Full Governing Board

Terms of Reference

To drive the strategic direction of the school
To agree constitutional matters, including procedures where the Full Governing Board has discretion
To recruit new members as vacancies arise and to appoint new governors where appropriate
To hold at least six Full Governing Board meetings a year
To appoint or remove the Chair and Vice Chair
To appoint or remove a Clerk to the Full Governing Board
To establish the committees of the Full Governing Board and their terms of reference
To appoint the Chair of any committee (if not delegated to the committee itself)
To appoint or remove a Clerk to each committee
To suspend a governor
To identify and facilitate training needs of governors
To decide which functions of the Full Governing Board will be delegated to committees, groups and individuals
To receive reports from any individual or committee to whom a decision has been delegated and to consider whether any further action by the Full Governing Board is necessary
To approve the first formal budget plan of the financial year
To keep the Health and Safety Policy and its practice under review and to make revisions where appropriate
To review the delegation arrangements annually
To appoint Appeal Panels as appropriate
Any items which individual governing bodies may wish to include