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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
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To monitor on behalf
of the governing body that National Curriculum requirements are being
implemented by the school.
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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.
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To formulate and
review as necessary an overall Curriculum Policy Statement (as legally
required) for presentation to the governing body.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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To consider and review
the school’s policies on discipline and behaviour and make recommendations
to the governing body.