Governing Body

Our school has a strong, effective Local Governing Body. Governors work in partnership with Principal, Alice Coyle. The main responsibility of the Local Governing Body (LGB) is to provide scrutiny of the delivery of the School Development Plans, to ensure the academy is working within agreed financial budgets, to monitor the academy is working within agreed policies and help the Academy to engage with all stakeholders. The LGB should also provide strong support and challenge to the academy leadership team.
The LGB is responsible for the delivery of the Trust strategy locally, with a key focus on its aims of;
• Good rates of progress, equity and achievement for all pupils via a rich and diverse
curriculum.
• Sustained financial viability enables flexible investment in school improvement.
• Our staff advocate Bright Futures as an excellent and equal opportunities employer.
• Through growth, influence, collaboration and partnerships, the Trust’s vision and
mission are embedded in everything we do.

This is achieved through;

1. Ensuring clarity of vision and strategic direction. This is rooted in the overall
   strategy for the Trust;
2. Holding the Principal/Head of School to account for the educational
   performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of
   staff; and
3. Ensuring that the school’s budget is effectively utilised.
   The LGB achieves this by effectively challenging, scrutinising and supporting senior leaders
   through its meeting agenda during the year, the format of which should encompass;
   • Education, standards and outcomes
   • Safeguarding
   • Health and Safety
   • Community
   • Effective Use of Resource (for school improvement)
   • Human Resources
   • Risk management
   • Self-assessment and own board development

The LGB is supported in holding the schools’ senior leadership team to account by the
Executive. Governors are expected to triangulate the information they receive from the
Principal/Head of School with information generated from a range of sources, including
evaluative reports from senior leaders, school development plans, risk registers,
benchmarked numerical data, information from governor visits or from quality assurance
reports and inspection or review evidence.
Our Local Governing Body consists of representative from parents, staff, and the community.

Are you interested in becoming a governor? Find out more on our Expressions of interest page.

Governors can be contacted by forwarding a letter to our school office or to the clerk of Governors at the following address:

Dawn Parkinson Clerk of Governors
Democratic Governance
Blackpool Council
PO Box 4
Blackpool
FY1 1NA

Delegation Framework

Constitution and Terms of Reference

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