Governors
Archibald First School Governing Body
Welcome from the Governing Body of Archibald First School. The governing body’s role is to act as a ‘critical friend’ to the school. Governors are involved in understanding and challenging how the school plans and evaluates its teaching and learning to help ensure that every child develops and progresses.
Governors work closely with the school management team and school staff and are involved in –
- Supporting and defining the school vision – who are we and what are we about?
- Strategic planning for the school – where are we going?
- Monitoring and evaluating the progress of the school against these plans – how are we doing and can we do better?
- Supporting and challenging the school team – why are we doing things this way?
- Being accountable to parents and others about the school’s performance – how can we show that the school is doing what it has said?
- Ensuring that the school meets its statutory obligations and is financially secure
The governing body is composed of parent governors, co-opted governors, governors from the Local Authority, teaching and non-teaching staff members and the Headteacher. We meet as a whole group termly, with additional regular committees held to focus on key areas such as teaching & learning, finance, leadership & support, estates and safety, special educational need provision and performance review.
Governors work collectively to help support the school management team in setting standards and shaping how the school develops. We work with the school to confirm that they are continually striving to provide the best value for each and every child at Archibald First School.
Who are we?
To find out more about us please visit ‘Introducing the Governing Body’ page. The current governing body membership of Archibald First School is as follows:
Chair – Dr. M. Moss – Leadership & Support Committee Chair
Headteacher - Mrs. J. Bayes
Staff Governor
Mrs. R. Turner – Deputy Headteacher
Mr. S. Morrow – Teaching Staff
Co-opted Governors
Mrs. A. Ward – Teaching Staff, Teaching & Learning Committee Chair
Mr. M. Ingleson – PE and Sports Premium Link Governor
Parent Governors
Mr. S. McKenna – Finance and Premises Chair, Health & Safety Link Governor
Mr. S. Walton – Joint Vice Chair, Safeguarding Link Governor
Mrs. A. Steer – SEND Link Governor
Mr. M. Brown – Pupil Premium Link Governor
Authority Governor
Mr. P. Crabtree – Joint Vice Chair, Admissions Committee chair
Foundation Trust Governor
Mr. T. Albassam
Introducing the Governing Body
