There are 8 Governors, all from different backgrounds, who help and support the school:

  • Foundation Governors – who are appointed by St Stephen's Church

  • LA Governors – who are appointed by the Local Authority in Bolton

  • Parent Governors – who are elected by the parents of the children who attend our school

  • Teaching Governor – who is chosen by the staff

 

How do Governors help and support the school?

  • They are involved in planning our school's future development and direction

  • They have high expectations of what our pupils can achieve

  • They listen to our staff and support them in all areas of teaching and learning

  • They encourage our pupils' spiritual, moral and social development

  • They ensure the school is providing for all our pupils, irrespective of background, including those with special needs

  • They are accountable for the performance of our school to parents and to the wider community

  • They listen to advice from the Senior Leadership team as to how the school's budget should be spent, and make decisions

  • They challenge by gathering views and asking questions

  • They analyse the school's data

  • They visit our school and talk to our pupils

 

We have two main Committees that our Governors attend;  Resources Commitee and School Effectiveness Comittee.
We have Governors assigned to each Key Stage in school - EYFS, KS1 and KS2. 
And each of our Governors also have specific areas of responsibility across school.  

There are no relevant business interests or family relationships between Governors and members of staff.