The governing body's main aim is to help raise standards of achievement and make sure the school provides a good quality education. The day-to-day management of the school is the responsibility of the head teacher and staff. Rather than manage. Governors are there to help shape the school's future direction and focus.

We have six working committees (below) and our governors from both schools are members of and attend all. Governors also attend a full governing body meeting, which take place termly. Currently we are holding meetings during the school day so that our governors are submerged into the life of the school and have a better understanding of the way we work. A typical 'Governor Day' may consist of:

A learning walk around school
Formal and informal meetings with staff
Talking to children
Committee meetings
A full governing body meeting

The three main responsibilities of every governing board are:

Setting the school’s vision, ethos and strategic direction;
Holding the head teacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils
Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent

Title	First Name	Surname	Type of Governor	Appointed By	First Appointed	Term of Office		Attendance
Title	First Name	Surname	Type of Governor	Appointed By	First Appointed	Start	End	Autumn 23	Summer 23	Spring 23	Autumn 22
Mrs	Dianne	Holcroft	Headteacher	Gov/LA	01/01/2013	Ex Officio	Ex Officio		/4	1/1	2/2
Mr	Ste	Sharples	Co-opt (Chair)	Governors		06/07/2020	05/07/2024		/4	1/1	1/2
Mrs	Catherine	Mavers	Staff	Governors	07/12/2015	07/12/2022	06/12/2026		/4	1/1	2/2
Mr	Mike	Prescott	Co-opt	Governors	26/05/2023	26/05/2023	25/05/2027		/4	-	-
Cllr	Martin	Bond	LA	LA	21/11/2018	21/11/2022	21/11/2026		/4	1/1	1/2
Mr	Dave	Hornby	Co-opt	Governors	11/05/2023	11/05/2023	10/05/2027		/4	-	-
Mr	Patrick	Hurley	Co-opt	Governors	11/05/2023	11/05/2023	10/05/2027		/4	-	-
Mrs	Diane	Gribben	Co-opt	Governors	20/11/2019	20/11/2020	20/11/2024		/4	1/1	1/2
Mrs	Audrey	Barker	Associate	Governors	19/05/2023	19/05/2023	18/05/2027		/4	-	-
Mrs	Chloe	Smith	Associate	Governors	26/05/2023	26/05/2023	25/05/2027		/4	-	-
Mrs	Helen	Sparrow	Parent	Parents	29/03/2023	29/03/2023	28/03/2027		/4	-	-
Mrs	Michelle	Storey	Parent	Parents	29/03/2023	29/03/2023	28/03/2023		/4	-	-
Master	Thomas	-	Child	Children	09/09/2021	09/09/2021	15/07/2023		/1	-	-
Miss	Pearl	-	Child	Children	09/09/2021	09/09/2021	15/07/2023		/1	-	-
Mrs	Sheena	Bailey	School Clerk when needed

We believe in transparency and accountability within our school. The Governing Board provide support and challenge as required, with the aim of enabling our school to work towards educational excellence for all.

We aim to develop a culture of diversity, community and democrocy through our values of guide, challenge & achieve in which all those connected to Grange Valley feel proud of their identity and ability to participate fully in school life.

Across our school, our governance roles are composed of approximately 87.5% white British, 12.5% white Irish and 0% wishing not to share their information.

*Similar to pupil data, any individual who is of any origin other than white British/Irish, is defined as being of minority ethnic background.

TYPES OF GOVERNORS

Parent Governors

Parents, including carers, of registered pupils at the school are eligible to be elected as governors at the school. Parent Governors are elected by other parents at the school by a process of nominations and a ballot if necessary.

Local Authority Governors

The Local Authority appoints LA Governors and any eligible person can be appointed to this role.

Staff Governors

Both teaching and support staff, who are employees at the school, are eligible to become Staff Governors. They are elected by the school staff.

Headteacher

The Headteacher is a member of the Governing Body by virtue of his/her office.

Co-opted Governors

Co-opted Governors are appointed by the Governing Body on the basis that they have the necessary skills to contribute to the effective governance and success of the school. All categories of governor are elected or appointed to serve a four-year term of office: governors may serve more than one term of office.

Associate Governors

Associate members are appointed by the governing body to serve on one or more governing body committee. They may also attend full governing body meetings. They may vote on decisions made by committees to which they are appointed.