Governors
Kingsway Primary School Local Governing Body
All Governors have equal status, however they are appointed. Governors work together as a governing body not as individuals. We discuss issues and often vote on a course of action or recommendation.
As a governing body we have many roles within the school but the main ones include:
- To provide strategic direction for The School.
- To act as a `critical friend' to the School, its staff & the Head Teacher.
- To challenge & ensure accountability in terms of the standards achieved & the quality of the education provided for the children.
As a 'critical friend' we try to ask useful questions in order to gain a greater understanding of the school and to create an environment in which continuous improvements can be made.
As part of the MITRE trust we also have training and events throughout the year.
The Local Governing Body:
The local governing body is delegated certain functions by MITRE’s Trust Board and is responsible for approving the school’s vision, values, and ethos in alignment with the Trust, ensuring an effective curriculum is delivered to all pupils.
A vital part of the Local Governing Body's role is to support, challenge and monitor how effective the school is. We evaluate this based on documentation and reports received at regular meetings, in addition to gaining information from our own visits to the school.
The Local Governing Body meets twice each term.
Individual governors also have responsibility to monitor safeguarding, special educational needs and health & safety amongst others.
As a governing body we welcome any ideas and suggestions you may have, to help us to communicate more effectively.
Good communication and information is vital to the on-going development and improvement of the school. If you have something you wish to bring to the Governors' attention, there are several ways you can get in touch:
- In person. Please feel free to speak with one of our governors in the playground.
- By email to the chair of governors via office@kingswayschool.org.uk
- In writing addressing your envelope to the chair of governors c/o Kingsway Primary School
Correspondence is shared with the wider local governing body.
Please see below for a list of members of our Local Governing Body.
Ian Lowrey - Chair
Sam Bradbury - Head teacher
Julian Wilson - staff governor
June Martin - co-opted governor
Laura Farrant – co-opted governor
Yvonne Asumudu – co-opted governor
Craig Tait - co-opted governor
Grant Simpson - co-opted governor
Parent Governor Vacancies
We currently have vacancies for two parent governors to join our Local Governing Body at Kingsway.
If this is a role which interests you, please see the documents below for further information. Paper copies of the information, including the nomination form, can be collected from the school office.
Closing date for nominations to be returned to the school office is Wednesday 10th December by 3.30pm.