The Governing Body of Coquet Park First School

    Who are we?  (look at our photographs)

    There are 13 of us on the governing body:

• Four parent governors (elected by the parents)
• Three LEA governors
• One teacher governor (elected by the teachers)
• One staff governor (elected by the non-teaching staff)
• Three community governors (co-opted by the governors from the local community)
• The Headteacher of the school

    What do we do?

• Our job is to work with the school on planning, developing policies and keeping the school under review so that all our children achieve full potential.

    Our key objectives are:

• To set high standards for all children and clear targets for improvement
• To be a critical friend in this process
• To help the school be responsive to the needs of parents and the community