Governors

Emily Fletcher

The Governing Body is an essential leadership group within the school.

The Govering Body hold many statutory powers and have considerable authority regarding the strategic direction of a school.

In church schools the Governing Body and the Foundation Governors in particular also have a duty to ensure the school honours and develops its Christian foundation.

With power comes responsibility and the diocesan education team is on hand to support and advise any governor of a church school with regard to all the aspects of leadership and management.

The links below will provide information on many aspects of governorship. If you cannot see the heading you need please contact the education team and speak to Emily Fletcher on 02392 899 680 or email

Example of a Distinctively Christian Committee Structure

Example Committee Structure

The Tree

The paper below is designed to assist leaders of church schools establish the core Christian Values to underpin the life of the school.

The basis of a church school - establishing and developing your core Christian values

 This image shows how Christian values can sit at the root of a church school.

Documents for downloading

GuidanceOnChristainCharacter.pdf