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The Role of the Governing BodyThe main function of the Governing Body is to maintain and improve the School’s standards of education, and its work can be divided into 5 areas:-Strategic role – setting aims and objectives, adopting policies & development plans, setting budgets and targets for achieving those aims and objectives, responding to inspection Monitoring role - monitoring and evaluating progress of its strategy, plans, budgets, standards of education and regularly reviewing the strategic framework for the School in the light of that progress Executive role - recruitment, discipline, admissions Accounting to parents Supporting role - supporting & advising the Headteacher, providing practical help and skills, attending school functions. Currently the full Governing Body meets at least four times a year. In addition, there are Committees which also meet at least once a term. These are: the Personnel Committee, which is responsible for staffing, recruitment and retention, development and training, appraisal, performance management; the Curriculum Committee, which is responsible for curriculum matters, including Special Needs, Gifted & Talented, target setting, raising of standards, attendance, behaviour; the Finance & Premises Committee, which is responsible for allocating and monitoring the Budget, lettings, health & safety and for the maintenance and development of the building and site. The Admissions Committee meets in January to allocate Foundation places for the following September (according to the oversubscription criteria) and, when necessary, to consider applications for transfer. There are 18 Governors:
As the School is a Voluntary Aided Church of England School, the Foundation Governors must preserve and develop religious character of the School. Individual Governors have no power or right to act on behalf of the Governing Body, except where the whole Governing Body has delegated a specific function to that individual, or where regulations specify that a function is to be exercised in a particular way. The Governing Body is legally liable for all actions taken in its name by individuals or committees to which it has delegated functions. The Headteacher has responsibility for the internal organisation, management and control of the school and for implementation of the strategic framework established by the Governing Body. Governors are not expected to be involved in the detail of the day-to-day management of the school. The Role of the Clerk to the Governors is to work effectively with the Chair of Governors, the other Governors and the Headteacher to support the Governing Body in the discharge of its duties. The Governing Body of The Cathedral SchoolEx Officio The Dean of Chelmsford (the Very Rev Peter Judd) Headteacher (Mrs A Kenna) Foundation Governors Cathedral Chapter Appointments Mrs Elizabeth Marshall Mrs Nicola Dunn Mr Graham McGhie Mr John Churches Diocesan Appointments Mrs Yvonne Spence Mrs Anthony Mitty Mrs Ann Freese Mr Michael Minta Mr Robert Hammond - Chair of Governors Staff Governor Mr Graham Spencer Teacher Governor Mrs Lynn How Parent Governors Until 12th October 2015 Lt Col (Retd) Martin Barratt Mr Warren Smith Until 13th October 2013 Mrs Justine Atterbury Until 3rd November 2015 Mrs Mary Ball LA Governor Mrs Louise Hall Clerk Mrs Winifred Simmonds |
