Local Governing Bodies have the following functions:

• Monitoring and evaluating School and Pupil progress and attainment

• Monitoring and evaluating the school’s action plan, Raising improvement plan and SEF

• Monitoring and evaluating the planning, development and delivery of the curriculum of the school

• Being a source of challenge and support to the Head Teacher, Senior leaders and school staff

• Acting as a link governor on a specific issue / aspect of the school, monitoring progress through visits and discussion with relevant staff, and reporting to the governing body 

• Listening to and reporting to the school’s stakeholders: pupils, parents, staff, and the wider community

• Ensuring the school staff have the resources and support they require to do their jobs well

• Recruiting new members of the Local Governing Body as vacancies arise

Ensuring financial probity by:

• Being aware of spending against the budget

For governing bodies to carry out their roles effectively, governors must be:

• Prepared and equipped to take their responsibilities seriously

• Acknowledged as the accountable body by the lead professionals

• Supported by the appropriate authorities in that task

• Willing and able to monitor and review their own performance