A Governing Body’s responsibilities cover three key areas:
- To provide a strategic view
- focus on the future
- set appropriate objectives
- develop a strategic framework and policies to achieve these objectives
- To be a ‘critical friend’
- offer support and constructive advice
- be a sounding board for ideas
- ask challenging questions when necessary
- To ensure accountability of the school
- ensuring that the school delivers good quality education
- monitoring the school’s overall performance
- ensuring the school complies with its statutory and legal responsibilities