The local governing board provides strategic leadership and accountability in schools. It has three key functions:

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

Governors set the aims and objectives for the school and set the policies and targets for achieving those aims and objectives. They monitor and evaluate the progress the school is making and act as a source of challenge and support to the headteacher. In action, this means:

• Appointing and performance reviewing the head teacher, including making decisions about pay
• Managing budgets and deciding how money is spent
• Engaging with pupils, staff, parents and the school community
• Sitting on panels and making decisions about things like pupil exclusions and staff disciplinary
• Addressing a range of education issues within the school including disadvantaged pupils, pupils with special needs, staff workload and teacher recruitment
• Looking at data and evidence to ask questions and have challenging conversations about the school

Governors and trustees must be prepared to adopt the Nolan principles of public life: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership. 

Chair: Mrs K Chaplin (co-opted)
Vice Chair: Vacant

Executive Headteacher: Mr J Harold
Clerk: Bhabinder Dhillon
Staff Governors: Mrs D Savage and Miss V Tuck
Co-opted Governors: Ms A Yafai
Parent Governors: Mr J Wagg

Associate Governors left in the last 12 months due to Academy conversion and being staff.

Miss A Jones, Miss R Evans, Mr N Evans and Miss E Watt

To contact a member of our Local Governing Body, please email or write to the clerk Bhabinder Dhillon, at Bhabinder.Dhillon@sips.co.uk or send correspondence to the school's address.

Bhabinder Dhillon will ensure your message is forwarded appropriately.