Our Governors

At Manor Primary School, our Governing Body plays a vital role in ensuring that we provide the best possible education for our pupils, helping every child reach their full potential.

The Governing Board is made up of representatives from parents, teachers, and members of the local community, all of whom are committed to upholding our school's vision and values—Respect & Kindness, Responsibility, Teamwork, and Growth Mindset.

With Foundation status, the Governing Body make all the decisions relating to the administration of the school. There are four main areas which we cover regularly; the curriculum, finances, premises and personnel. These areas and their duties are laid out in Government Legislation and are strictly adhered to. 

The Role of the Governing Body

The overall purpose of the Governing Board is to provide strategic leadership and ensure the school operates effectively for the benefit of all pupils. This involves:

✔ Setting the school’s vision and strategic aims – Establishing clear goals, agreeing on policies, and making the best use of resources.
✔ Monitoring and evaluating performance – Acting as a critical friend to the Head Teacher, offering both support and challenge to drive improvement.
✔ Ensuring accountability – Making sure the school remains accountable to its pupils, parents, staff, and local community.

The Governors work as a team and cover all aspects of school life at their termly Governing Body meeting. Other committees may meet at relevant points during the school year. The Chair of any committee meeting reports back to the Full Governing Body. Decisions are made democratically with all governors being given as much information as possible to aid them in the decision making process. This ensures lively, often lengthy, and more importantly, healthy discussions prior to decision making. The Governing Body meetings are for Governors only to attend. The school does openly welcome communication from parents at any time.

The Governors have legal duties, powers and responsibilities. They can only act together, they cannot act individually. 

 Please read the below documents for more details on the structure of the Governing Board and our Instrument of Governance.

Governing Board Structure  Instrument of Government

 Meet the Governors

  Clerk to Governors: Provided by Walsall Governing Services

Governors retired within the last 12 months