Governance at Frederick Gent School

Our Local Governing Committee is dedicated to supporting the students, staff, infrastructure at Frederick Gent School. The Local Governing Committee consists of volunteers who give their time and commitment freely. All our Governors are passionate about ensuring the best possible outcomes for every student.

The job of the Local Governing Committee is to support and challenge the School’s senior leadership team. They play an important role in supporting in raising achievement and enhancing the life choices of our students.

In addition, local Governors support the vision and ethos of the Trust and School. Locally, Governors focus on strategic functions which are determined by Trustees of The Two Counties Trust Board and within the Governance Structure.

Part of the remit of local Governors is to monitor data and challenge senior leaders to improve the provision for students.

Welcome from Chair of Governors

Hello and welcome to the governors’ section of the Frederick Gent website.  

I am Sally Bridges, Chair of the Local Governance Committee (LGC) for Frederick Gent School (FGS).  

Our governing committee consists of enthusiastic members from a variety of backgrounds with varied experiences, who are all dedicated to ensuring every student at Frederick Gent is given the opportunity to achieve the best possible outcomes for them.  

It is our responsibility to oversee school performance, ensure strategic direction and hold the headteacher to account. We work hard to achieve these aims by providing the challenge and scrutiny required to guarantee every one of our students receives high quality teaching, along with an excellent standard of pastoral care.   

As a governance committee we are also involved in everyday school life through our link governor roles, panel attendance for recruitment and behaviour, and involvement in wider events such as parent forums and careers evenings.  

In recent years Frederick Gent has seen fantastic improvements not only in student outcomes, but also in other areas such as behaviour and attendance. As a governance committee we are proud to have been a part of this, but also recognise now is not the time to become complacent, we will continue to provide the support and challenge needed to ensure our school community can build on this success.   

As chair I would like to thank the wider community for your support in recent times and I hope to meet you at school events in the future. I can be contacted via email should you have anything you would like to discuss.

 Sally Bridges
Chair of Governors

Email: office@frederickgent.ttct.co.uk (FAO Governance Professional)

Find out more about our governors via the links below:

 

Governor Membership
Governor Pen Portaits
Becoming a Governor