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The Regents Review
Spring 2016
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General News
The Shadow Governing Body (SGB)
has now been in operation since
September 2015 when the Interim
Executive Board (IEB) disbanded.
Some of the governors who sat
on the IEB have stayed on as part
of the SGB which has given us a
level of continuity and stability.
However, in April, the SGB will need
to re-constitute into a Governing
Body so we have followed a process
of advertising and recruiting teacher
and parent governors to join the
new Governing Body.
Since September, the SGB has held
a number of meetings. The full
governing body meets twice a term
where we receive updates from the
Headteacher. Mr Archibald and his
colleagues provide reports and tell
us how the school is progressing.
This covers a wide range of topics,
from how groups of students are
progressing in their studies to
updating us on new ideas or ways
of working within the school. We are
also given numerical data, which we
consider and ask questions about to
understand where the school may
need to improve.
There are two distinct committees
and meetings are held at least three
times a year. All governors belong
to one of the committees. The
Teaching and Learning Committee
considers pupil attendance
and behaviour, the curriculum
and keeping children safe. The
Resources Committee considers the
finances of the school, personnel,
the buildings and health and safety.
These meetings are held with a
smaller number of people and look
at agenda items in detail.
However, it is not all meetings for
governors! We also attend school
performances, such as musical
evenings and we also support open
evenings and awards presentations
as well as visiting the school
regularly in the day. These are all
excellent ways for us to engage in
school life, to see students as they
go about their learning and to really
get to understand how the school
runs on a daily basis.
Beverley Higlett
‘Unity 101’ Award
Winner
Niraj Savjani was the winner of
the ‘Unity 101’ award this year.
He has worked on producing
the show and also providing
technical support in the studio
to ensure that everything runs
smoothly. Niraj is also the Head
Boy at Regents Park and has a
lot of extra responsibilities in this
role so must be congratulated for
his dedication to the school radio
station.
The annual awards ceremony
took place in January and the
award was presented to Niraj by
Mr Archibald. Well done for all
your hard work Niraj.
Welcome to the first update from the Shadow Governing Body