The Department for Education (DfE) sets out three core functions of governing bodies:

• Ensuring that the vision, ethos and strategic direction of the school are clearly defined.
• Ensuring that the headteacher performs their responsibilities for the educational performance of the school.
• Ensuring the sound, proper and effective use of the school’s financial resources.

In exercising their functions, the governing body shall:

• Act with integrity, objectivity and honesty and in the best interests of the school.
• Be open about the decisions they make and the actions they take and shall be prepared to explain their decisions and actions to interested parties.

The governing body also has legislative responsibility and strategic oversight for the school’s safeguarding arrangements. ​In practice, day-to-day management of the school is the responsibility of the Headteacher.

Full Governing Body meetings take place termly to ensure the Governing Body fulfil their role of challenging and supporting the school to ensure they are providing the best possible learning opportunities, experiences and outcomes for children at Marjory Kinnon School.

The Terms of Reference for the Full Governing Body.

Our Governance Statement for 2023-24.

Anyone wishing to contact the Governing Body should call the school office or write to: Mr T. Gardner, Chair of Governors, Marjory Kinnon School, Hatton Road, Bedfont, Middlesex, TW14 9QZ.

We hold termly Full Governing Body meetings and run three sub-committees: Resources, Health & Safety, and Teaching & Learning. Specific Governing Body Panels are convened as required for school complaints, teacher pay, staff grievance and discipline, and pupil discipline.

• Resources Committee Chair: Mr T Gardner. Remit: Finance, Financial Authority, Human Resources and Strategic Planning. Resources Terms of Reference
• Health & Safety Committee Chair: Mr P Goulden. Remit: To provide guidance for the Governing Body and support to the Headteacher on all matters relating to Health & Safety, including premises, grounds and security. Health & Safety Terms of Reference
• Teaching & Learning Committee Chair: Mrs A Öztürk. Remit: The Governing Body has general responsibility for the conduct of the school with a view to promoting high standards of educational achievement, independence and life skills. The Governing Body will want to ensure that in all its activities the school is enabling every child or young person to achieve his or her full potential and maximise his or her life chances, choices and opportunities. Teaching/Learning & Child Terms of Reference

All governors' terms of office are for 4 years.