Safeguarding

Governance

Lancaster Girls' Grammar School's Annual Report and Financial Statements

 

Governors and Trustees 

The Governors and Trustees of Lancaster Girls’ Grammar School play a vital role in providing strategic leadership, ensuring accountability and acting as a critical friend. They support the school and Headteacher in promoting high standards of educational achievement, welfare of students, monitoring and reviewing the aims and objectives, targets and policies. The Governors are also the Trustees of the Academy Trust. 

The Register of Interests for the Governors/Trustees of Lancaster Girls’ Grammar School can be found below in linked documents (2024-25 register currently in development) 

 

Contact details for all the school governors are as follows: 

Lancaster Girls’ Grammar School 

Regent Street  

Lancaster 

Lancashire 

LA1 1SF 
Tel: (01524) 581661 

 

The Clerk to the Governing Body/Trust board is Helen Rimmer who can be contacted via email at helen.rimmer@judicium.com 

Categories of Governor 

The types of Governors are specified in the Articles of Association of Lancaster Girls’ Grammar School (the Academy Trust). It is designed to be representative both of the local community and of those with a valid interest in the well-being of the school. The Governors at Lancaster Girls’ Grammar School comprise:  

Member Governors 

The Members of Lancaster Girls’ Grammar School (the Academy Trust) may appoint Governors to the board. 

Parent Governors 

Parents, including carers, of registered pupils at the school are eligible to stand for election as a Parent Governor. They are elected by other parents at the school. 

Staff Governors 

The two Staff Governors are elected by the school staff. Both teaching and support staff paid to work at the school are eligible for staff governorship. 

Co-opted Governors 

The Governors may appoint up to three co-opted Governors to provide particular expertise, experience and skills. 

The Headteacher (ex officio) 

Under the Articles of Association, the Headteacher at Lancaster Girls’ Grammar School is a Governor. 

 

Full Governors’ meetings are held 6 times per year. The following committees meet regularly throughout the year: 

  • Quality of Education Committee 
  • Finance, Audit and Risk Committee 

 

Other committees meet as required throughout the year: 

  • Admission Committee
  • Pay Committee 

 

At these meetings specific issues are discussed in greater detail. Agenda and minutes of governor meetings are available on request by contacting the Clerk.

 

Please see below for the terms of reference of the committees (2024-25 register currently in development) 

Please see below for details of membership of the committees (2024-25 register currently in development) 

Please see the below record of Governors’ attendance at Governors’ and Committee meetings for the past academic year. 

 

Any request for further details regarding the policies and procedures of the board should be addressed to: 

 

Sarah Bain (Chair of Governors) 

Lancaster Girls’ Grammar School 

Regent Street  

Lancaster 

Lancashire 

LA1 1SF 

Tel: (01524) 581661 

 

Members 

The current members of Lancaster Girls’ Grammar School are: 

Mrs Sarah Bain 

Mrs Sue Hodgson 

Mrs Alison Norfolk 

Mrs Jane Wilkinson 

The key responsibilities of the Members of Lancaster Girls’ Grammar School, which is a company limited by guarantee and an exempt charity, are: 

  • To hold the Governors of the school (who are also the Trustees of the charity) to account for the successful governance of the Academy Trust and the furtherance of the Trust’s charitable objects. 
  • To appoint a single Member Governor (Trustee), in accordance with the Trust’s Articles of Association. 
  • To appoint or remove auditors. 
  • To receive the Trust’s Annual Accounts. 
  • To appoint new Members. 
  • To amend the Trust’s Articles of Association (but only with the written agreement of the Trustees of the Lancaster Girls Grammar School Fund, Reg Charity No. 1142061)  
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