Governing Board

The Governing Board has the following core strategic functions:

Establishing the strategic vision; by:

• Setting the vision, values and objectives for the school
• Agreeing the school improvement strategy with priorities and targets
• Meeting statutory duties
• Ensuring accountability, by:
• Appointing the headteacher
• Monitoring progress towards targets
• Performance managing the headteacher
• Engaging with stakeholders
• Contributing to school self evaluation

Ensuring financial probity, by

• Setting the budget
• Monitoring spending against the budget
• Ensuring value for money is obtained
• Ensuring risks to the organisation are managed.

The Governing Board at Priestnall meets 3 times a year. It is supported by 3 sub-committees:
Curriculum and Standards Committee, Resources Committee and Pay Review Committee.

The Membership of the Governing Board is:

The Headteacher
9 co-opted governors (appointed by the Board)
3 parent governors (elected by parents)
1 staff governor (elected by staff)
1 local authority governor (nominated by the local authority)
The 2 deputy heads are associate governors and the school business manager attends meetings by invitation.