The governing board has adopted the following Code of Conduct

At Hawkhurst we follow the  ‘committee based model’ to include a Finance, Resources and Personnel Committee and a Curriculum and Learning Committee. 

Purpose of the governing board

The purpose of governance is to provide confident and strong strategic leadership which leads to robust accountability, oversight and assurance for educational and financial performance. The governing board is the key strategic decision-making body in the school, setting the strategic framework and ensuring it meets all its statutory duties. High quality effective and ethical governance is key to success in our school and for the future of our pupils. Ensuring the best possible outcomes is at the heart of a governing board’s strategic role; every child has the right to reach their potential.

The governing board has the following core strategic functions:

Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction by:

• setting the vision, values, and objectives for the school
• agreeing the school improvement strategy as appropriate including its priorities and targets
• being the strategic key decision maker with decisions made in the best interest of pupils and our purpose
• delegating operational matters to executive leaders and governance functions to committees as appropriate
• being connected with, and answerable to, the communities we serve, particularly parents/carers
• meeting statutory duties

Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the effective and efficient performance management of staff by:

• appointing the headteacher
• performance managing the headteacher
• robust holding to account for improving pupil and staff performance by asking the right questions
• workload consideration
• rigorous analysis of data
• understanding the curriculum offer, its intent, implementation, and impact
• monitoring and evaluating progress towards targets
• contributing to school self-evaluation

Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent by:

• ensuring financial probity
• ensuring financial compliance

• setting the budget
• monitoring spending against the budget
• ensuring value for money is obtained, with the money well spent
• ensuring risks to the organisation are managed

Our Governing Body

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Mr Simon Curd	Mrs Gill Knox	Mrs Jodi Hacker	Mr Stephen Ringer
Co-opted Governor   & Chair	Co-opted Governor  & Vice-Chair	Head Teacher	Foundation Governor
Mrs Jane Cooper	Rev'd Judy Darkins	Fr. Rodney Dreyer	Mrs Sophie Stephens
Foundation Governor	Co-opted Governor	Foundation Governor	Parent Governor
Mrs Jane Phillips	Mrs Emma Simmonds	Mrs Hazel Leah	Mr Bob Firmin
Clerk to the Governing Body	Staff Governor	Co-opted Governor	Parent Governor