Governing Body

Chair of Governors – Mrs Anne Lyster

Vice Chair of Governors –  Mr Matthew Tichbon

Welcome from the Governors

2026-27

Dear Parents and Carers

It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to Grange Community Junior School on behalf of the Governing body

We would like to share with you the pride and confidence that the governors have in the school leadership, staff and most of all the children. We are sure from the moment you enter the school you will see and feel the amazing learning environment that our children, staff, volunteers and governors enjoy.

Who and what do governors do?

  • We are ordinary people just like you.
  • We work alongside the Headteacher, her leadership team and staff governors.
  • Our work is strategic, and we are not involved in the day-to-day leadership and management of the school.  This is the Headteacher’s responsibility.
  • Our purpose is to maintain and improve the quality of education through monitoring, school visits and Board meetings.
  • We help the school set high standards by planning for the school’s future with the Headteacher.
  • We set targets and reviews for the school’s development to ensure pupils achieve the best learning experiences.
  • We act as critical friends to the leadership team to ensure that we support and challenge them to achieve the best that they can.
  • We are accountable to parents for what we do and linking to the wider community.

What are the governors aims?

  • We have high aspirations for the school and are committed to providing a high-quality creative learning environment which allows all the children to achieve their full potential.
  • We strive to ensure the best possible life chances for every child.

We hope your child will have many memorable learning experiences while with us and that your association with our school is a rewarding and happy one.

If you would like to find out more about how to become a school governor, please contact Mrs Gomes in the school office on 01252 542196 or officeadmin@grange.hants.sch.uk

Very best wishes

Anne Lyster

Chair and all the Governors

Apply to be a school Governor 

 

Our structure is determined by the Instrument of Government. This states that, for a school our size, we need:

  • 2 Parent governor
  • 1 Local Authority governor
  • 1 Headteacher
  • 1 Staff governor
  • 7 Co-opted governors

 How the Governing Body Operates

Full Governing Body meetings 

  • Held 6 times a year and an annual Service Improvement Workshop 
  • All the meetings are full governing body ones, as there are no sub committees, so the whole governing body is involved with every aspect of the vision, ethos and strategic direction of our school

The meetings are focused on key aspects, which are based on the Action and Monitoring Plans based on the ethos of cultural capital as “the essential knowledge that children need to be educated citizens” Ofsted definition

Curriculum

Ofsted link: “leaders have a clear and ambitious vision for providing high-quality education to all pupils and ensure that this is realised through a coherently planned and sequenced curriculum.”

  • Governors monitor the core subjects of Literacy, Writing, Numeracy and other foundation subjects such as PHSE, RE, History, PE and IT
  • Review of the intent, implementation and impact of the curriculum
  • Oversight of the provision for, spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils and includes provision for RE and British Values
  • Oversight of the provision for Personal, Health, Social and Economic education (PHSE) including Sex and Relationship Education (SRE). This is in line with the recent change in expectations from September 2026.

The changes place a stronger, more explicit emphasis on online safety (including AI and deepfakes), misogyny, financial exploitation, and personal safety, alongside a clearer focus on bodily changes and menstrual health.

Finance and Resources

  • Reviews and approves the school budget as well as ensuring that accurate accounts are maintained
  • Considers the spending requirements in the different areas of the school and ensures that resources are used efficiently.
  • Review the school’s premises, facilities, equipment and resources to achieve good management
  • Pupil Premium to review the implementation of the provision, the impact of the outcomes for disadvantaged and all pupils
  • Sports and PE grant to review the implementation of the provision, the impact of the outcomes for disadvantaged and all pupils
  • Responsible for approving recruitment of staff.

Inclusion (including SEND) 

‘The UK Department for Education’s Every Child Achieving and Thriving white paper introduced a major overhaul to the SEND system, shifting responsibilities toward mainstream schools’.

  • Review the School has implemented with Individual Support Plans (ISPs), adopted evidence-informed inclusive teaching strategies, and navigate streamlined parental complaints processes
  • Monitors the provision for and outcomes of all children with special or additional educational or other needs.

Safeguarding  

  • Responsible for monitoring attendance
  • Responsible for ensuring that the school’s systems, policies and procedures comply with safeguarding and child protection guidelines
  • Ensure the policies and procedures are properly implemented ensuring compliance with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’

Policies

  • Review policies on a rolling programme annually/bi-annually/or longer according to the schedule
  • Ensure compliance with the policies is in place across all aspects of the school
  • Identify key expectations for governors in the policies and ensure we are fulfilling our role too

 Health and Safety

  • Ensures Health and Safety regulations are adhered to and that high standards are maintained.
  • Monitoring the implementation of Benedicts Law (the School Allergy Safety Bill) from September 2026 which is mandatory for the allergy safety measures

Wellbeing

  • Monitor the action plan for a Whole School approach to Wellbeing
  • Supporting the raft of measures for pupils to find their optimum abilities
  • Leading role in promoting community cohesion and responsible for the provision of a stimulating environment for all learners

Community links

  • Maintaining links with parents and carers via questionnaires, face to face contact at School events and addressing complaints

How to become a Governor

follow the email link or contact the administration office to speak to a governor.

Grange Community Junior School,
Wren Way,
Farnborough,
Hampshire,
GU14 8TA

01252 542196

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