Holy Family Catholic Primary School

Role of the Governing Body

• help the school to set high standards by planning for the school's future and setting targets for school improvement;
• keep the pressure up on school improvement;
• be a critical friend to the school, offering support and advice;
• help the school respond to the needs of parents and the community;
• make the school accountable to the public for what it does;
• work with the school on planning, developing policies and keeping the school under review;
• exercise its responsibilities and powers in partnership with the headteacher and staff;
• not intervene in the day-to-day management of the school unless there are weaknesses in the school, when it then has a duty to take action.