The Governors of Kniveton Primary School

All schools in England have a Governing Body which is responsible for overseeing many of the strategic decisions of the school. A key role is to act as a ‘critical friend’: to support, to challenge, to ask questions and ultimately to represent the school community.

The Governing Body works in close partnership with the Headteacher, staff and the local authority. Whilst the Headteacher is, responsible for the day to day running of the school, the governors are involved with such things as staffing, curriculum, school buildings and finance. It ensures the school functions well and maintains the proper range of academic and social objectives.

Governing Body meetings

The Governing Body has 5 full Governors meetings a year to meet and review the progress of the school.  The Governing Body meetings for 2020/21 are as follows:

• Tuesday 5 October 2021
• Tuesday 7 December 2021
• Tuesday 15 March 2022
• Tuesday 3 May  2022 – School
• Tuesday 12 July 2022 – School

The Governing Body also has Committees to deal with specific details of governing the school. These committees report back to the Governing Body meetings.

Link Governors

A number of governors are also ‘Link Governors’ with responsibilities to review curriculum and other areas of the school’s role.  Each link governor meets the subject leader in school who is responsible for that subject area.

Governing Body Information

In December 2014 the governing body elected to reconstitute under The School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2012. The standard term of office for a governor is four years. The Chair and Vice-Chair are elected annually at the first meeting of the academic year.

The Chair of Governors is Rob Savidge who can be contacted via the school. The Vice-Chair of Governors is Doug McConnachie. 

The Governor Impact statement details functions of the governing board and an up-to-date account of their influence.

The Clerk to the Governors is Mrs Kim Meakin.