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[updated: 27/11/07 13:00]

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Roles and Responsibilities of the Governing Body

The statutory position of the Governing Body is:

To manage the school budget, consider the annual budget plan, approve the budget, consider and approve any proposed revisions to the budget plan.
To decide on how to spend the delegated budget depending on any conditions set out in the LEA scheme within the financial year.
To decide whether to delegate their powers to spend the delegated budget to the head teacher if so, they should establish the financial limits of delegated authority.
To be consulted by the LEA on significant changes to LEA’s fair funding.
To make sure accurate accounts are kept.
To determine the staff complement and a pay policy for the school (in accordance with School Teachers pay and Conditions).
To act as a ‘critical friend’ to the head teacher by providing advice, challenge and support.
To establish a written performance management policy to govern staff appraisal, after making sure that all staff have been consulted.

In addition, the Governing body has the following Financial Management Roles:

To set financial priorities through the:
- School Development Plan
- 3 year financial plan
- The annual budget
To decide on how the school’s delegated budget should be spent, in accordance with the SDP and the statutory curriculum requirements laid down by government.
Approving and monitoring the annual budget.
Ensure the budget is managed effectively.
Ensure the school meets all its statutory obligations, and through the Head teacher complies with the LEA’s financial regulations on standing orders.
Determines virement and expenditure thresholds.
Evaluates the effectiveness of spending decisions.

The Governing Body has delegated responsibility to Committees through which it can fulfil some of its responsibilities:

Finance Committee

Staffing and Curriculum Committee

Pastoral Committee
Premises Committee
Executive Committee

Where a committee has been set up the Governing Body will:

Define its terms of reference:

Membership

- All standing committees shall consist of no fewer than five Governors, one of whom shall be the Headteacher.

- The Headteacher may nominate a representative.

Quorum

- The quorum of each committee shall be three governors.

Meetings

- Each standing committee shall meet at least once per term and otherwise as required.

- Define the extent of its delegated responsibility

- Ensure it receives minutes of the Committee’s meetings

- Review the Committee’s remit and membership annually

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