Our Governors

The easiest way to understand the duties of the Governors is to think of them as a board of directors. It isn’t a perfect analogy but certainly it is the Governors’ responsibility to oversee the activities of the school, review policies, approve the budget, and support the leadership team. They are also accountable to parents and other partners for the performance of the school.

Governing Bodies have the following core functions:

Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;

Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff; and

Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.

The governing body at The Orchard ensure that there is clear focus on overall strategy; teaching and learning - including children's educational performance; the financial position and performance of the school; staffing; premises management and keeping the school safe; behaviour and safeguarding of children.

All governors have to complete regular safeguarding training and be up to date with latest guidance.

Here are our governors:

Governors Gallery (ID 1092)

Mrs S Adams

Chair of Governors

Mrs S Adams
Mr B Blake

Mr B Blake
Mrs S Cary

Headteacher

Mrs S Cary
Mrs K Donaldson

Vice Chair of Governors

Mrs K Donaldson
Mr J Elliott

Staff Governor

Mr J Elliott
Mrs H Hill

Mrs H Hill
Mrs K Mole

Mrs K Mole
Mr T Stevenson

Mr T Stevenson
Mrs K Wells

Mrs K Wells
Mrs N Wise

Mrs N Wise

The governors bring a mixture of skills and experience to the school and are all volunteers. You can read more about their specific roles in the links below.