Help our school “Be the best it can be”

Dear Parents and Carers,

We are now well into the new school year, and the school governors are wanting more parents to become governors at Countesthorpe.

I have a special request: to ask you to consider becoming a parent governor of Countesthorpe Academy. 

To help you decide if you’d like to volunteer, here is some information about what the governors are responsible for and what they do.

What governors do 

The governors meet about five times a year, they also try to visit the school about three times a year.

  • Governors have three main duties:
  • Setting the vision, values, and objectives for the schools
  • Holding the Headteacher to account for the performance of the school and students
  • Making sure the schools’ money is well spent, and overseeing the finances of the schools

Ensuring accountability, by:

  • Agreeing the main priorities each year
  • Monitoring progress towards targets
  • Engaging with stakeholders
  • Contributing to the school’s self-evaluation

Parent governors play a vital role in the governing body: they ensure that all governors are aware of the views of parents and the local community. Being part of the governing body is your chance to influence the education of your child, and other local children, and help Countesthorpe on its journey to becoming an excellent school.

I feel sure that there are parents prepared to take on this important role and give their time and commitment to helping us to continue to improve the school. Anyone who has a child at the school at the time of the election is eligible to stand. Parent governors are welcomed as valued members of the team, and as there is for all governors, training and support is available to help you develop into the role. This will include in-house mentoring and support as well as access to external governor training.

If you are interested, please do contact me, by email at jtaylor2@clcc.college  so we can arrange to have a chat in more detail about what is involved.

I do hope you feel able to volunteer to help your child’s education.

Regards

John Taylor
Chair of Governors
Countesthorpe Academy

This page was last updated: 5th October 2021