Governors' Roles and Reponsibilities
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The Governing Body’s role is to:
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Responsibilities
The Governing Body’s key responsibilities are to:
The day to day running of the School is the responsibility of the Executive Principal and the Headteacher.
Monitoring and evaluation
The monitoring and evaluation that the Governing Body undertakes covers areas such as:
Governor training
All governors are required to complete two online training courses annually – Safeguarding and Child Protection and Channel General Awareness (Prevent). Further training is delivered at: a biennial Governor Awayday; an Annual Governor and Senior Leadership Team training session at Skinners’ Hall (organised by The Skinners’ Company) and in other sessions as required. SKPS Governors who also attend Full Governing Body meetings also receive a training session prior to each Full Governing Body meeting.
Governing Body Committees
There are four committees which meet separately – the MAT Staffing and Pay, MAT Finance and Resources, the SKA Local Governing Body and the SKPS Local governing Body. These committees allow Governors time to debate and examine key issues; they meet several times over the course of the Academy year report to the MAT Board.
For the Governing Body Code of Conduct for Skinners' Schools and Academies, please click here.
All Governors are able to access any relevant documents via a secure area on The Skinners' Company website.
If you wish to contact the Chairman of the Skinners' Kent Primary School Local Governing Body, please do so as follows:
Annabelle Baird
Chairman of SKPS Local Governing Body
Skinners' Kent Primary School
The Avenue
Knights Wood
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN2 3GS
If you wish to contact the Chairman of The Skinners' Kent Academy Trust, please do so as follows:
Sarah Stallebrass
Chairman of The Skinners' Kent Academy Trust
The Skinners' Kent Academy
Sandown Park
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN2 4PY
The Governing Body’s key responsibilities are to:
- Ensure quality educational provision
- Challenge and monitor the performance of the school
- Manage finance and property
- Employ staff
- Co-operate with other staff and institutions
The day to day running of the School is the responsibility of the Executive Principal and the Headteacher.
Monitoring and evaluation
The monitoring and evaluation that the Governing Body undertakes covers areas such as:
- Curriculum, assessment and attainment
- Behaviour and attendance
- Views of school and local community
- Staffing and budget
- Accountability
- Academy Development Plan
Governor training
All governors are required to complete two online training courses annually – Safeguarding and Child Protection and Channel General Awareness (Prevent). Further training is delivered at: a biennial Governor Awayday; an Annual Governor and Senior Leadership Team training session at Skinners’ Hall (organised by The Skinners’ Company) and in other sessions as required. SKPS Governors who also attend Full Governing Body meetings also receive a training session prior to each Full Governing Body meeting.
Governing Body Committees
There are four committees which meet separately – the MAT Staffing and Pay, MAT Finance and Resources, the SKA Local Governing Body and the SKPS Local governing Body. These committees allow Governors time to debate and examine key issues; they meet several times over the course of the Academy year report to the MAT Board.
For the Governing Body Code of Conduct for Skinners' Schools and Academies, please click here.
All Governors are able to access any relevant documents via a secure area on The Skinners' Company website.
If you wish to contact the Chairman of the Skinners' Kent Primary School Local Governing Body, please do so as follows:
Annabelle Baird
Chairman of SKPS Local Governing Body
Skinners' Kent Primary School
The Avenue
Knights Wood
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN2 3GS
If you wish to contact the Chairman of The Skinners' Kent Academy Trust, please do so as follows:
Sarah Stallebrass
Chairman of The Skinners' Kent Academy Trust
The Skinners' Kent Academy
Sandown Park
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN2 4PY
