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Role of governors
Governors are the largest volunteer force in the county and have an important part to play in raising school standards through their three key roles of setting strategic direction, ensuring accountability and monitoring and evaluating school performance.

We have an active and enthusiastic governing body. There are currently 17 governors and these are made up of elected representatives from parents and staff, local authority and community representatives. The work of the governing body is very varied and we are fortunate to have a vast range of experience within our team. The governors try to ensure they visit the school and participate in school events as frequently as possible. This enables governors to gain a fuller understanding of how the school works and the way in which our children are educated.

Meetings
Governors meet at a full governing body meeting every half term, and each governor sits on at least one sub committee of which there are currently three main ones: Finance & Staffing, Curriculum, Premises and a Communication Committee (which meets on an ad hoc basis). These committees meet generally once or twice a term. The committees have delegated powers, but report back to the main governing body at each meeting.

Parents are always welcome to attend governors meetings as observers, please contact us by email if you would like to attend a meeting.


Meeting dates:
Updated 02/04/10

Governing Body Meetings
Wednesday 12 May - Governors Finance and staffing 7pm
Wednesday 26 May - full Governors meeting 7pm
Wednesday 30th June - Governors Finance and staffing 7pm
Wednesday 14 July - full Governors meeting 7pm

 
Agendas and Minutes - details to follow


Further Information
If you have any queries about our work, any issues you wish to discuss, or if you are interested in becoming a governor at Latchmere School, please contact the Clerk to the Governors - Rebecca De'Ath

Email: governors@latchmerej.kingston.sch.uk

Governors Newsletter April 2010

Copies available from the office

 

 
 

 


Raising Concerns and Resolving Complaints.
From time to time parents and others connected with the school will become aware of matters which cause them concern. To encourage resolution of such situations the Governing Body has adopted a “General Complaints Procedure”.

The procedure is devised with the intention that it will:
Usually be possible to resolve problems by informal means
Be simple to use and understand
Be non-adversarial
Provide confidentiality
Allow problems to be handled swiftly
Address all the points at issue
Inform future practice so that the problem is unlikely to reoccur


Full details of the procedure may be obtained from the School Office or from the Clerk to the Governing Body
Governing Body Meetings for Academic Year 2009-2010
To follow.

 

                    Latchmere School Governors

   

Name Type of Governor   Committees Term of Office Ends
Sue Conder

  Parent

 (Chair)

Finance & Staffing

Communication

Curriculum

 25/06/12
Gareth Binns   Parent    26/03/13
Marion Ayres   Staff

Curriculum

Premises

Communication

 11/06/12
Kevin Hogston

  Staff

 (Deputy)

Curriculum

Premises

 11/06/12
Marianne Isbell   Staff

Finance & Staffing

(ex-officio)

 11/06/12
Jane Johnston

  Staff

 (Deputy)

Finance & Staffing

Curriculum

Premises

 11/06/12
Julie Ritchie

  Staff

 (Headteacher)

Finance & Staffing

Curriculum

Premises

Communication

 21/05/12
Jennie Morgan   LEA

Curriculum

 (chair)
 20/05/12
Julian Potter   LEA  Premises (Chair)  11/05/13

Rizwan Khaliq

  LEA    28/02/13
Tim Lawn   Parent  Premises  04/05/14
Maria Evans   Community     (SEN) Curriculum  11/06/12
Joan Sallis   Community

Curriculum

 21/05/12

Dave Ganville

Parent    04/05/14
Shaun Bedeau Community   01/10/13
Patrick Hall Parent   01/10/13
Julia Smith Parent   01/10/13

   

Clerk to the Governors
Rebecca De'Ath
Latchmere School Governors
Latchmere Road
Kingston upon Thames
KT2 5TT
Tel: 020 8546 7181
Email: 
governors@latchmerej.kingston.sch.uk

 

LINKS:

Governornet

http://www.governornet.co.uk/

DirectGov

http://www.direct.gov.uk

National Governors' Association

http://www.nga.org.uk/

TeacherNet

http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/management/governors/

SGOSS

http://www.sgoss.org.uk/home/