Brettenham’s Local Governing Board
Brettenham’s Local Governing Board is part of the overall governance of the Children First Academy Trust. Brettenham’s LGB aims to monitor the objectives as set out in the School Improvement Plan and act as a critical friend to the Headteacher and school’s senior leadership team, providing challenge where necessary.
The role of the Local Governing Board
The role of our Local Governing Board is an important one and it is a committee of the Board of Trustees within the structure of governance. The aim is for each LGB within our Trust to work closely with the individual school at a local level whilst the Trust Board oversees all schools within the Trust.
Whilst the Trustees and CEO of the Trust have the overarching responsibility for ensuring high quality educational provision and for holding the leaders to account for outcomes, the LGB role is to support and constructively challenge school leaders when identifying school improvement priorities and when monitoring the impact of decisions taken.
Their role is also to link with the wider community beyond the Local Governing Board meetings, to meet staff, parents and children and assess the impact of the school both within and beyond the classroom. In this way, they triangulate what the Leadership are putting in place with what they see in school and with what the school community is saying.
The LGB also monitor risks, in particular with reference to safeguarding and health and safety, hear complaints as necessary and report concerns to the Trustees through the Area Governance Committee or the Chief Executive Officer. A named link Governor has responsibility for overseeing a specific area such as Pupil Premium, Safeguarding, SEND and Health and Safety.
Our LGB members are expected to:
The team of Governors is made up of the following members:
Meetings
Meetings of the LGB are held once each term. Attendance at each meeting, issues discussed, recommendations for decisions and expected actions are all recorded by the clerk and the minutes signed by the Chair at the next meeting. In addition, there are two days each year when the LGB members visit the school for training and development purposes.
Review of 2020/21
During the year we worked hard to appoint new LGB members through Inspiring Governance and they are currently attending training and building their knowledge and understanding of the role. We have also had a Trust appointed governor join the LGB to support the recruitment and training of new governors.
The Headteacher and the new LGB are now working together to build relationships and create a cohesive LGB for Brettenham.
Our plans for 2021/22
As identified in the School Improvement Plan for 2021/22, our focus for the strategic development of the school will be;
We will work with the Headteacher and the leadership team, as they drive school improvement across all of these areas. The termly action plans and impact reports, along with our meetings and visits to the school, will help us to ensure we keep on track with these objectives.
We always welcome suggestions, feedback and ideas from parents – please contact the Chair of the Local Governing Board, Lianne Wright, via the school office or email.
Look below to see the names and details of Brettenham’s Local Governing Board members as well as the attendance register for LGB meetings 2020/21.
Click below to link to the Children First Academy Trust website for further information on Governance within the Trust.
Chair of Governors - Mrs Lianne Wright
I am Chair of Governors and a Parent Representative at Brettenham primary School.
I am in my 9th year of both of these roles within the school. I am married with 2 children,1 of whom attends the school, and is in Year 6. I am now a full time mum after a 20 year career in banking.
Co-opted Governors
Johnson Afolabi
Laura Scott
Rebecca Hudson
Parent Governors
Mirela Parnica
Staff Governor
Nicky Hammond - Deputy Headteacher
Trust Appointed Governor
Jenny Tosh
Mr Stewart Humphreys
Associate Governor
Marion Green - School Business Manager