Welcome to our Governors’ section.

Please find below the Annual Statement of Governance, which includes details of our Governors including their names, categories, responsibilities, terms of appointment and meeting attendance.

All Saints Infants School Governing Body minutes are available for viewing on request, please contact Lizzie Mead (Clerk to Governors):- clerk@allsaints.reading.sch.uk

Annual Statement of Governance 2020-2021

The Governing Body of All Saints Infants School met four times during the 2019-20 academic year. During the year, the Governing Body delegated some of its functions to the School Matters Committee, the membership of which was chosen from the full Governing Body. The primary focus of the School Matters Committee was the management of the school’s budget, and decision-making regarding premises matters.

The Governing Body is responsible for setting the strategy of the school and monitoring its implementation. It is supported in this regard by a Strategy Committee. Governors expect that the school will promote and deliver the highest possible standards of provision for pupils in terms of safeguarding, curriculum, health and safety and environment. Governors are responsible for the conduct of the school in all areas.  All Governors are involved in setting and monitoring the school's aims and policies and may be involved in hearing appeals or grievances.

Key roles of the Governing Body:

• To ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction for the school
• To hold the school’s senior leadership to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the efficient and effective performance management of staff
• To oversee the financial performance of the school and make sure its money is well spent

 
 
Strategic Aims of the Governing Body:

• To continue to insist on the highest possible standards of education and learning for the school and its pupils and in the process achieve an Ofsted rating of ‘outstanding’
• To consider and determine the school’s strategic direction with particular consideration given to:
  • The long term sustainability of the school in terms of budget, staffing, admissions and performance and the identification and mitigation of risks in these areas
  • The ability of the school to achieve the goals established in the School Improvement Plan
  • The ability of the school to maintain the highest standards of provision for pupils in terms of safeguarding, curriculum, health and safety and environment
  • The preservation of the school’s status as a church school and its relationship with All Saints Church and the Oxford Diocese
  • Effective management of the implications of there being one Headteacher across All Saints Infants and All Saints Junior school
  • Effective sharing of staff and resources between the All Saints schools
  • Greater integration of families and pupils

 
Effectiveness of the Governing Body.

We are continuously striving to maintain the highest standards within the Governing Body. We undertake an annual evaluation of our effectiveness and a skills audit. Each Governor has a designated role and is responsible for matters relating to that role. We are aware of the skills that each Governor brings to the school and those areas in which we are short. We seek external advice and guidance to help in these areas and as far as possible recruit Governors with appropriate skills to fill our vacancies. We ensure that governors have access to relevant training and development activities in order to maximise their effectiveness as a governor and the effectiveness of the governing body as a whole.

A review of governance during the summer of 2020 has resulted in some changes to governance arrangements for 2020-21. Though the Strategy Committee will continue to operate, the business previously delegated to the School Matters Committee will be dealt with by the full Governing Body. This will also mean that the Governing Body is scheduled to meet six times in 2020-21, once per half term.

Meet the Governors (Updated December 2020)

Governor Business and Parochial Interests (Updated September 2020)

Governor Attendance 2019-2020

Updated September 2020 – The Governor Meeting Attendance is updated annually in September and shows the previous academic year’s attendance.

Governor Attendance 2018 - 2019

Updated September 2019 – The Governor Meeting Attendance is updated annually in September and shows the previous academic year’s attendance.

ASIS FGB Meeting Dates 2020-21

24th September 2020

19th November 2020

20th January 2021

17th March 2021

28th April 2021

14th July 2021