SCHOOL GOVERNANCE

Welcome

Welcome from the Oak Cottage Governors. The governors are volunteers who are committed to the ethos of our school and ensuring that every child has the best possible experience while they are at Oak Cottage. Getting this right is really important as it means our children will be fully prepared for when they move on to the challenges of secondary school. It has three core strategic functions:

• ensuring the clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction of the school
• holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils
• overseeing financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent

See Terms of Reference below

How we operate

Our role is often described as one of a “critical friend”, governors support both the headteacher and staff and challenge in a constructive way.

We hold monthly governing body meetings where all issues can be discussed by all governors. Benefits of regular monthly meetings include faster turnaround of actions, no repetition of other committee meetings/minutes and everyone up to speed on everything. Meetings are held on a regular day in the month, with unfinished business carried forward to next month's meeting.

Chair of Governors:

• Mr Clarke -Co-chair
• Mr Boulger- Co-chair

Our Governors - We have fourteen positions for governors on our Governing Body with 8 filled:

• 2 Staff Governors - ex-officio- Mr R Marshall (Headteacher) and Mrs J Dennis
• 2 Parent Governors – elected by parents - Dr Henderson, and Mr Boulger
• 4 Co-opted Governors – appointed by the governing body for skills required to contribute to the effective governance and success of the school - Mr Baptiste, Mrs Stone, Mr Clarke and Mrs Trzcinski.

If you would like to contact a school governor please contact the school office on 0121 704 9123.

Interested in becoming a governor?

If you are interested in becoming a governor at Oak Cottage or would like to know more about the role, please contact the school office. Please find eligibility/disqualification information below and Governors Code of Conduct.

Appointments are carried out in accordance with the governing body's instrument of governance.