Governance

You can find the constitution and makeup of the Governing Board in the school’s  ‘Instrument of Government’:

Low Furness Instrument of Government

At Low Furness we are very proud of our strong family and wider community links. We operate an ‘open door’ policy with visitors welcomed. We regularly visit the local church and receive visits from members of the Church Family.

Anyone can be a school governor, as long as they are over 18 and show an interest in the school, what is happening in education and the local community. You should also have enough time to attend governing body meetings and fully commit to the role.

We have the following types of Governor:

• Parent governors: are governors with children at the school. They are elected onto the governing body by other parents
• Staff governors: the headteacher will always attend governing body meetings. Also there is  a representative from the teaching staff. The Staff governors provide useful operational knowledge of the day-to-day workings of the school
• Foundation governors: are on the governing bodies of both aided and controlled church schools. They are appointed by the school’s founding body, which in most cases is the church.
• Local authority governor: is nominated by the local authority but appointed by the governing body. The local authority can nominate any eligible person as a local authority governor, but it is for the governing body to decide whether this nominee has the skills to contribute to the effective governance and success of the school
• Co-opted governors: are appointed onto the governing body by the other members because they possess a particular skill which can contribute to the effective governance and success of the school

All Governors have a tenure of 4 years.