Welcome to the Governors' section.
 

As per our constitution, there are 12 governor positions at St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School, plus associate members. As we are a Voluntary Aided Catholic School we have 7 foundation governors appointed by the Bishop of Portsmouth, who have a specific responsibility to maintain the Catholic ethos of the School. We also have 2 parent governors elected by parents at the school and one local authority governor appointed by Hampshire County Council. The Headteacher and 1 other member of staff are also members of the governing body. The Associate Members of the Governing Body include the Deputy Headteacher and other SLT members, ex-Governors and/or persons who can support the Governors where gaps are identified in the Governors Skills Audit.

Our membership is as follows:

The governing body has a range of duties and powers and provide strategic leadership with a view to promoting high standards of educational achievement. Our responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Ensuring that the school provides a Catholic, Christian education in which children can grow in knowledge, skills, attitudes and values.
• Setting targets for pupil achievement.
• Managing the School’s finances.
• Making sure the curriculum is balanced and appropriate to the needs of the pupils.
• Taking general responsibility for the conduct of the school, including discipline and attendance.
• Appointing staff and reviewing staff performance.
• Set and agree the Admissions Policy on an annual basis and maintain an overview of admissions.
• Contribute to the goals and strategy of the school development and improvement plan.

The Governors are not involved in the day to day management of the school. This is the responsibility of the Headteacher and senior leadership team.  

Each Governor is expected to contribute fully to the work of the Governing Body and attend Board Meetings, which are held twice a term, and one or more of the Committees or Working Parties, which oversee the detail of our work.

Committees will have a constitution, a programme of meetings, with an agenda and must be minuted and quorate.

Working parties are not scheduled but dates should be circulated to all as far in advance as possible, minimum number of 2 to be quorate, but encouraged to invite additional attendees who can contribute to the meeting, notes of the meeting should be distributed to all.

Committees

The following Committees and Working Parties are currently in place: