Regents Review Spring '16

The Regents Review Spring 2016

General News

Welcome to the first update from the Shadow Governing Body

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 ‘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.

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

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