Red Barn Community Primary School
Meet the Governing Body
Being a Governor
Being a governor is very rewarding when you see the achievements of the school and its pupils. There are many opportunities for personal development and interaction with the school.
There are 2 or 3 meetings per term, which are approximately 2 hours each. There would be 1 or 2 full governing body meetings that everyone attends and usually 1 committee meeting per term. There are 2 committees, Finance (covers budget, buildings, staff issues etc) and a SSI committee (covers progress, attainment, curriculum etc).
In addition to this, you would be asked to meet with your linked teacher once per term to discuss their subject area and bring findings back to the full governing body meeting – these should last about 30 mins. There is a standard format of paperwork/questions for you to discuss and fill in with your linked teacher. We then ask you to put these into the file once they’re completed so that we have records of the meetings for Ofsted and give brief feedback in the next FGB meeting.
In total it should be about 8 hours per term by the time you add in reading any policies we’re reviewing at the next meeting, minutes of the previous meeting etc.
As a one-off when you start you will be invited to attend new governor training, There are usually courses in Gosport and/or Cosham.
If you would like to know more, we invite you to sit in on a full governing body meeting to see. Please note that you will required to be DBS checked and that some of what you hear in the meetings is confidential and/or privileged information and should not be discussed with anyone other than governors.
For further information please contact the chair of governors via the school office.
| Chair of Governors: | Lisa McGuire |
| Clerk: | Emma Morgan |
Governors’ Information
Areas of Responsibility
Subject Link Governors 2023-2024
Governor Attendance
