Meet the Governors of Christ Church CE (VA) Junior School
Governing Board Overview: (Including specific resbonsibilities)
Miss A. Embleton - Headteacher, Ex-Officio
Ms R. Lumb - Chair of Governors (Foundation), Safeguarding and Looked After Children, Headteacher Performance Management
Revd. Tommy Dalglish - Vice Chair of Governors, Ex-Officio, Headteacher Performance Management
Ms S. Smith - Foundation
Mr D. Callihan - Foundation, Mental Health and Well-being
Mr D. Gill - Foundation
Mrs A. Gee - Foundation, Pupil Premium Governor
Miss E. Mor - Staff, SEND Governor
Associate Member:
Miss A. Firth, Head of School
2 vacant Foundation Governor Seats
1 vacant Local Authority Governor Seat
2 vacant Parent Governor Seat
Governors can be contacted via the Clerk to the Governing Board clerk@christchurch-sowerby.calderdale.sch.uk
The Governing Board plays a vital part in the running of the school. They meet half termly and work extremely hard to support the Headteacher in making decisions about every aspect of school life.
The Full Governing Board three times per term, focusing on a different aspect of school management at each meeting. the focuses for meetings are as follows:
- School Improvement
- Resources
- General & Christian Ethos
The School Improvement meeting focuses on standards of teaching and learning throughout school.
The Resources meeting focuses on the sound financial management of the school.
The General & Christian Ethos meeting focuses on maintaining the vision and aims of the school in a distinctively Christian context, attendance, behaviour, welfare and safeguarding of pupils.
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