Every Governing Board has a statutory responsibility to establish and monitor school policies and evaluate the effectiveness of the school and its curriculum. Governors are also held to account for the school’s performance. The Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) assumes that Governors know the strengths and weaknesses of the school and will test this assumption during a school inspection.
The role of the Link Governor is to provide a link between the Governing Board and the school. When Link Governors visit the school and report back to the Governing Board they help to deepen all governors’ understanding of how the school operates, how the strategic objectives are being pursued, how financial resources are being used and what extra support the school may need to meet its objectives. Without Link Governors, the Governing Board is totally reliant on the Headteacher, or other staff governors, for their understanding of the school. The presence of Link Governors provides an additional source of evidence upon which governing decisions can be made. This additional evidence should enable the Governing Body to better challenge information presented by the school and also better support the school to meet its strategic objectives.
At Springfield Primary, we ask our Link Governors to:
What is the purpose of Link Governor Visits?
Structure for Link Governor Roles 2019/20
Role |
Named Governor |
Frequency of Visits to School |
Linked Staff Member |
Safeguarding |
Mike Freeman |
One per term (3) |
Alison Chard |
EYFS |
Mike Freeman |
2 per academic year
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Rachael Hughes |
SEN & Pupil Premium |
Alex Flowers |
2 per academic year |
Paula Garbett & Jane Ham |
Mental Health & Wellbeing inc. Sports Premium |
Tracey Sutton |
2 per academic year |
Alison Chard & Paula Garbett |
History Geography Art |
Marzita Abdul-Rahman Jenny Sykes Barbara Sharp |
2 per academic year (Autumn2/Summer 2) |
History - Jen Beddows Geography – Natalie Torrance Art – Corinne Yarwood |
English and Speaking & Listening Maths Science |
Lesley Dowdall Thomas Debost Lee Egerton |
2 per academic year (Autumn 2/Summer 2) |
English KS 2 Neil Stanley, KS1 Phoebe Bolger EYFS Rachael Hughes
Maths KS2 Chloe Baxter KS1 Anna Bonser
Science KS2 Nicola Betts KS1Melissa Slonecki
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