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Message from the Chair of Governors

I am honoured to be Chair of the Governing Body of Buxton School, Buxton is an all through school and I attended both of its predecessors, Cann Hall School and Tom Hood School. The opportunity to give back to an institution, which had teachers that shaped my life, and ultimately inspired me to gain a place at Oxford University, means a lot.

The Governing Body’s role is to provide strategic direction for the school, supporting and challenging the Headteacher and the leadership team. We aim to make the school a centre for excellence, to ensure that every pupil dreams high and achieves the best that they can. The school aims to anchor the community that surrounds it. The governing body overseas the school's financials and in addition to ensuring the welfare and education needs of our pupils, we are also an employer of a fantastic and dedicated staff team where we are responsible for their welfare and performance development.

We work through committees which enable us to analyse important areas in detail, such as the data on pupils grades, staffing, and action on diversity and inclusion and behaviour. Our Link Governors spend time with subject leaders and in the classroom, so that we can see for ourselves what is being achieved. We aim to be visible, both in the school and the community, and to act as advocates for the school.

We are proud of the outstanding work in many areas of the school. Rapid improvements in other areas reflect the hard work and commitment to professional development of all our staff. We aim to hold the school leadership to account and move the school forward together.

The Governing Body reflects the strengths and diversity of the school and community we serve, and the support provided by our Trust partners.

Tobi Rufus
Chair of Governors.

Alison Money is clerk to the Governing Body, and you can get in touch with us through her.

The Governing Body has 15 members comprising:

Parent Governors

Aneela Sajid
Tirsit Tesfaye
Jada Terelonge

LA Governor

Jamie Humm

Jamie humm vice chair

Staff Governors

Jackie Bowers-Broadbent (Executive Head Teacher)
Sam Hargreaves

Co-opted Governors

Sue Boon
Kevin Stuart
Meryl Davies
Theresa McGing (Vice Chair)
Nicola Wilton
Tobi Rufus (Chair)

Trust Governors

Ann Wayland
Rebecca Farraway
Emma Humm

The Main Powers and Duties of Governing Bodies are:

Ensuring a strategic and systematic approach to promoting high standards of educational achievement
Setting appropriate targets for pupils’ achievement at every key stage
Ensuring that the curriculum is balanced and broadly based and that the National Curriculum and religious education are taught
Reporting on assessments and examination results
Deciding how, in broad strategic terms, the school should be run
Setting an admissions policy
Determining how to spend the budget allocated to the school
Deciding the number of staff, the pay policy and making decisions on staff pay
Appointing the Head Teacher, senior staff and other staff
Agreeing procedures for staff conduct and discipline
Drawing up an action plan after an inspection