Welcome to our Governors' section. Here you can find information on the role of the Governing Board, who the governors are and find minutes of previous meetings. 

The Local Governing Board consists of individuals who are committed to improving the education of all pupils at Langdale Primary School.

School governors are drawn from different parts of the community and can be parents and staff or from the Local Authority, the community and other groups. This helps ensure the governing body has sufficient diversity of skills, views and experience, but does not mean governors of a particular category represent that group in the governing body. 

School governors are responsible for the strategic leadership and oversight of a school, ensuring it provides a good quality education. They work with the headteacher and senior leadership team to set the school's vision and strategic direction, oversee financial performance, and hold the school leadership accountable for educational outcomes. For an academy school like Langdale, we also have an additional layer of strategic challenge in our Trustees. Trustee details can be found here.

Key Responsibilities of School Governors:

• Accountability:

  Governors hold the headteacher and other school leaders accountable for the school's performance, including student achievement and progress. 

• School Improvement:

  They work with the school leadership to identify areas for improvement and implement strategies to enhance the quality of education. 

• Community Engagement:

  Governors engage with parents, staff, and the wider school community to understand their views and ensure the school is responsive to their needs. 

• Policy Development:

  They review and approve school policies, ensuring they are effective and aligned with legal requirements and best practices. 

• Staffing and Appointments:

  Governors play a role in appointing senior staff, including the headteacher, and contribute to decisions about staffing structures and personnel matters. 

• Monitoring and Evaluation:

  They monitor the school's performance against key indicators, such as student attainment, attendance, and well-being. 

• Strategic Direction:

  Governors help shape the school's vision, aims, and policies, ensuring they align with the school's values and goals. 

• Financial Oversight:

  They are responsible for overseeing the school's budget, ensuring it is well-managed and used effectively to support educational objectives. 

When a school is inspected by Ofsted, its governing body will be required to show evidence that governors conform with their three core functions.

As part of these three core functions governors have to:

• Ask the right questions
• Be aware of the importance of objective data and their sources
• Set policies, targets and priorities for achieving those objectives
• Monitor performance and progress towards those objectives
• Review achievements against the set aims and objectives
• Enable better governance through training, review and planning

Another aspect of the governors role has traditionally been referred to as being a ‘critical friend’ of the school, whereby, in addition to the duties laid out above, governors can and should also:

• Offer support
• Provide constructive advice
• Provide supervision for the Headteacher
• Give a second opinion on proposals - which includes asking questions and challenging assumptions
• Help in arriving at the best solution - to further the best interests of the school

If you have any queries about the school please contact the Headteacher in the first instance, but the governors will be keen to hear from any parents who wish to provide feedback. You can contact the governors by email at chair@langdale.staffs.sch.uk

Meet the team:

Associate members:

​When the Governing Board have a skills gap or require additional capacity they are able to appoint Associate Members to help fulfill their duties. Associate Members attend meetings and receive all paperwork but do not have voting rights. Our current Associate Members are: