Welcome to the Governors' Page

School governors are the largest volunteer group in the country and come from all sorts of backgrounds.

Schools can have between 9 and 20 governors, made up of representatives from a wide range of groups from the community. We have 14 governors.

The question we are most commonly asked is ‘What do governors do?’

The governing body is responsible for ensuring our school provides good quality education, promoting high standards of academic achievement but also helping ensure that the school is a safe and happy place for our pupils.

The Governors work in partnership with the Headteacher setting the overall objectives for the school and monitoring progress. The Headteacher is responsible for the day to day operational management of the school.

Governors are often described as the school’s ‘Critical Friend’ and this is part of our ‘job’, but the Governing Body also –

• is accountable for the performance of the school to parents and the wider community
• plans the school's future direction
• makes sure the national curriculum is taught
• decides how the school can encourage pupil's spiritual, moral and social development
• makes sure the school provides for all its pupils, including those with special needs
• makes decisions on the school's budget and staffing
• selects the head teacher

The Governing Body is made up from four groups of people:

• Parent governors are elected. They should keep in touch with other parents but make up their own minds on how to vote on any specific issue.
• Staff governors include the head, teaching and non-teaching staff. They are also elected by their colleagues.
• Local education authority governors are appointed by the local authority (Surrey County Council in our case).
• Community governors should be living or working in the local community and have an interest in the school. They are invited to join by the Governing Body.

All governors can be contacted through the School Office or if you see us in and around the school please don't be afraid to approach us.

Current Members of the Governing Body

Appointed by Surrey County Council Doug McHardie Valerie Steadman Peter Turner Head Teacher Hilary Salter Teacher – Elected Gaynor Goss Support Staff – Elected Hilary Taylor

Parent Governors John Redfern Neil Hankin Sonia Ferguson Monica Nolan David Wilson Community Richard Rogerson David Powell

Horley Infant School Governing Body Committees

Governors meet during a term in committees and once as a full group.

Achievement and Standards
This committee is at the heart of the school. It is where staff can discuss with Governors all aspects of learning and teaching. In this way the Governors can ensure that the National Curriculum is being taught but also ensure that the methods used will interest and inspire the children. Provision for gifted and talented children and those with special educational needs is monitored and reviewed by this committee. Regular updates of action plans for each subject which follow and expand on the School Development Plan are presented and discussed.

Finance
Funding of education often depends on which way the political wind blows rather than reality. At Horley Infant School we aim to use the money available sensibly but not restrictively. The Finance Committee works with the Head Teacher and Administration Officer to provide information and guidance on financial matters to the Governing Body. The Committee composition ensures that all views are represented when different funding priorities are discussed.

Resources
Support and guidance are given to the Headteacher on all matters relating accessibility, security, health and safety of the school buildings and grounds. Members of the Committee carriy out termly inspections and reviews arrangements for maintenance, repair and redecoration of the school. Other aims of the committee are to oversee recruitment and retention of staff appropriate to the current needs of the school and monitoring of extended services (breakfast and after school clubs for example). Another increasing role is that of the development of marketing the school including this website.

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