Governing Body - Introduction

The Governing Body of Ashover Primary School comprises 3 Parent Governors, 4 Co-opted Governors, 1 Authority Governor, 1 Staff Governor and the Head Teacher Governor, a total of 10 governors. We are constituted under this Instrument of Government.

The 3 core responsibilities of the Governing Body are ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction; holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils and for the performance management of staff; and overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent. These 3 principal responsibilities have been sub-divided by our Governing Body into 15 detailed responsibilities.

Through having several different governors holding positions of responsibility the workload is shared, which we believe leads to more effective and focused governance.

At the start of each academic year the Governing Body appoints individual governors to be responsible for liaising with the teachers who co-ordinate each subject, Subject Governors. Subject Governors gain an understanding of how each subject is taught across school or an understanding of one aspect of school life.