Governors

Welcome to the Governing Body Information  

The role of the Governor at John Taylor continues to be one which supports the Headteacher, Senior Leadership Team and staff in their respective roles to offer the best quality of education to our young pupils with improving teaching and learning being the school’s core purpose.  

As an Academy the Governors have wide responsibilities for the administration and governance of the school including overseeing its performance in both educational and financial terms. At times these necessary tasks can appear cumbersome and a distraction from our core purpose.  

Throughout the academic year Governors also attend presentation evenings, visit departments for subject Link Governance work, sit on interview panels, judge competitions, provide support via the school’s mentoring scheme, work within school committees e.g. Health and Safety and provide mock interviews for 6th Form students.  

Each of the Governors and their category are listed below. Parent and Staff governors are elected through the parent/staff election process.  Co-opted governors are individuals from the community who have the skills and experience which the governing board require.  They are appointed by the existing board, following an interview.  

All time is given freely and there are no expenses for these roles. Time is spent both attending formal Governor meetings but also regular visits to school to support teaching, learning and the wider activities of the school.

The LGB committees are:

• Learning and Standards
• Managing and Organising  

These committee meetings are held jointly with all members of the governing body. There are 6 termly meetings over the academic year.   If you have any questions regarding Governance at John Taylor please feel free to contact us.

David Martin
Chair of Governors
c/o John Taylor High School    

Local Governing Body

Terms of office:

• Governors usually have a 4 year term of office. This can be shortened, but must be at least 1 year.
• Governors can be re-appointed/re-elected if they’re still eligible.
• This doesn’t apply to ex-officio governors and trustees (e.g. the headteacher), whose term of office ends when the position which entitles them to be a governor or trustee ends.

New Governor Application Form & Details

Useful Documents  

JTMAT Links