Our Governing Body
The school has a governing body of twelve members, made up of three elected parent governors, one local authority governor, one member of staff, one headteacher governor and six co-opted governors. The chair of governors is Peter Freeman.
The governors work with senior leaders in the strategic development of the school and in raising standards of achievement. Duties include setting the school’s vision, aims and objectives, approving the school budget and appointing the headteacher.
Governors must support and challenge the headteacher, so need to gain an understanding of the school’s overall performance in order to explain its decisions and actions. They do this by attending regular meetings, carrying out school visits and meeting with senior leaders. They also attend training in order to keep up to date with the requirements of their role. Governors work as a team and make collective decisions. Our handbook for governors is available below.
Members of the governing body
The current members of the governing body are listed below:
Some functions are delegated to committees. Currently the board have a Resources Committee and Education Committee.
Resources and Pay Committee
Chair: Chris Piper
The committee meets 1 per term as a committee or within FGB meetings.
The full Terms of Reference for this committee are below:
Education Committee
Chair: Pat Wood
The committee meets 1 per term.
The full Terms of Reference for this committee are below:
Governance requests
Minutes of Full Governor meetings are available via Chelle McCann, Clerk to Governors. Please contact the Clerk to Governors: michellemccann@coomberoad.brighton-hove.sch.uk
Declarations of Interest can be found below:
