Governors of the school

Welcome to the Governor's section of our school website. In this section you will find a list of our current governors and information detailing their roles and responsibilities.

We are very proud to have a committed team of governors at Dartington Primary School; all of whom are volunteers with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. Governors are appointed for a term of four years and attend meetings, participate in training and visit the school throughout the year.

Our Governing Body consists of representatives from our parents and carers, the community, School staff and the local authority. We also have an independent clerk who is responsible for taking the minutes of our meetings and oversees our administration.

The Governing Body is responsible for overseeing all aspects of school life and has 3 statutory responsibilities:

• Setting the school’s vision, ethos and strategic direction
• Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils
• Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent

We work closely with the Headteacher to achieve our shared vision to encourage our children to become lifelong learners whose eyes are open to a world of possibilities.

Each governor brings different skills and experience to the Governing Body and share a keen interest in the education of the children at Dartington Primary School.

The Full Governing Body meet twice a term and minutes of these meetings are published on the governor page of the school website.

We are always keen to hear from parents, carers and others interested in the progress of the school. If you would like to contact the Governors for any reason please write to us at the school (address your envelope to the “Clerk to the Governing Body”) or send a message to the following address:

clerk@dartingtonprimary.org

Abigail Read

Chair of Governors

Calendar of Full Governing Body Meetings 2016/17

Governor meetings are open to members of the public to attend and observe proceedings. Please contact clerktogovernors@dartington.devon.sch.uk in advance if you wish to attend.

All meetings will be held from 6.30pm until 8.30pm

• Monday, 26th September 2016
• Wednesday, 19th October 2016
• Wednesday, 30th November 2016
• Thursday, 26th January 2017
• Wednesday, 15th March 2017
• Thursday, 25th May 2017
• Wednesday, 12th July 2017

Governor Calendar of Events

Next Event

School Council sharing of Learning Images

Feedback from ‘Governors need your help!’ request

Date: 11.00 Wednesday, 10th February

Led By: Jill Mahon

To view a list of upcoming and past events Click Here

Our Full Governor Meetings are open to the public with the following guidelines:

• Please give 7 days notice of your attendance to the clerk via the school office or by email to: Clerk@dartingtonprimary.org
• Visitors to respect that it is a meeting of the governing body, they will be able to observe but will not be able to contribute unless they are invited to do so by the governors.
• They may be asked to withdraw if the governors have some confidential items to discuss

Governor Minutes From Autumn 2016 / 2017| Minutes |

Governor Minutes To Summer 2016 | Minutes |

Meet our school's governors | Governor Biographies | Summary of Governors Information |