Governors

Governors are responsible for overseeing the management side of the school; strategy, policy, budgeting and staffing.

They enable the school to run as effectively as possible, working alongside senior leaders and supporting staff to provide excellent education to children. They are also involved in the school community, acting as 'critical friends' to the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team.

QES is a Foundation School. This means it is slightly different to a Local Authority (LA) Maintained School. As a Foundation School the Governors have a greater degree of independence from the LA, allowing them to set the admissions policy and more freedom to appoint staff, amongst other things.

The Governing Body of QES is comprised of:

• 4x Co-opted Governors - appointed onto the Governing Body by other members.

• 2x Parent Governors - Governors with children at the school. They are elected onto the Governing Body by other parents.

• 1x Staff Governor - Governors who are current members of staff. They are elected onto the Governing Body by other members of staff.

• 3x Partnership Governors - members of the community served by the school appointed by the Governing Body. Partnership Governors are instead of Foundation Governors where it isn't a church school.

• 1x Local Authority Governor - nominated by the LA but appointed by the Governing Body, they are typically an elected Councillor.

• Headteacher - automatically a permanent member of the Governing Body when they take up their post.

Contacting the Governors

The Chair of Governors can be contacted by contacting the Clerk to the Governing Body via kplose@qesluton.co.uk

Who are our Governors

Below you can see a list of our current Governors, their Governor type, roles within the Governing Body and their terms of office.