Responsibilities and Remit of the Local Governing Body

Represent the Academy’s local community and stakeholders by ensuring that the Academy’s policies and practice meet the community’s needs:

Contribute to the development, review and monitoring of Academy policies
Ensure appropriate parent engagement, providing a point of contact for parents, carers and other members of the local community and ensuring their contribution is valued
Promote collaboration with other Academies in the Trust

Support Directors of Education to improve Academy outcomes:

Support and challenge the implementation of the Trust’s development plan
Support and challenge the implementation of the Academy plan
Support and challenge progress towards the Academy performance targets
Have oversight of the budget ensuring the priorities meet the need of the school community and that expenditure is within its budget

Support the Senior Leadership Team to ensure staffing is efficient and effective:

Contribute to the development and review of the staffing structure
Be involved in key staffing appointments
Have oversight of the Academy’s performance management process
The Chair of Governors will be involved in the Headteacher’s Performance Management

Pay Reviews:

To implement the Pay Policy in a fair and objective manner and to consider any individual representations that may be made in respect of pay decisions.
To undertake an annual pay review for each member of staff based on the criteria set out in the Pay Policy with effect from 1 September.
To observe all statutory and contractual obligations, including making arrangements to notify pay decisions to individual members of staff within appropriate timescales.
To consider recommendations of the reviewer/Headteacher for pay rises.
To recommend the annual budget required for pay purposes, including provision for discretionary pay awards arising from performance reviews.

The Local Governing Body meetings of Havant Academy are ‘open’ meetings, so, if you are interested to come along as an observer, you are welcome to attend.

Those planning to attend are required to give a minimum of two school week's notice. Please note that you will not be eligible to speak and will be required to leave the meeting at request of the Chair, for example, during any ‘confidential’ items.

If you would like to attend a meeting please e-mail ChairofGovernors@havant-tkat.org