This lecture was taken by Steve Gullick, director for all of wales centres for training and research. The main point he started with was ‘should governors be experts, or parents and people who live near and care for the school?’ He then went onto explain the roles of the governors which are:
• To take responsibility of the school (how it should be run).
• Setting appropriate targets for key stage 2, 3 and 4.
• Managing the schools budget.
• Checking that the school’s curriculum is balanced, also including that religion is taught.
• Staff ratio and pay policy.
• Being present in the appointment of the head teacher, deputy and other members of staff, regulating conduct and discipline.
• Drawing up an action plan after an inspection.
We were also given information about who they are, how they get elected and what the meetings in tale. The next lecture we had with Steve was to hear about ‘comparison’ to other schools and how governors would have to alter and change things. For an example he said that girls always outperform boys but the question the school would have to ask is, by how much? He then asked us ‘should training be compulsory or should the governors be experts? There was a hand out given to us showing the contact between governors and teaching staff, these are:
• Job interviews
• Informal visits to schools
• Celebrations
• Presentations at governing body meetings
• Link governors and their visits
• Staff discipline committee meetings
Overall the governing body has a lot of responsibilities and it is their job to ensure that the school reaches its highest standards. Previously I had basic knowledge on governors so I have learnt a lot from Steve Gullick.
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