Dear Parent/Carer,
There is a vacancy for a parent governor to serve on the governing body of The English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College. We are very keen to encourage parents (or people with parental responsibility) of registered pupils/students to nominate themselves to fill these places. Details of what you will need to do to be nominated are enclosed with this letter.
Parent governors are elected by and from other parents and are vital to our governing committee. They share equally with other governors the responsibility for carrying out the governing body’s wide range of responsibilities. Governors do not run the school day to day, as their role is at the strategic or policy-making level in the school. You do not have to be an expert on education to be a school governor, and we value the experience that all governors bring to the role but we are particularly keen to hear from individuals who have experience and skills in the following areas – SEND and pupil disadvantage and creating opportunities for students’ wider development. A more detailed of who can be a governor and a description of the role of governor is attached.
If you join our governing committee, you will serve for a four year term and you can continue to the end of the four years even if your child/children leave the school. Being a governor does take up time. There are at least four governing body meetings each year but you will also need to set aside time to prepare for meetings, for visiting the school, undertaking training and participation in working groups.
To find out more about what being a governor at this school is like, you can contact Mrs S Crawshaw scrawshaw@ems.bhcet.org.uk who will be very willing to answer any questions.
There is more information on the following attachments:
Election of Parent Governors: Nominations - Documents
If you would like to take the opportunity to put yourself forward as a candidate, you may only do so on an official form, so please complete and return the attached sheet to me by 28th November 2022. If it is necessary for there to be an election, I will contact you to let you know about the arrangements.
Yours sincerely
Headteacher
The English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College
