide strategic leadership and accountability in schools. Governors appoint the head teacher and deputy headteacher. In some schools the site is owned by the governing board. It is governors who hold the main responsibility for finance in schools, and it is governors who work with the headteacher to make the tough decisions about balancing resources. To contribute to the work of the governing board in ensuring high standards of achievement for all children and young people in the school by:
Each individual governor is a member of a governing board, which is established in law as a corporate body. Individual governors may not act independently of the rest of the governing board; decisions are the joint responsibility of the governing board. The role of the governing board is a strategic one, its key functions are to:
Who can become a governor? Almost anyone over 18 years of age can become a governor. There are no particular qualifications or requirements, other than a willingness to give time to the role and a capacity for working with other people. There are different types of school with different categories of governor. The types of state schools in England are:
There are also different categories of governor:
The type of governor you will become depends on your situation; however all governors have the same roles and responsibilities once part of the governing board.
How do I become a governor? If you think you have what it takes to be a school governor there are a number of ways of finding schools that have vacancies:
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