James Watt Primary School

Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.

The governing body's aim is to take a largely strategic role in the running of a school.

This includes deciding what they would like the school to achieve and setting the strategic framework for getting there.

This includes:

• Setting suitable aims and objectives for the school.
• Agreeing policies, targets and priorities.
• Monitoring and reviewing aims and objectives, and whether the policies, targets and priorities are being achieved.
• Acting as a 'critical friend' to the heads of the school by providing advice and support.

In addition, a sub pay committee is convened when required.

The role of the Link Governor is to provide a link between the Governing Board and the school. When Link Governors visit the school and report back to the Governing Board they help to deepen all governors’ understanding of how the school operates, how the strategic objectives are being pursued, how financial resources are being used and what extra support the school may need to meet its objectives.