Who we are:

The Governing Body is made up of a number of governors including parents, staff and members of the community.  All governors serve for a term of four years.

What we do:

The Headteacher is responsible for the day-to-day running of the school, but the governors are responsible for longer-term management and strategic planning. Governors are responsible for appointing staff, ensuring safe and secure premises, promoting equality and managing the school budget. An important role is that of 'critical friend', to make sure that high standards of teaching and learning are achieved and maintained. 

How to contact us:

Governors are available to speak to you in term during Parent-Teacher consultations.  If you’d like to contact us in writing, you can either drop a note into the school office or e-mail us at any time on the following email address:
governors@st-andrews-pri.oxon.sch.uk

Our subcommittees:  

Teaching, Learning, Inclusion and Safeguarding (TLIS): 

Fr Darren McFarland, Jo Holmes, Jennifer Strawbridge, Sarah Haden, Liz Hurran, Sam Callard, Georgina Montgomery, James Carter

Finance, Premises and Personnel (FPP): 

Michael Dent, Jo Holmes, Fr Darren McFarland, Bruce Huggett, Aarti Basnyat, Amanda Robertson

The school business manager attends this meeting.

Ethos:

Fr Darren McFarland, Jo Holmes, Anneka Fisher, (with RE lead attending).

Our working groups:

Head Teacher appraisal panel:  Fr Darren McFarland, Jennifer Strawbridge, Bruce Huggett.

Safeguarding group:  Jo Holmes, James Carter.

Communication group: Jo Holmes, Liz Bingham, James Carter.

Our strategic plan:

If you'd like more detail on how we achieve our vision, it's in this document: