Governance Structure

The structure of the Governing Body

Our formal Instrument of Government states that the Governing Body comprises:

• Two parent governors, elected by parents

• One Local Authority governor, appointed by Bristol City Council

• One staff governor, elected by staff

• Twelve co-opted governors, appointed by the Governing Body for their particular skills

• The Executive Headteacher.

The way we work

The Chair of Governors is currently Maureen Salter.

The full Governing Body meets at least termly (six times per year) with an extra meeting at the start of Term 1 for procedural business including reaffirming its Terms of Reference, Role Descriptors, Scheme of Delegation and Code of Conduct. The Governing Body is supported by Named Governors for specific areas such as Careers, Equalities and Governor Development & Training.

Four Governing Body Groups enable more detailed scrutiny of specific areas.  These are:

Curriculum
Finance
Leadership & Management
Safeguarding & Wellbeing

Current membership of the Groups and details of Named Governors is available here.

The Groups meet regularly to plan the focus of monitoring visits, to discuss strategic matters, and to scrutinise progress against the School Development Plans relevant to their areas of responsibilities.

Claremont School's meeting attendance register for 2022 -2023 is available here.

Kingsweston School's meeting attendance register for 2022 -2023 is available here.

Claremont and Kingsweston Schools Federation’s meeting attendance register for 2022-2023 is available here.

Claremont and Kingsweston Schools Federation’s meeting attendance register for 2023-2024 is available here.

Claremont and Kingsweston Schools Federation’s Governors’ Business and Pecuniary Interests Register is available here.

The Governing Body’s Scheme of Delegation is available here.