Local Governing Board
The Local Governing Committee provides strategic leadership and accountability for the school, reporting to the Collaborative Learning Trust Board. It has three key functions:
- Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent
- Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
Governors set the aims and objectives for the school and set the policies and targets for achieving those aims and objectives. They monitor and evaluate the progress the school is making and act as a source of challenge and support to the headteacher.
In action, this means:
- Appointing and performance reviewing the head teacher, including making decisions about pay
- Managing budgets and deciding how money is spent
- Engaging with pupils, staff, parents and the school community
- Sitting on panels and making decisions about things like pupil exclusions and staff disciplinary
- Addressing a range of education issues within the school including disadvantaged pupils, pupils with special needs, staff workload and teacher recruitment
- Looking at data and evidence to ask questions and have challenging conversations about the school
The Local Governing Committee buys into the local authority clerking and Governor support services in order to ensure governors are well-supported in their work.
THE STRUCTURE OF THE LOCAL GOVERNING COMMITTEE
The school’s Local Governing Committee consists of 8 governors:
- 2 parent governors
- 1 staff governor
- The head teacher
- 1 foundation governor
- 5 co-opted governors
| Local Governor | Appointment | Appointment start date | End of Term | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angela Smith | Co-opted Governor | 1 September 2022 | 31 August 2026 | SEND Lead |
| Derek Jones | Foundation Governor | 1 September 2022 | 31 August 2026 | Safeguarding Lead |
| Helen Jones | Foundation Governor | 1 September 2022 | 31 August 2026 | Chair |
| Jenny Williams | Staff Governor | 1 September 2022 | 31 August 2026 | Staff Governor |
| Kathryn Shaw | Headteacher | 1 September 2022 | 31 August 2026 | Headteacher |
| Mohammed Al-Ghurbani | Parent Governor | 1 September 2022 | 31 August 2026 | Parent Governor |
| David Blair | Co-opted Governor | 28 September 2023 | 31 August 2027 | Vice Chair |
| Ann Davie |
Co-opted Governor |
27 November 2023 |
31 August 2027 |
Co-opted Governor |
| Aishah Javed | Parent Governor | 27 November 2023 |
31 August 2027 |
Parent Governor |
The full Local Governing Committee meets at least once a term. All Saints Governing Committee reports to the Collaborative Learning Trust Board.
To find out about the Governance of the Collaborative Learning Trust, please see the Collaborative Learning Trust section of the website.
For the full list of current and historic governors registered on GOV.UK, please click here.
There are three headteacher performance management governors who work with an external consultant to performance manage the work of the head teacher.
In addition, individual named governors are responsible for overseeing the following key areas:
- Safeguarding and Child Protection
- Special Needs, Disability, Looked after children, Gifted and Talented children
- School, parish church and diocesan links
- Pupil Premium and Disadvantaged Pupils
- Schools forum, Governing Training and Development
- Behaviour and Attitudes
These governors report to the full local governing committee and/or the relevant sub-committee. Please see the Collaborative Learning Trust Scheme of Delegation below, which includes the Local Governing Committee’s Terms of Reference.
Governors are elected for a term of four years. If you would be interested in becoming a governor, please ask any of the governors or the headteacher for more information.
To contact our Chair of Governors, Helen Jones, please contact office@allsaints.bradford.sch.uk