You can view the latest version of Bury College Education Trust's Scheme of Delegation document, Governance Handbook and the Register of Business Interests on the links below:
Radcliffe Primary School is part of Bury College Education Trust. We have a Trust Board made up of 7 Trustees who provide strategic direction for the Trust as a whole.
Radcliffe has its own Local Governing Body (LGB) which is a committee of the Trust Board and includes representatives from our local community.
Local governors are volunteers who make a positive contribution to the school by giving their time.
They come from all walks of life and offer a range of skills and expertise including areas such as management, premises and buildings, health and safety, special educational needs, parenting and much more. We welcome people who are interested, enthusiastic and committed. You do not need specific qualifications to become a local governor, but team working and problem solving are useful skills to possess.
Each school in Bury College Education Trust has an LGB which is accountable to the Board of Trustees and should comprise of:
The chair of each LGB is appointed annually by the Trust Board.
LGB meetings are supported by the clerk to the Trust Board, in collaboration with whom agendas locally are planned in line with areas of responsibility set out below.
The LGB meets at least once a term (three times per academic year)
The primary role of the LGBs is to provide support and challenge to the Headteachers of the schools in ensuring every child makes good or better progress and that parents and carers are fully involved in their child’s education. To maximise the ability of the local governors to focus on this key area, the LGB is not required to manage financial resources, staffing or many of the other areas traditionally associated with a maintained school governing body as these issues are dealt with at a Trust level. However, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, the LGB does play an important role in safeguarding pupils.
Areas of responsibility for LGBs
LGBs have a critical role to play in supporting the work of the School and the Trust. Their role falls into two main areas:
2. Hold the senior leaders to account by monitoring the school’s performance, including:
When required, LGB governors may serve on committees of the Trust to:
Radcliffe Primary School LGB – (Date Appointed)
Radcliffe Primary has 8 governors. There are four co-opted community governors, two parent and two staff governors.
Mrs A Walsh - Head Teacher (01/09/2019)
Miss B McKenna – Staff (Re-appointed 01/01/2020)
Mrs P Evans - Community (01/04/2022)
Mrs N Cleaver - Community (01/05/2020)
Mrs S Thornton - Community - Chair (01/09/2022)
Mr Philip Wright Christie - Parent (01/09/2022)
James Tomlinson - Parent (01/04/2020 - 01/03/2023)
You can view the latest version of Bury College Education Trust's Scheme of Delegation document, Governance Handbook and the Register of Business Interests on the links below:
Local Governing Body Meetings - Agendas & Approved minutes are available on request
Need further information?
If you need more information about the work of the Governing Body at Radcliffe, please contact the school office who will take your details: Tel: 0161 723 4538, Email: Radcliffeprimary@bury.gov.uk
Should you need to contact our Chair of Governors, Mrs S Thornton, this can be done via the School Office:
Tel: 0161 723 4538, Email: Radcliffeprimary@bury.gov.uk
Address: Radcliffe Primary School, Coronation Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3RD