Governors

Our 2022/2023 Annual Report

LGB Annual Report


LGB Terms of Reference

A summary of the role of the Local Governing Body is outlined below, however, full Terms of Reference can be found in the Trust’s Scheme of Delegation.

  • Seek to understand and question how the school is led and managed, acting as a critical friend.
  • Monitor and challenge how the school is fulfilling the Trust’s ethos, vision, and strategy.
  • Determine and review of the educational targets of the schools, including but without limitation, determination of the School’s Development Plan
  • Monitor and challenge educational standards, reporting on concerns from the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to the Trustees of the Educational Standards Committee.
  • Assist in overseeing the Health and Safety of all students, staff and visitors; and ensure safeguarding for all students.
  • Act as the panel when reviewing the school Headteacher/Head of School’s decisions on exclusions, and other committees as required e.g. salaries, complaints and pupil and staff disciplinary/dismissal committees.
  • To ensure the School is complying with Trust policies in respect of safeguarding, health and safety and GDPR risk management.
  • Represent the school’s stakeholders and be their consultative body.
  • Forge links with the community and provide a vehicle for Trust board engagement with the school, its parents and local community, to help ensure that the Academy Trustees stay connected.
  • Act as an ambassador for the school.
  • Bring any issues and risks to the attention of the Trust Board.
  • Provide constructive feedback to the Board where a policy may not be effective in the local context, and suggest alternative approaches.
  • Help ensure the Trust works as one entity, in the interests of all its schools equally.
  • Deal with any other matters which the Board of Trustees may refer from time to time.
  • Report to the Board of Trustees annually on members contribution and the impact of the LGB.
  • Ensure value for money is being achieved from school budgets. (This does not include formal financial accountability which is delegated to the Director of Finance).
  • Provide a consultative forum for the school for the implementation of new policies and procedures.
  • For church schools, to monitor and support the Christian distinctiveness and church ethos of the school.
  • Assist in the effective and efficient performance management of teaching staff, making recommendations to the Trust board on pay progression.
  • Monitor and evaluate the quality and impact of governance.

Every school within the Marches Academy Trust has a Local Governing Body.

All current and prospective Governors should have read the Marches Academy Trust Governor’s Handbook, the Governor Code of Conduct and Scheme of Delegation*.

*These documents contain further information on the duties and responsibilities of our Governors.

Governors’ Handbook

Trustee and Governor Code of Conduct

Scheme of Delegation

The Local Governing Body is composed of the following Governors:

Parent Governors – two per Local Governing Body

Parent Governor elections are carried out when the term for the current Parent Governor(s) expires / if a Parent Governor resigns / when a school joins the Marches Academy Trust.

More information on the role of Parent Governor can be found in the Governance Handbook.

When the number of nominations for Parent Governors exceeds the number of vacancies, a ballot will take place.

Parent Governor Ballot Process


Updated 26/02/24 | Parent Governor Vacancy:

An opportunity has arisen for the appointment of a new Parent Governor(s) to serve on the Local Governing Body of Lower Heath CE Primary School. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who would like to get more involved with the life of the school and would support us greatly in continuing our journey towards establishing the best education for young people in Lower Heath and surrounding areas. Please see the below documents for full details:

Parent Governor Nomination Invitation Letter

Parent Governor Qualifications and Disqualifications Disclosure

Parent Governor Nomination & Statement Form

Nominations and statements, where made, must be returned by the end of the school day on 08/03/24 at the latest. Any nominations received after this date cannot be included in the election.

If you have any queries please contact: LowerheathLGBClerk@low.mmat.co.uk 


Staff Governors – one per Local Governing Body

Staff Governor elections are carried out when the term for the current Staff Governor expires / if a Staff Governor resigns / when a school joins the Marches Academy Trust.

Staff Governors are just the same as any other Governor, although it is important to note that they are representative of staff, not staff representatives.

If you would be interested in joining the Local Governing Body, or have any questions regarding any of the above, please contact Bee Lopez Bloor, Clerk to the Trust’s Boards in the first instance –  belen.lopezbloor@mmat.co.uk

Please click here to enlarge the Lower Heath CE Primary School Register of Conflicts of Interests 2023-24 document.

Link Governor Roles

Lower Heath Primary School Link Governor Roles

Lower Heath CE Primary School | Chair of Local Governing Board

Please mark correspondence:

Ms Sue Ricketts – Chair of the Local Governing Board

c/o Lower Heath CE Primary School
Lower Heath,
Prees,
Whitchurch,
SY13 2BT

Email: sue.ricketts@low.mmat.co.uk

If you would like to read the Local Governing Body’s meeting minutes please contact Bee Lopez Bloor, Clerk to the Trust’s Boards in the first instance: belen.lopezbloor@mmat.co.uk