Bankwood Community Primary School

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Curriculum Committee

Membership

  • Membership shall consist of not less than three governors.

  • The committee shall invite associate members as deemed necessary and determine their voting rights.

Quorum

The quorum should be three governors, one of whom should be the Headteacher.  In the event of a vote the majority of those present must be governors.

Meetings

The committee shall meet at least once per term and otherwise as required.

Terms of Reference

  • To be aware of and advise the governing body on the legal responsibilities of governors in terms of Curriculum provision and assessment including Special Educational Needs provision in accordance with the Code of Practice

  • To monitor on behalf of the governing body that National Curriculum requirements are being implemented by the school.

  • To consider and review the school’s Curriculum policies on behalf of the governing body and to make recommendations to the governing body with regards to their content and implementation.

  • To formulate and review as necessary an overall Curriculum Policy Statement (as legally required) for presentation to the governing body.

  • To agree statutory targets for pupil attainment and non-statutory targets to be included in the School Improvement Plan.  To receive monitoring reports on the attainment of different groups of pupils with reference to local and national benchmark information.

  • To act as initial recipients of formal complaints to the governing body about the school curriculum in line with the complaints procedure as designated by LEA and national requirements.

  • To pay particular attention to provisions made for children from ethnic minorities and their access to the curriculum.  To receive monitoring reports on the attainment of Ethnic Minority and Traveller Children and Children in Public care

  • To nominate governors to take a particular interest in Special Educational Needs issues, Literacy, Numeracy, Careers, and other areas of the curriculum.  To support, and receive reports from, nominated governors

  • To consider and review the school’s policies on discipline and behaviour and make recommendations to the governing body.

Membership

  • Headteacher

  • Chairperson

  • Deputy Headteacher

  • Associate Governor: Joanne Lindley

  • Associate Governor: Clair Cartwright