Governing Board

Welcome to the Regents Park Community Primary School Governing Board.

Our Governors represent the local authority, parents, staff, and the wider community. Together, they play a vital role in the life of the school, ensuring we have a clear vision, supporting the Headteacher and staff, and helping every child to achieve their very best.

Governors work closely with the school to:

• Shape the strategic direction of the school

• Hold leaders to account for standards and outcomes

• Oversee the school budget and ensure money is well spent

• Strengthen links with parents, carers, and the wider community

Governors meet formally once each term and also work within committees, such as:

• Finance, Pay & Premises

• Standards & Performance

Meet Our Governors

• Chair of Governors: 

• Vice Chair of Governors: Mrs N. Chowdhury

👉 [Click here to view our full list of Governors, their roles, and terms of office]

Becoming a Governor

All parents are eligible to stand for election as Parent Governors at the end of a term of office, or when a vacancy arises. Being a governor is a rewarding way to contribute to school life and to make a difference for our children.

Contacting the Governing Board

If you wish to contact a member of the Governing Board, please:

• Write a letter addressed to the Governor and hand it to the school office, or

• Email enquiry@rgntpark.bham.sch.uk,  making clear which Governor your message is for.

Please note: If you wish to raise a concern or complaint, the school’s Complaints Procedure should be followed first. You can find it here: 👉[Complaints Procedure].

Annual Governance Statement

Each year, the Governing Board publishes an Annual Governance Statement, setting out the work we have done and our priorities for the year ahead.

 [Read our Annual Governance Statement 2024–25] (PDF/download)

Current Members of the Governing Board:

Key:

LA – Local Authority appointed Governor

PG – Elected Parent Governor

STF – Elected Staff Governor

CG – Co-opted Governor, appointed by the Governing Board

AS – Associate member - invited by the Governing Board to attend meetings. May not vote unless invited to do so within committees

HT - Head Teacher

Previous Members of the Governing Board:

ANNUAL GOVERNANCE STATEMENT

for the Governing Board of Regents Park Community Primary School

Academic Year 2024-25

School governing bodies ‘are the strategic leaders of our schools and have a vital role to play in making sure every child gets the best possible education’. (The 2015 Governors’ Handbook, published by the Department for Education).   For maintained schools this is reflected in the law, which states that the purpose of maintained school governing bodies is to ‘conduct the school with a view to promoting high standards of educational achievement at the school’.

In accordance with the Government's requirement for all governing boards, the three core strategic functions of the Regents Park Community Primary School Governing Board are:

1. Ensuring the clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
2. Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils;
3. Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.

Governance Arrangements

The Governing Body  consists of

• 5 co-opted governors
• 1 governor appointed by the Local Authority
• 2 elected parent governors
• 1 head teacher governor
• 1 elected staff governor
• 2 associate governors

This constitution is laid down in the Instrument of Government for Regents Park Community Primary School which came into effect on 22nd September  2014 when the Governing Body was re-constituted under the School Governance (Constitution) (England) regulations 2012.

The full Governing Board meets once each term with additional committee meetings being held once each term to cover:

• Finance, Pay and Premises
• Standards and Performance

In addition, governor panels may also meet to cover the following areas:

• Appeals Panel
• Complaints Panel
• Disciplinary Panel
• Exclusions Panel
• Pay Review Panel
• Head Teacher Appraisal Panel

Each member of the Governing Board also takes on the role of Link Governor for a particular aspect of school life and reports back to the full Governing Board. Link Governor roles include:

• SEN
• Safeguarding
• Governor Training & Development
• PSHE & RSE
• Pupil Premium
• English
• Maths
• EYFS
• Behaviour & Attendance

Committees

The Governing Body delegates some of its work to committees through terms of reference which are reviewed and agreed annually by the Full Governing Body.  The membership of these committees is also agreed annually by the Full Governing Body.  The key committees are:-

• Finance, Pay & Premises Committee (which is principally concerned with function 3)
• Standards and Performance Committee (which is principally concerned with function 2)

Terms of reference and membership of these committees are available via the school office.

Meetings

During 2023/24 the following meetings have been held:-

The majority of the meetings have been held in person although someof the Finance meetings have been held on Teams

In addition, formal meetings have been held of the statutory committees (Head teacher’s performance appraisal and Pay) to enable governors to carry out their statutory duties in these areas.

Governor Attendance 2023-24

The work we have done on our committees and on the Governing Board in 2023-24

The work we are going to do during 2024-25