Governors Meeting Dates

FULL GOVERNING BOARD MEETINGS

STRUCTURE CHANGE AND FORMAT OF GOVERNORS MEETINGS IN

2018/19

At the FGB meeting on Thursday 5 July 2018 governors considered the effectiveness of the move to full governing board meetings only, as agreed and ratified at the FGB 6 July 2017.

The format helps with governor’s involvement and recognises the difficulties for those governors who work full-time or have family commitments. It also means the FGB can concentrate on key issues and strategy with the requirement to attend fewer meetings.

During 2017/18 a number of working parties were held to focus on specific issues and objectives;

• Finance – Budget
• Finance – SFVS
• Resourcing and recruitment
• Policy reviews
• Scheme of Delegation and Risk Register
• Nursery management

There was a quorate of governors at each working party together with relevant staff to advise and support, and/or recommendations were brought to the FGB for ratification. Governors proposed that we should continue with this format for 2018/19 and was ratified by the Full Governing Board 5 July 2018.

The Link Governor model will continue with each governor expected to visit the school in line with the Governor Visits policy and will submit a written report to the FGB at least once in an academic year.

The FGB timetable for 2018/19 academic year with draft agendas as follows;

Thursday 27 September 2018 – Agenda

• Election of Chair and Vice Chair

• HT report to include
  • Strategic plan
  • SEF
  • Staffing appraisals plan
  • Curriculum for 18/19
  • RE curriculum
  • Update on refurbishments over the summer
  • Data from 2017/18 including attendance/NOR/progress & attainment

• Agree HT Review
• Policies incl. draft Admissions Policy 20/21
• Working Parties/Panels – ratify
• Link Governor – agree subject link governors and training planned
  • set out key priorities in line with Strategic Plan
  • training

Thursday 22 November 2018 - Agenda

• HT Report to include
  • Strategic plan update
  • Progress & Attainment data
  • Attendance
• Finance
  • Half-year review
  • CFR update/financial report
  • Premises/H&S update
• SEND & Safeguarding – update/report from SLT and Safeguarding governor
• Working Parties/Panels
  • Pay Panel
• Link Governor – training planned

Thursday 24 January 2019 - Agenda

• HT Report to include
  • End of long term data Progress & Attainment
  • Update on the new curriculum
  • Update on the RE curriculum
  • Attendance
• Finance
  • set the budget
  • Scheme of Delegation/Risk Register
• Working Parties/Panels
• Policies
• Link Governor – training planned/governor visits Terms 1 & 2

Thursday 21 March 2019 - Agenda

• HT Report to include
  • Assessment and attainment data
  • Projection for Y6/Y2
  • Staffing update
• Finance – appraise the budget
• SEND & Safeguarding – update/report from SLT and Safeguarding governor
• Working Parties/Panels
• Link Governor – training planned

Thursday 16 May 2019 - Agenda

• HT Report to include
• Finance
  • ratify the Budget for 2019/20
  • Premises/H&S update
• Working Parties/Panels
• Policies
• Link Governor – training planned/governor visits Terms 3 &4

Thursday 11 July 2019 – Agenda

• HT Report to include
  • SATs Y6/Y2
  • Assessment of curriculum
  • Assessment of RE Curriculum
• Finance – CFR update/financial report
• SEND & Safeguarding – update report from SLT and Safeguarding Governor
• Working Parties/Panels
• Link Governor
  • Training record 2018/19
  • Final governor visit reports Terms 5 & 6

1. Each FGB will start promptly at 5.00pm and is planned to take no more than two hours. The meetings will be held on a Thursday evening and the dates fixed for the whole Academic year.

1. All Statutory Committees will be arranged as requires and they are;

• Pay Panel – early November
• Permanent Exclusions
• Appeals Panels for
  • Pay
  • Disciplinary
  • Grievance

1. Working Parties will be formed during the year for specific purposes;

• Finance & Resources
• Policy reviews
• Nursery Management
• Admissions

Cathy Hipkiss

TBC GDPR – DPO annual report to governors – HP/Karen to confirm date

Governors Meeting Dates 2017/18

MEETING DATES

Thursday September 21^st, 2017

Thursday 23^rd November 2017

Thursday 18^th January 2018 

Thursday 8^th March 2018  

Thursday 10^th May 2018

Thursday 5^th July 2018