St Mary’s Hampton CE Primary School joined Instanter Learning Trust (the ‘Trust’), a new multi-academy trust, on 1 September 2024, alongside Bishop Wand Secondary School.
For each school in the Trust, there is a local governing committee (LGC). The members of the St Mary’s Hampton CE Primary School LGC are drawn from different parts of the school community:
- Two elected parents
- One elected staff member
- Two appointed by the Trust board of directors
- Two nominated by St Mary’s Hampton Church PCC
- The co-Headteachers.
Our current LGC members feature on the ‘Our Governors’ page from where you can learn more about the Chair, Vice Chair and individual areas of responsibility.
Governors serve a four-year term of office and support the Trust board of directors in achieving the four strategic functions:
- Ensuing clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
- Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff
- Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.
- Communicating with stakeholders: pupils, staff, parents & the wider community.
In order to carry out these important functions, the Local Governing Body meets five times each year.
A key part of the governor’s role is to meet with members of the school’s staff to gain a meaningful understanding of the day-to-day running of our school. The matters discussed are subsequently shared with the LGC to ensure all governors area aware of the key issues.
Our governors are encouraged to make more informal visits too, by, for example, attending school productions, the Christmas and Easter services at St Mary’s Hampton Church, and PTFA events.
If you would like to contact the LGC, please either:
Email the clerk, Clare Struthers: clerk@stmaryshamptonschool.org.uk
Or drop a letter into the school office addressed to the Chair of the Local Governing Committee.