Governance

Welcome to Sutton Primary Academy.

The governing body at Sutton is made up of representatives from parents, staff and the community. Our role as governors is to support and challenge the leadership team, and staff, to create a warm, engaging learning environment to help our children to develop the confidence and positive attitude to always achieve their best. We do this by holding termly governors’ meetings, participating in learning walks and listening to the school council.

At a typical governor meeting we will discuss the implementation of our broad and balanced curriculum, and use reporting to offer insight into how creative, inspiring and motivating it is. We will look at attendance, safeguarding and health and safety reports and well as gather feedback on behaviour and attitude. The meetings offer an opportunity to question the leadership team on direction, our children’s opinions about school and how to best use the outdoor classroom environments.

We are lucky to be part of the wider Herefordshire Marches Federation of Academies where we benefit from greater oversight from the board of trustees, share finances, resources and experience but most importantly provide more opportunities for our children.

At Sutton we place a strong emphasis on effective communication, building effective partnerships with parents, staff and the community. If you would like any more information about the role of the governing body or have any concerns, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Matt Ashcroft

Chair – Local Advisory Body

Email the chair of the Local Advisory Board – Mr Matt Ashcroft – HERE

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