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 Local Governing Committee receives governance and clerking support from the Collaborative Learning Trust to ensure governors are well-supported in their work.

THE STRUCTURE OF THE LOCAL GOVERNING COMMITTEE

The school’s Local Governing Committee consists of up to 12 governors:

• Up to 2 Parent governors
• 1 Staff governor
• The Headteacher
• 2 Foundation governors
• Up to 3 Co-opted governors
• Up to 3 Appointed governors

The Local Governing Committee meets once per half term and reports to the Collaborative Learning Trust Board. Governors are elected for a term of four years.

The Scheme of Delegation and Local Governing Committee Terms of Reference are available below.

For the full list of current and historic governors registered on GOV.UK, please click here.

To find out about the Governance of the Collaborative Learning Trust and to view the listed documents and information, visit the CLT website

• CLT governance structure (scheme of delegation)
• Annual Audited Accounts
• Annual Report
• Articles of Association
• Funding Agreement
• Memorandum of Association
• Register of Interests for Collaborative Learning Trust’s members, trustees and Accounting Officer
• Gender pay gap information

To contact our Chair of Governors, Helen Jones, please contact office@allsaints.bradford.sch.uk