A message for the Governors

In school today for Governance Audit conducted by Southampton City Council Children and Family Services Division. Basically, a thorough look-see to make sure that everything the Governing Body and its sub-committees do is conducted properly. Based on the feedback that Alison and I received, I think we’ve come out pretty well. The official report will come out in about 4 – 6 weeks’ time and be discussed at the next available Governing Body Meeting. Whilst the auditor from Southampton City Council was doing her stuff, (nearly 4 hours of ploughing through paperwork!), I took the opportunity to do a school walkabout. These walkabouts can give a real insight to the school and represent a chance to see what’s going on in class; on the playground, around the school in general, as well as talking to the children and staff and keeping an eye out for any health and safety issues. Overall, really pleased. Everything was as it would be on any other day of the week and so to find a welcoming learning environment, loads of examples of good learning, great displays and very well-behaved and polite pupils was a credit to the children and all the staff. Well done! Dave Denholm - Governor