Cauldwell Lower School Governors
What is the purpose of the Governing Body?
The School Governors have responsibility for guiding the school in its aims and for overseeing the budget which has been allocated by the council. We do this by maintaining close contact with the Head Teacher and working with the staff to ensure that as far as possible and practicable, they all have the facilities and resources needed to do their jobs effectively.
Who are the Governors?
Governing bodies are a mixture of elected and appointed persons representing various aspects of the community. So there are Parent Governors elected by parents of pupils who attend the school, Community Governors appointed by the existing Governors and there are Governors delegated by the Borough / Local Authority to represent the authority's interests. If you are interested in becoming a Governor, please enquire at the school office.
Our School Governors 2012/13 |
| Mrs J Knapp |
Chair / Community Governor |
| Mr R Pilsworth |
Vice Chair / Community Governor |
| Mrs A Gerard |
Local Authority Governor |
| Mr I Smith |
Local Authority Governor |
| Mrs J Apps |
Staff Governor |
| Mrs S Degning |
Staff Governor |
| Mrs J Wetherilt |
Staff Governor |
| Mrs S Chiarh |
Parent Governor |
| Mr S Lambert |
Parent Governor |
| Mrs C Adams |
Parent Governor |
| Mrs J Michalska |
Parent Governor |
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How do we do our job?
Governors, who are unpaid, are people who give up their spare time to help in managing the school. This is done by meeting together at least once each term and by forming a number of committees to monitor and guide various areas of activity - such as Finance & Personnel and School Improvement. Each committee will also meet each term and report back to the Governors as a whole, on what is happening, what decisions have been taken and recommending courses of action which may be outside the terms of reference of the committee. For example, the Finance & Personnel committee will work with the Head Teacher to set a budget each year but the budget has to be ratified by the whole governing body before being sent to the council.
Another important aspect of the governors' role is in setting targets and monitoring the progress that the school makes in achieving them. The School Development Plan and the School Improvement Plan are working documents which set out what the school aims to do in the academic year, who is to do it and how it will be monitored and achieved. Each Governor has one or more areas of activity to which he or she is linked and will make periodic official visits to the school to observe what is happening in that area and report back to the rest of the Governors.
Click here to see the Governors Report to Parents >>
Governors also set and agree policy documents relating to such things as Staff Pay, Behaviour, Health & Safety, Financial Management and several others. Each of these documents may be seen by enquiring at the school office.
How you can contact us?
You can contact us by calling in at the school office and requesting a meeting with one of our Governors or by email. We will always respond as soon as we hear from you but please remember that if you have a complaint, it should first be raised with a member of staff or the Headtacher.
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