The October FGB began with the review of standing items for safeguarding and pecuniary interests as usual. We then discussed matters arising from the previous FGB meeting. These included access to shared information for governor induction in the future, the circulation of the terms of reference, and agreement on future dates and times for governor meetings in the upcoming academic year.
Sam presented her headteacher's report. We discussed the school places currently available, along with staffing arrangements within the school. Sam outlined the need for changes to performance management, both the process and the focus of how it is carried out. The impact of changes will be to ensure that professional development is something teachers can actively participate in, and to improve both the quality of the discussion about performance of staff and the investment of their time. Sam will feedback on this to the governors through her reports in the 2017 FGBs.
Governor Services had communicated that the Department for Education had stated all governor details to held on a dedicated system at their school. The FGB are reviewing the mandatory requirements for this process.
The governors' skills audit is being prepared and a questionnaire being made ready for the governors to complete. This information will be fed into the governor skills matrix and used to review the link governor roles and the school's strategic planning. The strategic plan will need to be formally adopted by the FGB, in line with the terms of reference.
Three governors had attended the INSET day in September and this had been very productive; it had included reviewing the initial version of the current strategic plan for the school.
We agreed that an action for the next Curriculum and Standards meeting would be to determine the key performance indicators for future headteacher reports to the FGB. The previous Curriculum and Standards meeting was then fed back to the FGB. We looked at the e-safety policy for the school, adopted the terms of reference, and reviewed school attainment, progress data and current year targets. We also reviewed governor visits and feedback from the Western Governor forum.
The Resources Committee also summarised their last meeting, discussing the finance report, staffing changes and staffing structure costs, and the capital budget for proposed improvement works in the school. The pay policy was approved.
We then discussed training and what courses were available for governors to take, to help them further their self development within the role. After this, we reviewed the school child protection policy and the safeguarding audit. These were very thorough, and were commended for the work that had been put into them.
The next FGB was scheduled for November the 23rd.
Sam presented her headteacher's report. We discussed the school places currently available, along with staffing arrangements within the school. Sam outlined the need for changes to performance management, both the process and the focus of how it is carried out. The impact of changes will be to ensure that professional development is something teachers can actively participate in, and to improve both the quality of the discussion about performance of staff and the investment of their time. Sam will feedback on this to the governors through her reports in the 2017 FGBs.
Governor Services had communicated that the Department for Education had stated all governor details to held on a dedicated system at their school. The FGB are reviewing the mandatory requirements for this process.
The governors' skills audit is being prepared and a questionnaire being made ready for the governors to complete. This information will be fed into the governor skills matrix and used to review the link governor roles and the school's strategic planning. The strategic plan will need to be formally adopted by the FGB, in line with the terms of reference.
Three governors had attended the INSET day in September and this had been very productive; it had included reviewing the initial version of the current strategic plan for the school.
We agreed that an action for the next Curriculum and Standards meeting would be to determine the key performance indicators for future headteacher reports to the FGB. The previous Curriculum and Standards meeting was then fed back to the FGB. We looked at the e-safety policy for the school, adopted the terms of reference, and reviewed school attainment, progress data and current year targets. We also reviewed governor visits and feedback from the Western Governor forum.
The Resources Committee also summarised their last meeting, discussing the finance report, staffing changes and staffing structure costs, and the capital budget for proposed improvement works in the school. The pay policy was approved.
We then discussed training and what courses were available for governors to take, to help them further their self development within the role. After this, we reviewed the school child protection policy and the safeguarding audit. These were very thorough, and were commended for the work that had been put into them.
The next FGB was scheduled for November the 23rd.