Governing Board

Who are School Governors?

School governors are people who want to make a positive contribution to children’s education.

Governors are one of the largest volunteer forces in the country and have an important part to play in raising school standards. The role of the governing board is absolutely key to the effectiveness of a school. Time and time again Ofsted (the national inspection body for schools) has noted that the most effective schools demonstrate effective leadership and management - including by the governing board.

What do governors do?

School governors provide strategic leadership and accountability in schools. Governors appoint the head teacher and deputy headteacher. It is governors who hold the main responsibility for finance in schools, and it is governors who work with the headteacher to make the tough decisions about balancing resources.

Each individual governor is a member of a governing body, which is established in law as a corporate body. Individual governors may not act independently of the rest of the governing body; decisions are the joint responsibility of the governing body.  

The core functions of the governing body are as set out in The School Governance (Roles, Procedures and Allowances) (England) Regulations 2013, regulation 6(2) and include, but are not limited to ensuring:

• that the vision, ethos and strategic direction of the school are clearly defined

• that the headteacher performs their responsibilities for the educational performance of the school

• the sound, proper and effective use of the school’s financial resources

Our Governing Board:

Matt Dunkin- Chair of Governing Board Co opted Governor

Emma Smith Vice Chair of Governing Board/ Chair of Curriculum Committee Parent Governor

Andrew Howard- Chair of General Purposes Committee Co opted Governor

Angela Fisher- Parent Governor

MaryAnn Mahadevan- Parent Governor

Luke Quigley- Co opted Governor

Keir Dawson- Co opted Governor

Jill Cromey- Headteacher (Ex-officio by virtue of office)

Details regarding term of office may be found here:

Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School - GOV.UK (get-information-schools.service.gov.uk)

School Governors can be contacted through the school office using bursar@stubbins.lancs.sch.uk