Local Governing Board
The Local Board reports directly to Lighthouse Schools Partnership (LSP).
The Local Board works in partnership with the Headteacher, ensuring every child has the opportunity to achieve their potential by delivering a good quality education.
The Local Board is responsible for the strategic management of the school that include:
- Working with the Heads of School to determine the overall direction of the school
- Form a policy on the school's curriculum
- Oversee the school's budget
- Appoint and monitor staffing and performance
- Monitor the performance of the school, including target setting and standards
- Making sure school buildings are welcoming and safe
- Advising, setting and monitoring the school policies and procedures
Local Board Structure
The Local Board (LGB) consists of all board members and meets once every term, or 6 times a year. Members also visit the school regularly to meet with the staff and monitor the learning environment. The members have individual roles and responsibilities including statutory areas such as health and safety and safeguarding, and subject areas such as English, Maths and Science.
The Local Board currently organises itself around focus areas of the School Development Plan (SDP), delegating review of each area to a board member. The assignments of these 'link' roles are as follows.
- Safeguarding (Christina Brugger, Chris Williams & Nick Jones) - Ant Couzens
Special Educational Needs (Liz Radnor & Meg Stacey) - Lucy Pountney
Maths (Victoria Price & Thomas Germain) - Tim Brown
Phonics & English (Carol Slinn & Nick Jones) - Kaye Cousins
EYFS (Sarah Birch) - Joe Cryan
Pupil Premium - Lucy Pountney
- Health & Safety, Estates and Facilities ( Ryan Palmer) - Ant Couzens
Finance (Laura Freeland) - Ant Couzens
- Collective Worship & SIAMS (Susan Lavelle & Nick Jones) - Laura Verrall-Kelly
Staff & Wellbeing - Victoria Price
Quality First Teaching (Liz Radnor) - Tim Brown