Governors

School Visits 

As governors we conduct school visits to observe how they operate, how the curriculum is delivered and to learn about the organisation and its ethos. We consider that strong strategic leaders have a good understanding of its school(s) and the organisation that they support, and that they actively contribute to improving the learning and outcomes for all children.  

Our visits serve a number of purposes including:  

• Improving knowledge of the school, its staff, needs, priorities, strengths and areas for development
• Observing children’s behaviour and their engagement in the school’s activities 
• Acquiring knowledge to enable governors to act as critical friends 
• Monitoring and evaluating plans, budgets, and achievement 
• Observing the condition of the school’s buildings, facilities, its grounds and its security arrangements
• Monitoring and assessing how the school’s and trust’s priorities are being delivered
• Helping the local governing body and the trust to fulfil their various statutory duties. 

Code of Conduct 

As governors we follow the trust’s code of conduct, of which are few highlights are below: 

• We will encourage open governance and will act appropriately
• We will actively support and challenge the school and executive leaders 
• We will accept and respect the difference between strategic and operational leadership, ensuring that we work collectively for the benefit of the organisation  

• We will consider carefully how our decisions may affect the school and local community, as well as other schools  
• We have a duty to act fairly and without prejudice, and in so far as we have responsibility for staff, we will fulfil all that is expected of a good employer 
• We accept collective responsibility for all decisions made. This means that we will not speak against majority decisions outside meetings 
• We agree to adhere to any rules, policies and procedures agreed within the trust or as required by the law 
• We will always be mindful of our responsibility to maintain and develop the ethos and reputation of the trust and its schools.  

Registers of Interest 

We manage personal relationships with related parties to avoid both real and perceived conflicts of interest, promoting integrity and openness in accordance with the seven principles of public life.  

We publish this information on our trust and school websites.  Please find below our most recent register of interests for the local governing body: