Governance

Local Board Details

Kelsall Primary and Nursery School is part of Cheshire Academies Trust (CAT), governance of the academy is split between those matters decided at Board Level, and those matters delegated to the Local Committee. 

The Local Committee is made up of community representatives, parents and school staff.  Further information regarding governance across Cheshire Academies Trust schools, including the Scheme of Delegation, can be found at https://www.cheshireacademiestrust.co.uk/

The Local Governing Body is constituted in accordance with the requirements of Cheshire Academies Trust set out by Cheshire Academies Trust which shall include:

• Headteacher

• Up to 2 staff governors

• At least 2 and up to 4 parent governors

• Up to 8 co-opted governors

As the Local Governing Body, we have an important role to play in both challenging and supporting the leadership team on key aspects of the school’s strategy, always with a strategic lens on governance and the safe but dynamic leadership of the school.

Once a vacancy arises, governors are elected or appointed onto the local committee and perform their role on a voluntary basis.

The focus of the local committee is:

Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction of the school by;

• Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff;

  • Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure it's money is well spent; 

  • Ensuring the financial performance of the organisation and making sure it's money is well spent; 

  • Ensuring that other key players with a stake in the organisation get their voices heard.

We do this by knowing and understanding the school and the wider educational context, reading meeting paperwork and attending meetings where we ask questions to ensure that the best possible decisions are made for the benefit of the children in the school, attending training and development events to improve our skills and knowledge and adhering to the trust’s code of conduct. 

Please see information regarding members of our Local Governing Body, consisting of their name, term of office, areas of responsibility and any declarations of interest. Declarations of interest are checked at every Local Governing Body meeting, this page being updated with any changes which may arise.