Lead governor roles and responsibilities

• Working towards increased learner involvement in: 
• Governor monitoring 
• EGB discussion and decision-making   
• Progressing the creation of a Young Governor role 
• Regular attendance at Student Council (School) and Learner Voice (College) meetings and reporting back to the EGB   

All Governors to attend Learner Voice and Student Council meetings wherever possible. 

• Monitoring all aspects of SEND provision  
• How St Piers makes good use of its SEND budget and resources  
• Progress of students across the range of SEND cohorts 

• Child & Adult Protection and KCSIE 
• Staff conduct 
• Allegations of abuse against staff 
• Safeguarding systems 
• Online safety 
• DSL link: training & resources 
• Curriculum requirements re safeguarding 
• Safer recruitment and single central record 
• Children Missing in Education 
• Radicalisation and Prevent Duty 
• Looked After Children (safeguarding)  

Chair, Quality of Care Subcommittee   

Takes a strategic interest in careers education and guidance and encourages employer engagement.  

• Curriculum monitoring, including numeracy and literacy - intent, implementation, and impact. 
• Review impact of the curriculum changes  
• Quality of teaching, staff appraisal and continuing professional development. 
• Attainment, including disadvantaged groups and underperforming groups, Looked After Children  
• Attendance, including Attendance Policy  
• Destinations  
• Ongoing monitoring of School and College improvement priorities  

Chair, Quality and Standards Subcommittee  

• Take a leading role within the EGB for Governor training and development  
• Works closely with the Governance Manager 
• Making sure all Governors have the right skills to contribute to the EGB  

Parent engagement and voice 

Karen Lettington and Sara Miller 

Takes a strategic lead in the EGB’s responsibility to ensure that St Piers has an effective strategy for engaging meaningfully with parents and carers   

• Wellbeing and mental health of the St Piers Leadership Team and staff team more broadly 
• Staff workload 
• Staff survey – reporting back to the EGB 

Links with Sarah Stookes, Director of HR, and wider YE initiatives 

• Takes a strategic lead role in the connection between Education and Residential services 
• The effectiveness of the leadership, management and delivery of children’s and adult’s residential provision 

David Pierpoint  

Lead supported by Amanda Riddle

Takes a strategic lead role in the EGB’s financial oversight responsibilities, including funding, bursaries and grants. 

Attends Education Finance Deep Dives and Education Pay Committee  

Attends all Trust Board Finance, Audit and Risk Committee (FARC) meetings.  Feeds in considerations and recommendations from the Education Finance Deep Dives