Governor Meetings 2011-2012

Wednesday 9 November 2011- Full Meeting of Governing Body

Monday 5 March 2012 - Full Meeting of Governing Body

Tuesday 19 June 2012 - Full Meeting of Governing Body

 

 

Most Recent Governors' Report to Parents

On behalf of the School Governors I am pleased to present the summary of our report on the academic year 2010-2011.

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It is a pleasure to be able to inform you that 2010-2011 was, once again, highly successful. Despite a challenging picture both locally and nationally, we managed the School Finances extremely efficiently. This has meant being able to increase staffing in the core subjects, and to provide extra resources to all departments for teaching and learning, including the upgrading of an existing computer room as well as the creation of an additional suite of PCs.

We have had a full intake into our new Year 7 and our Sixth Form continues to thrive with, once again, a total of over 500 in Years 12 and 13. Our students again took advantage of the excellent opportunities we provide outside the classroom, and their successes are celebrated in the Student Information section. There were a small number of changes to the Teaching Staff in the past few months, but I am pleased to be able to report that we have successfully appointed a range of highly qualified teachers to maintain the strength of our team. They will be working hard to maintain the standard of our Examination Results that this year set new records for top levels of achievement at both GCSE and A Level.

Last year the School Development and Improvement Plan focused upon ensuring value-for-money from all budget headings as well as:

• establishing Welsh Baccalaureate and ICT qualifications in Key Stage 4
• preparing to launch the Duke of Edinburgh scheme for Year 10 students
• extending our curriculum enrichment activity weeks
• developing further strategies to enhance learners’ bilingual competence
• launching a number of recycling and environmental initiatives
• widening our programme of experiences for able and talented students
• planning for the maintenance of a thriving Sixth Form provision
• improving supervision across the site, and
• preparing for accreditation against a new award for Governing Bodies

Our targets for the coming year include continuing to ensure a stable budget, raising the GCSE performance of some borderline candidates, and further developing our vocational courses at both pre- and post-16.

The Governors meet formally three times a year. The agenda, Headteacher's Report, and the Minutes of Part 1 of the meeting are available on request. They follow regulations, statutory procedures and guidelines set up by the Welsh Assembly Government and Flintshire LEA.

As well as the full Governing Body meetings, the Governors operate through a committee structure. The three main committees are:

• Building and Safety Committee
• Development and Evaluation Committee
• Finance and Personnel Committee  

As well as these committees a Pastoral and Discipline Committee (Panel A or B) may be set up to address specific issues, and members of the governing body are also fully involved in the teacher appointment panels. 

The Governors also support all whole school activities and developments, make school visits and attend events throughout the year.

 

Mr. Gareth Evans – Chair of the Governing Body