Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.

What do we do?

The Governing Body acts as a group. We have a range of duties and powers and a general responsibility for the conduct of the school.

Our vision for our school was formulated together with the staff, children and community:-

As a small yet unique part of God’s Big family, we will inspire and nurture all to become the very best they can be. Opening up the world, we will celebrate our Father’s (God’s) wondrous, diverse creation. We will all live, love, laugh and learn in the light of Christ 

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me’ Philippians 4: 13 

We decide:

• The aims and policies of the school;
• How the standards of education can be improved;
• How the school should be run in general terms;
• How to spend the school budget.

We:

• Work with the Headteacher and staff to draw up the School Development Plan;
• Make sure that the National Curriculum and Religious Education are being taught and report on the National Curriculum assessments and examination results;
• Select the Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher;
• Make sure proper procedures are in place for appointing, promoting, supporting and disciplining staff;
• Oversee the way the school is managed, including matters relating to buildings.

We are a Voluntary Aided School, which means we have more autonomy in some areas of policy than a board of governors of other types of schools. We differ in that we are responsible for:

• The Admission Policy of the school;
• The buildings and their upkeep;
• Setting the Religious Education and Collective Worship Policy

and

• We are the employers of the staff in the school.

We are a corporate body, so individual governors are generally protected from personal liability, provided that we act honestly, reasonably and in good faith.  We have a Constitution which is written up in a legal document called the Instrument of Government. This sets out the number of members in each category of governor and confirms that the school has a Christian foundation.

On 18 March 2016 the School Governance Constitution Regulations 2012 was amended so that all serving governors in maintained schools will be required to have an enhanced criminal records certificate (ECRC). This means that, by 1 September 2016, all serving governors must have an enhanced CRC and, from April 1 2016, governing bodies must have applied for an ECRC within 21 days of the election or appointment of a new governor.

We can confirm that all governors on the Joint Federation Committe for  St Stephen's CE Primary School and Blackburn the Redeemer Primary School have had this completed.

BLACKBURN THE REDEEMER CE PRIMARY SCHOOL WITH ST STEPHEN'S CE PRIMARY SCHOOL TOCKHOLES
INSTRUMENT OF GOVERNMENT: FEDERATION
The name of the federation is Blackburn the Redeemer CE Primary School with St Stephen's CE Primary School Tockholes
The schools in the federation are:
Name
Blackburn the Redeemer
Church of England Primary School St Stephen's Church of England Primary School Tockholes
Category
Voluntary Aided School Voluntary Aided School
The name of the governing body is "The Governing Body of Blackburn the Redeemer Church of England Primary School with St Stephen's Church of England Primary School Tockholes"
The schools each have a trust deed.
The schools ethos statement is:
Recognising their historic foundation, the schools will preserve and develop their religious character in accordance with the principles of the Church of England and in partnership with the Church at parish and diocesan level.
The schools’ aim to serve their communities by providing an education of the highest quality within the context of Christian belief and practice. They encourage an understanding of the meaning and significance of faith, and promote Christian values through the experience they offer to all their pupils.
The governing body shall consist of:
10 foundation governors
1 LA governor
1 staff governor from either of the two schools
Executive Headteacher
2 parent governors
1 from Blackburn the Redeemer 1 from St Stephen's Tockholes
3 co-opted governors
Total number of governors is 18.
The Diocesan Board of Education for the Diocese of Blackburn appoints foundation governors
2 on the nomination of the Principal Officiating Minister for the Parish of Blackburn St Bartholomew (Ewood)
2 on the nomination of the Parochial Church Council of Blackburn St Bartholomew (Ewood)

2 on the nomination of the Principal Officiating Minister for the Parish of St Stephen's Tockholes
2 on the nomination of the Parochial Church Council for the Parish of St Stephen's Tockholes