Our Governors
About The Governing Body
Governors are people who wish to make a positive contribution to the school and the education of its children. The Governing Body’s overriding responsibility is to work in partnership with the Headteacher to promote continuous improvement in the school’s performance. This involves working with management and staff to formulate an improvement plan, setting challenging but achievable targets and interpreting information to assess progress and to monitor appropriate action. Linked to its improvement role, the Governing Body is there to be a critical friend which is a balance between supporting and challenging the performance of both the Headteacher and the school. Part of the role of the Governing Body is to ensure that the school is accountable to the children it serves, to their parents, to the staff it employs, and to its local community and those who fund and maintain it.
Chair of Governors: Mr Rob Hurst
Vice Chair of Governors: Mr Chris Bridgwater
Governor Responsibilities
The Governing Body has several responsibilities, some relate to:
- Supporting and leading the school in developing its Christian values and ethos.
- Ensuring the requirements of the National Curriculum are implemented.
- Setting policies.
- Monitoring the annual budget and ensuring best value is achieved.
- Recruitment and selection of the Headteacher/Deputy Headteacher and employment of Staff.
- Ensuring the fabric of the school buildings are kept in good order.
- Religious education syllabus.
Structure of the Governing Body
There are 13 Governors who form the Governing Body. They come from a variety of backgrounds and bring a range of skills and knowledge.
This includes:
- Two Parent elected Governors
- Two staff Governors, one of which is the Headteacher
- One Governor appointed by the Local Authority
- Three Foundation Governors, appointed by the Church and Diocese
- Five Co-Opted governor appointed by the Governing Body
The governors of Turners Hill meet as a full governing body five times per academic year. In addition, each governor serves on at least one of our two committees.