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Welcome from the Chair of Governors

WELCOME TO RYHALL CE ACADEMY ACADEMY GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

"Governors are people who want to make a positive contribution to children's education."

(National Governors Association)

In 2019 our roles and responsibilities as governors changed. We became an Academy Governance Committee (AGC) as opposed to a Board of Governors. The PDET board of directors assumed responsibility for the areas previously monitored by the Governors. Some areas were delegated to AGCs and the role of the AGC became one of monitoring and support, most particularly in:

  • The Trust’s vision of ‘working together for each child to realise their God given potential to flourish’

  • Setting and agreeing the vision and values for the academy with reference to the SIAMS Schedule, in partnership with the academy community, ensuring they are aligned with the Trust’s Vision and embracing equality.

  • Monitoring that the vision and the values are being ‘lived out’ in all aspects of the life of the academy.

For details of Trust governance click here: https://www.pdet.org.uk/governance/pdet-governance-structure

For the Trust’s Scheme of Delegation and for specific details of the AGC’s role click here https://www.pdet.org.uk/governance/pdet-academy-governance-committees

For the Trust’s memorandum and articles of association, annual accounts, annual report and funding agreement click here: https://www.pdet.org.uk/key-documents/financial-documents

Governor actions broadly fall into three areas; Compliance, the Church and Community. We have capacity for 8 governors; the headteacher, a staff governor, two community governors, two Church governors and two parent governors.

What a Governor is..........

1. Committed to the school. We have six Academy Governance Committee meetings a year. We also take opportunity to visit the school at other times to  fully understanding how we can support the school.

2. Confidential. We do not discuss any information we hear as governors outside school or with anyone who is not directly involved in the school.

3. Committed to safeguarding. It is imperative that we keep all children and staff safe. Safeguarding is a standard agenda item during every meeting we attend.

What a governor is not..........

1. Operational (we are not involved in the day to day running of the school). 

2. Involved in identifying individual children. All information we look at is anonymised.

3. The first line of any complaint. The complaints procedure advises parents/carers to first take concerns to the class teacher, to the Headteacher if the issue is not resolved and finally to follow the policy in contacting the governors.

Governors are recruited specifically for their skills. Our governance committee has extensive expertise in different areas in order to constantly support the school. It is vitally important that the AGC gives excellent support to the Headteacher, as this directly affects the interests of pupils, staff and the reputation of the school in our community.

As Chair, I would also like to take this opportunity to thank my fellow team of governors. The role carries a responsibility that is often unrecognised. I have served on various governing bodies over many years; as a staff governor, as a Deputy Headteacher and as a Headteacher, so fully appreciate how vital an effective, proactive governing committee is.

Further details about Ryhall governors, individually and collectively, can be found in our 'Meet the Governors' page.

Should you need to contact me you can write to me at the school address:

FAO: M Rogers, Chair of Governors or email m.rogers@ryhall.pdet.org.uk

Ryhall CE Academy,

Church Lane,

Ryhall.

Stamford.

Lincs.

PE9  4HR

Amanda Rogers.

Chair of Governors                                                                                                                                                

September 2023

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Ryhall CE Academy

Church Street

Ryhall Stamford

Lincs

PE9 4HR