Governing Body

SECONDARY ACADEMY LOCAL GOVERNING BODY

Governing Body holds the principal and senior leadership team to account to ensure children are safe and receive a high standard of education.

THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODY (LGB) WILL: 

• Contribute to the strategic development of the Trust.
• Serve as the key link between the school(s), parents/carers and the local community.
• Champion the work of the school(s) within the local community.
• Advise the Principal(s) and Senior Leadership Team(s) as they plan the development of the school(s) and represent the views of the school(s) and local community within decision making.
• Assist in the delivery of Trust policies and procedures.
• Work with the Trust Central Team to provide challenging but positive and proactive support on education and operations to the Principal(s).
• Work in collaboration with (and take direction from as necessary) the Trust Central Team on issues relating to strategic development, education and business operation.
• Maintain a Register of Business Interests and ensure probity in all its dealings.
• Approve school-level policies
• Discharge duties with regard to Safeguarding in line with Trust policy.
• Discharge duties with regard to SEN and inclusion in line with Trust policy.
• Establish Lead Governors in the areas required by the Trust. Establish, for a time-limited period, a Task and Finish Group to allow more detailed consideration of specific issues which are within the LGB’s Terms of Reference.

They do the above through termly meetings where reports on the following are considered:- principal’s overview, admissions, audits and inspections, educational visits, estates, finance, safeguarding, staffing.

An annual skills audit is carried out for Governors to ensure that training can be arranged to enable them to perform their duties to the best of their ability.

WHAT DO GOVERNORS DO?

• Together with the principal they are responsible for making sure our schools provide good quality education
• They provide challenge and support to the principal, drawing on their knowledge and experience
• They make decisions together on matters such as performance, targets, school policies and school development plans
• They monitor the impact of policies and oversee school budgets and staffing
• They report on school achievements and respond to inspection recommendations
• They hear appeals from pupils and staff and consider complaints
• They ask searching questions and respect the position of principal as professional leaders of schools

LIST OF GOVERNORS

All the listed Governors can be contacted through the Academy via Office@bga.iexel.org.uk  and enter FAO – the person’s name and role in the subject line.

Ms Rehana Shafquat – Principal (ex-offcio), Bronte Girls' Academy

Ms Sajida Muneer – Principal (ex-offcio), Feversham Girls' Academy

Ms Jane Tiller – Chair of Governors

Mr Imran Abbas – Vice Chair (Bronte Girls' Academy)

Mr Manzoor Bahadur – Vice Chair (Feversham Girls' Academy)

Mr Mohammed Bismillah – Parent Governor

Mr Ibrahim Maynard – Parent Governor

Mr Zirak Nafees – Parent Governor

Mr Ghulam Farid – Parent Governor

Ms Sadaf Khan – Staff Governor

Ms Yasmin Akhtar – Staff Governor

Mr Mohammed Ayyaz – Trust Appointed

Mr Rahil Qasim – Trust Representative

DUTIES OF THE SECONDARY GOVERNING BODY IN RELATION TO SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND/OR DISABILITY (SEND)

The Governing Body should, in co-operation with the principal, determine the schools general policy and provision for children with SEND. It should establish the appropriate staffing and funding arrangements and maintain a general oversight of the schools work. The Governing Body must report to the parents annually on the schools policy on SEND. It is the role of the appointed SEND Governor to ensure that these responsibilities are being met by the Governing Body.

GOVERNORS' RESPONSIBILITIES

GOVERNING BODY DIVERSITY DATA 2023-24

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