The Governing Body

 

Hollywell Primary School is part of the East Midlands Education Trust (EMET).  EMET is governed by a Board of Trustees who have overall responsibility for the management and administration of the MAT and the Academies run by the MAT.

 

East Midlands Education Trust - Trustee Information

 

Hollywell Primary School also has a Local Governing Body (LGB) who are delegated certain roles, responsibilities and decision making powers relating to Hollywell Primary from the EMET board through the scheme of delegation with regards to the running of Hollywell Primary School. Hollywell's LGB report back and are accountable to the EMET Trustees through the minutes of meetings. 

 

The key areas that have been delegated to the Hollywell LGB are: -

 

• To advise the Trustees on strategic issues relating to the Academy including consulting with the Trustees on the proposed admissions policy;
• To report to the Trustees both generally and specifically as the Trustees may require;
• To oversee and control the financial performance of its Academy within the limits specified in the MAT’s Financial Manual including maintaining such records as the Trustees may require and advising the Trustees generally on financial issues;
• To determine such policies as the MAT may delegate to the LGB and to advise the MAT on all other policies;
• To have the general oversight of the Academy’s activities including monitoring and evaluating the standards and performance of the Academy and the application of designated funding such as the Pupil Premium.

 

Our LGB is made up of members of the local and school community, all acting on a voluntary basis. We have a mixture of parent and staff governors as well as members who have been co-opted from the local community.  Each member brings a different perspective and set of skills to the governing body.  

 

The role of the Local Governing Body is not to manage the school on a day-to-day basis – that responsibility belongs with the Head Teacher. The Governing Body take a more strategic view based on the three core values listed below.

 

1. Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
    
2. Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the performance management of staff; 
    
3. Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.

 

To do this we set up a strategic framework for the school, setting its aims and objectives, setting policies and targets for achieving the objectives, reviewing progress and reviewing the strategic framework in the light of progress. We work closely with the Head Teacher, providing advice and support, but also constructive challenge to the school as necessary.

 

When a school is inspected by Ofsted, its governing body will be required to provide evidence that governors are fulfilling these three core functions alongside the Trustees of the Trust.  

Meeting Schedules

 

We have a Full Governing Board meeting every half term, so 6 in the full academic year.  In addition to these scheduled meetings we also have extra meetings should the need arise. 

Details of the Current Members of the Governing board

 

Please follow the following link to the EMET website to published declarations for 2022-23

 

EMET Declaration of Business Interests 2022-23

 

Documents include:  

The Governors' Code of Conduct

Governors Newsletters

Terms of Reference for the Local Governing Body