Governors

Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood.—Acts 20:28

Each school has a Governing Body. The Governing Body plays a key role in providing the strategic leadership and direction and accountability in schools. It works in partnership with the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team. The main aims of a Governing Body are:

• to ensure there is clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction resulting in the delivery of a high standard of education for all pupils in its care.
• overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure the money is spent in a way that strives for excellence and achieving the vision.
• holding the Headteacher and Senior Leadership team to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils.

The Welton St Mary’s Primary Academy Governing Body is made up of Foundation (Church) Governors, Parent Governors, Community Governors and Staff Governors. We meet six times a year as a Local Governing Body but also as two smaller committees focused on finance and school improvement. Our joint aim is to make sure the school provides the best education and learning experience possible so that our children can achieve their full potential, both academically and personally. We set the aims and objectives for the school, along with the policies and targets for achieving them. We monitor and evaluate the progress the school is making and act as a source of challenge and support to the headteacher. We serve on the Governing Body for a 4 year term after which we are eligible for re-election.

Together we care, learn and thrive

Governor Vacancies

We are currently recruiting governors. All governors are volunteers. Governors do not need to be experts in education. The most effective governors listen, think and ask questions. The Governing Body works as a team and exercises its authority collectively.

Being a governor can be very rewarding because you are:

• Investing in the next generation
• Using your personal qualities and expertise to help the school, pupils and staff
• Developing new skills and acquiring new knowledge
• Developing a sense of partnership and involvement in the community.

If you are interested in volunteering as a governors of our school do please contact our Clerk, Imogen (Imogen.Lemon@welton-st-marys.lincs.sch.uk) who will be able to advise you further or more information is provided here.

Parent Governors

Parent governors are representative parents rather than representatives of parents. They play a vital role on the Governing Body, holding the unique position of having a parental viewpoint of the school. They need to listen to the views of parents to inform their input to governing body meetings, whilst continuing to maintain a strategic approach to school governance.

Co-opted (Community) Governors

Co-opted governors are appointed by the governing body. They are people who in the opinion of the governing body have the specific skills required to contribute to the effective governance and success of the school.

Each Trustee is responsible for monitoring an area of work. These are as follows for 2024-2025

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