The Governing Body

Governing bodies are responsible and accountable for all major decisions about the school and its future. The Governing Body has, enshrined in the Education Act 2002, a legal responsibility to, ‘conduct the school with a view to promoting high standards of educational achievement at the school’. It has specific statutory responsibilities and its main tasks are to:

• Offer a strategic view of the work of the school
• Support and challenge the Headteacher
• Hold the school to account for the standard and quality of education it achieves
• Deliver effectively by working as a team to plan, monitor and evaluate
• Appoint the Headteacher

Additionally, in Church of England schools the Foundation Governors have the special legal responsibility to ensure that the distinctive character of the school as a Church of England school is “preserved and developed” – that the school is recognisably Christian.  It is their particular responsibility to see that the school’s Church of England basis has a relevant and meaningful role in the daily running of the school. The governors do not get involved in the day to day running of the School; this is the responsibility of the Headteacher and the Staff.  Should you have any issues or concerns about your child’s education, his/her Classteacher is always the first point of contact.

Chair of Governors: Mrs Amanda Cox 

Vice Chair of Governors: Mr James Cumpsty 

Ex-Officio: Mr Alex Randle-Bissell

Ex-Officio: Mrs Becky McManus (Headteacher)

Foundation Governor: Mr Elliot Grove 

Foundation Governor: Mrs Steph Drewery 

Parent Governor: Miss Lindsey Ward

Parent Governor: Miss Yana Williams 

Staff Governor: Mrs Louise Saunders 

Our clerk to Governors is Mrs J Kelly, she can be contacted on clerk@smannellenham.hants.sch.uk