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The Governing Body
Who are the governors?
Tring Governing Body has 20 members, one of whom is the Headteacher. The others represent various parties with an interest in the school’s success:
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by law, at least one third of the governors, so 7 of us, must be parents elected by their fellow parents; |
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then, because Tring is a Church of England School, 5 must be appointed by the Church: one of these is always the current Rector of Tring; |
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3 are elected by the staff: two of them are teachers and one a member of the support staff; |
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2 are appointed by Hertfordshire, the local authority that funds the school; |
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the last 2 are appointed by the Governing Body itself to represent the wider community served by the school. |
All governors serve in a voluntary capacity.
The full Governing Body normally meets twice a term. It also has three committees , to which most of its more detailed work is delegated. The committees also meet 5 or 6 times a year. Every governor is expected to be a member of at least one committee.
What about becoming a governor yourself?
We invite you to consider whether you would like to serve as a governor of Tring School. Click below for a description of the part the governors play.
What do the Governors do?
Virtually any adult has practical knowledge or experience of some sort that they could bring to bear on the work of the Governing Body – all that is required is that you should enjoy being involved with young people and seeing them grow in maturity and skill and understanding and should genuinely want to help the school to develop and flourish.
If you think that this might be for you, please do write in confidence to the Clerk to the Governing Body, c/o the school, and an experienced governor will arrange a meeting with you to answer your questions and tell you what vacancies exist or are likely to occur.
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