The purpose of our governing body is to “conduct the school with a view to promoting high standards of educational achievement at the school”.
Morley’s governing body has three core strategic functions:
1. Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
2. Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils and the performance management of staff
3. Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent
Click here for more information on the roles and responsibilities of governors at Morley.
The structure of the Governing Body
The full governing body meets five or six times a year. In addition, sub-committees meet regularly to focus on specific issues. There are four sub-committees:
- a Resources Committee which deals with finance, premises and personnel matters
- a Learning Committee which deals with matters related to teaching, learning and behaviour
- a Performance Management Committee which monitors the appraisal of staff and undertakes the appraisal of the head-teacher and
- a Salary Review Committee that deals with issues around pay.
The 2017-2018 Annual Governance Statement can be found here.
Terms of Reference and Standing Orders
Governors adopted the following Terms of Reference for the Full Governing Body and its sub-committees:
– Full Governing Body Terms of Reference 2019-2020
– Resources Committee Terms of Reference 2019-2020
– Learning Committee Terms of Reference 2019-2020
–Performance Management Committee 2019-2020
–Salary Review Committee Terms of Reference 2019-2020
Standing Orders for the academic year 2018-2019 can be found here.
Governor Code of Practice
On 8th October 2020, governors adopted this Code of Practice.
Minutes of Governing Body Meetings
Minutes 2020-2021
Full Governing Body
Minutes 2019-2020
| Full Governing Body | Learning Committee | Resources Committee |
| Minutes-3rd-October-2019 | Minutes 23rd September 2019 | Minutes 28 October 2019 |
| Minutes 5 December 2019 | Minutes 24 January 2020 | Minutes 17 March 2020 |
| Minutes 27th February 2020 | Minutes 19th June 2020 | Minutes 5th May 2020 |
| Minutes 7th May 2020 | Minutes 30th June 2020 |
| Minutes 9th July 2019 | ||
Minutes 2018-2019
| Full Governing Body | Learning Committee | Resources Committee |
Minutes 2017-2018
| Full Governing Body | Learning Committee | Resources Committee |
Minutes 2016-2017
| Full Governing Body | Learning Committee | Resources Committee |
Minutes 2015-2016
| Full Governing Body | Learning Committee | Resources Committee |
Minutes 2014-2015
| Full Governing Body | Learning Committee | Resources Committee |
Full Governing Body Minutes 2013-2014
| Full Governing Body |