Governor Impact
Autumn 19/20
Committee
Teaching and Learning
Activity
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Interpreting internal assessment data for the whole school
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Examining progress of pupils using internal assessment data
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Overview of National results
Impact of Activity
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Governors understand that pupils are well within national expectations but that those working at greater depth in writing is below that of reading and writing
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Pupil progress is good
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Headline figures demonstrate WAPS is well placed nationally, within the LA and locally.
Leadership and Management
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Policy Review
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Understanding the new Ofsted Framework
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Keeping Children Safe in Education
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Policies are up to date and current.
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Governors are kept abreast of current practice and expectations.
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Governors are aware of their duties with regard to KCSIE 2019
Finance, Premises and Health & Safety
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Financial benchmarking with particular focus on staffing costs
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Premises and H&S
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The school compare favourably with other schools in the LA, like us and nationally with regard to staffing costs.
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Staffing costs are average (as a percentage) for the area
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The school’s income is about average for the area
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The governors approved work on the following – repair to roof in KSI and repair to stairs in KSI.
Staffing
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Review Staffing Policy
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Review of headteacher performance
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Staffing policy and procedures in line with requirements.
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Headteacher audited for practice. External auditor content with performance.
Link Governors
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Agreed to wait for Spring ’20 to redistribute Link Governor roles after new recruits.