Governors

Welcome to our Governors’ section.

A message from the Chair of Governors

Hello and welcome from the governing body at Whitegate Primary School.

We are a very committed and active governing body, enjoying being involved in day to day events at Whitegate as well as fulfilling our duties of supporting and challenging the Executive Headteacher and Head of School and monitoring the impact and progress within the school.

All staff and governors work collaboratively with a common aim to provide a safe, effective and enjoyable learning environment.

As parents and carers, you are very valued as part of the school and your opinions and comments are very valuable to us.

Stewart Powell

Chair of Governors

Governor Vision

To create an outstanding school where all children will enjoy learning through excellent teaching, be supported to achieve their potential and helped to excel in all aspects of the curriculum.

By the next Ofsted inspection (expected 2019), we expect Whitegate to be rated as Good with outstanding features, and outstanding across all areas by 2023.

Who we are

The governing body comprises a blend of different skills, expertise and experience to help support, develop and enrich the experiences at Whitegate.

We are currently made up of;

Chair of Governors - Stewart Powell

Vice Chair - Jackie Colley

Parent Governor - Amy Jamieson

Trust Governor - Mark Lowe

Staff Governor - Miss Rooney

Executive Head Teacher - Mr Noble

Head of School - Mr Forshaw

When we meet

The Full Governing Body meetings for 2019 - 2020 are below;

Autumn Term 2020

• 15th October 2019 - 4.30pm
• 26th November 2019 - 4.30pm

Spring Term 2019

• 21st January 2020 - 4.30pm
• 24th March 2020 - 4.30pm

Summer Term

• 19th May 2020 - 4.30pm (Budget)
• 14th July 2020 - 4.30pm

The governors regularly undertake visits to the school outside of these dates.

What we do

The governing body is there to oversee the success of the school, the day to day running of the school is the job of the Headteacher and senior staff.

Governors provide support and challenge to the school leaders to deliver the best outcomes for everybody at Whitegate. We oversee the key functions of the school and set targets for improvements and outcomes.

This year, we are focusing on a number of key areas;

• Working on improving writing within the school
• Reviewing behaviours within the school
• Supporting the delivery of the innovative iPad project with the senior lead

Governor Roles and Responsibilities

The governors work to core link areas to ensure that the school is working well in these areas meeting and exceeding national and locally set expectations;

Governors will visit the school to assess the impact and progress with staff, children and outcomes.

Governors agree to visit a minimum of 3 times per year (once per term). The visits will be pre-planned and co-ordinated by the school lead with the link governor. Observations will be made against the Ofsted criteria.

Visits are then reported back to the full governing body and this information is used to develop future targets and strategies.

Transform Trust

Whitegate Primary and Nursery is part of the Transform Trust. More information about governance within the Trust can be found below.