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Lovers' Lane Governing Body

Structure and Responsibilities of the Governing Body at Lovers' Lane Primary and Nursery School

The Governing Body of Lovers' Lane Primary and Nursery School meets on a termly basis as a Full Governing Body to make decisions concerning the overall direction of the School.  The members are drawn from various backgrounds and it is always the intention of the Governing Body to be as open as possible in fulfilling its aims.  Their main role is to support the Headteacher and staff; the phrase often used to describe the role is 'a critical friend'. The Governing Body is not responsible for the day to day operation of the school - that is a matter for the Headteacher.

The governors legal duties include:

• Setting the strategic direction, policies and targets for the school
• Approving the school budget
• Reviewing progress against the school's budget and objectives
• Appointing, challenging and supporting the Headteacher

Two main committees are in place to meet between the main meetings - Strategic Development and Pupil Committee (SDP) - (mainly focused on issues directly related to pupils and curriculum) and Finance and General Purposes and Personnel Committee (FGPP) - (mainly focused on finance and staffing issues).  We also have a Pay Committee that does not include staff governors to deal with issues relating to staff pay issues.

Register of Business Interests

The Governing Body has a legal duty to act only in the interests of the school.  Where a situation arises in which a governor cannot do this due to a personal interest, steps are taken to identify, prevent and record the conflict in the governing body minutes.  A declaration of interest is included on every governing body meeting Agenda.  In addition to this all governors complete a declaration annually.

Lovers' Lane Primary and Nursery School Governing Body Structure

There are several categories of governor appointed by different groups who have an interest in the school. 

Constitution of the Governing Body

The governing body must be constituted in line with the School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2003.  These regulations cover the number and type (category) of governors that make up the governing body.

There are Co-opted Governors, Local Authority Governors, Parent Lovers' Lane Primary and Nursery has a current constitution of eleven governors consisting of:

• 1 x Headteacher
• 1 x Staff Governor
• 1 x Local Authority Governor
• 2 x Parent Governors
• 6 x Co-opted Governors     

Meet the Governors

​Governors who served during the 2017 - 2018 academic year are:-