School Governors

The Halifax Local Governing Body (LGB) is a committee of the main board of the OMAT Trust.  The OMAT Terms of reference sets out the roles and responsibilities of the LGB and how it fits with the overall governance of the Trust. 

The LGB meets formally three times a term, and throughout the school year visits the school for a range of reasons. These include monitoring progress of the school improvement plan, receiving subject area updates, health and safety visits, conducting staff, pupils and parent perception surveys and to celebrate achievements of the staff and pupils. 

The three core functions of the LGB are to:

• Ensure clarity of vision and strategic direction.
• Hold leaders to account for educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the performance management of staff. 
• Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent.

Financial Performance

Every year the LGB approve the School Improvement Plan.

Throughout the school year we monitor this plan by speaking to pupils, teachers, looking at books to ensure that key targets are being met. 

The Chair of the LGB is Lisa Elmer and the Vice-Chair is Hannah Barber. They can both be contacted via the school office. 

Local Governing Committee Members