The Governing Body needs to take a strategic role, act as a critical friend to the School and be accountable for its decisions. It should set aims and objectives and agree, monitor and review policies, targets and priorities.

Terms of reference:

• To agree constitutional matters, including procedures where the Governing Body has discretion.
• To recruit new members as vacancies arise and to appoint new governors where appropriate.
• To hold at least three Governing Body meetings a year.
• To appoint or remove the Chair and Vice Chair.
• To appoint or remove a Clerk to the Governing Body.
• To establish the committees of the Governing Body and their terms of reference.
• To appoint or remove a Clerk to each committee
• To suspend a Governor
• To decide which functions of the Governing Body will be delegated to committees, - groups and individuals.
• To receive reports from any individual or committee to whom a decision has been delegated and to consider whether any further action by the Governing Body is - necessary.
• To approve the first formal budget plan of the financial year.
• To keep the Health and Safety Policy and its practice under review and to make revisions where appropriate.
• To review the delegation arrangements annually.
• Any items which individual governing bodies may wish to include.