Governing Body
Welcome from the Chair of Governors
It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the Borderbrook School website and invite you to look more closely at the advantages our school has to offer.
Governors work with the head teacher and staff to ensure the best possible opportunities for our pupils; we value highly the working partnership that is created through cooperation between parents, members of the wider community, the church and the school for the benefit of our children.
It is always a pleasure to visit the school during their working day and enjoy the welcoming atmosphere that provides children with a school experience that is happy, fruitful and memorable.
Ms Elisabeth Aslin
Governing Body Chairperson
Our Ethos Statement
Recognising their historic foundation and in accordance with their Trust Deeds, the schools will preserve and develop their religious character in accordance with the principles of the Church in Wales and in partnership with the Church at Mission Area and Diocesan level.
The schools aim to serve their communities by providing an education of the highest quality within the context of Christian belief and practice. They encourage an understanding of the meaning and significance of faith, and promote Christian values through the experience they offer to all their pupils.
Governing Body Structure
There are five categories of governor, appointed by different groups that have an interest in the school. These are Foundation, Community, LA (Wrexham Council appointed), Parent and Staff governors. All governors have equal status.
We are committed to providing a positive environment for all pupils to enjoy during their time at our school.
THE MAELOR CHURCH SCHOOLS GOVERNING BODY 2021 - 2022
Chair of Governors Elisabeth Aslin
Vice Chair of Governors Clare Williams
Foundation Governors
Ex-Officio Rev. Huw Butler, Vacancy, Emma Jones
Parent Clare Williams, Rachel Barley
Staff Sarah Ellis
Teacher Vacancy
Community Elizabeth Cross, Susan Harber, Vacancy
Parent Governors
Isobel Grierson, Rikki Armitage
Local Authority Governor
Ed Burke
Community Governors
Elisabeth Aslin
Additional Community Governor
Vacancy
Teacher Governor
Alison Kerr
Staff Governor
Sharon Jones
Clerk
Lesley Thomas
The Governing Body has the following core strategic functions:
Establishing the strategic direction, by:
- Setting and ensuring clarity of vision, values, and objectives for the school
- Agreeing the school improvement strategy with priorities and targets
- Meeting statutory duties
Ensuring accountability, by:
- Appointing the Headteacher
- Monitoring the educational performance of the school and progress towards agreed targets
- Performance managing the Headteacher
- Engaging with stakeholders
- Contributing to school self-evaluation
Overseeing financial performance, by:
- Setting the budget
- Monitoring spending against the budget
- Ensuring money is well spent and value for money is obtained
- Ensuring risks to the organisation are managed
The Conduct of Governors
Governing bodies and individual governors should act at all times with honesty and integrity and be ready to explain their actions and decisions to staff, pupils, parents and anyone with a legitimate interest in the school. Governors must be aware that minutes and papers of governing body meetings should, as soon as reasonably practicable after a meeting, be made available for anyone to see them at the school (Approved and Non Confidential content only).
The Maelor Church Schools Federation has a strict Code of Conduct Policy which our governors sign up to on an annual basis.
Complaints
Sometimes a parent, staff member, pupil or someone in the community may raise a concern or make a complaint.
All governing bodies must have and must publish procedures for dealing with complaints.
If you believe you have a serious complaint that has not been resolved by approaching the school, the Governing Body will investigate however it can only do so if you submit a formal complaint.
All formal complaints MUST be submitted using the forms found in the Complaints Policy and Procedure.