The Governing Board
Our main role as governors of Dr Challoner’s Grammar School is to work with the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team to set the strategic direction and guiding principles of the school. We are also responsible for:
- Ensuring the quality of the educational provision
- Challenging and monitoring the performance of the school
- Ensuring the effective management of the resources, finances, property and employees of the school
As a Governing Body we work at a strategic rather than operational level and discharge our responsibilities through the Headteacher and his Senior Leadership Team (SLT).
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We also provide specialist skills, e.g. financial, legal, project management, human resources, to help the Headteacher and SLT develop the school and to provide support to the teachers and staff.
As governors, we put the education and welfare of the pupils at the heart of everything we do. We monitor the work, standards and performance of the school and provide a link with parents and our local community. We work together as a group and offer our time and effort on a purely voluntary basis because we are proud to be associated with an outstanding school and are dedicated to its continuing excellence.
Please direct any enquiries to clerktogovs@challoners.org
Our Governors
Members of the governing body are all local people with a strong interest in the school. Over half the governors are current or former DCGS parents. The term of office of all governors is four years excepting the headteacher.
In general governors are replaced as and when they reach the end of their four year term. Subject to remaining eligible to be a particular type of governor, any governor may be re-appointed or re-elected.