Strategic responsibilities

 

Governing bodies work closely with headteachers and senior leaders. Headteachers are responsible for operations and while the governing body stays strategic. As such, governors are responsible for:

· determining mission, values and long-term ambitious vision

· deciding the principles that guide school policies and approving key policies

· working with senior leaders to develop a strategy for achieving the vision

· ensuring that parents, pupils, staff and the wider community are involved, consulted and informed as appropriate

· ensuring that all pupils have access to a broad and balanced curriculum such that pupils are well prepared for the next stage of their education and adult life

· setting the school’s budget and ensuring it is managed effectively together with premises and other resources

· agreeing the school’s staffing structure and keeping it under review to ensure it supports delivery of the strategy

· ensuring robust risk management procedures are in place and that risk control measures are appropriate and effective