The Governing Body, Greatfield Park Primary School

What we do

The Governing Body is made up of a number of individuals who are interested in, and concerned about, the effective and efficient running of the school. All governors, with the exception of the Staff Governor are voluntary, which makes us, according to the Department for Education and Skills, part of the largest volunteer group in the country!

The governing body has a range of duties and powers and a general responsibility for the conduct of the school with a view to promoting high standards of educational achievement including setting targets for pupil achievement, managing the school's finances, making sure the curriculum is balanced and broadly based, appointing staff and reviewing staff performance and pay and many more.

School governors are drawn from different parts of the community, such as parents, the Staff, the Local Education Authority, the Community and other groups. This helps to ensure that the governing body has sufficient diversity of views and experience but does not mean that governors of a particular category "represent" that group on the governing body. For example, Parent Governors do not act as a representative of the parents at the school and do not report back to them.

Who we are

The current list of Governors and curriculum responsibilities is as follows:

Governors
	Mrs Maggie Thomas (Head)		Mr Glyn Jones (Deputy Head)
Staff Governor
	Mrs Karen Moseley Healthy Schools
Parent Governors
	Mr Steve Bateman PE DT
	Mr Lindsay Foote Spanish/French Gifted & Talented		Mr Steve Mason ICT History/Georaphy
	Mrs Kate Shepherd PSHCE Numeracy Safeguarding Children
Local Authority appointed Governors
	Mrs Pat Thorpe (Chair) SEN Music		Mr Stuart Fowler (Vice Chair)
Community Governors
	Mrs Celia Gordon-Smith Science		Miss Julie Blow Literacy Art
	Mr Dave Fleet Foundation
Clerk to the Governors - Mrs Marguerita Newman