Cropwell Bishop Primary School is part of Equals Trust
Governors of ‘The Acorn Federation’ (Cropwell Bishop Primary School and Burton Joyce Primary School)
Mr. C Keast (Chair)
Mr. P Strutton
Mr. M Fenner
Mrs. E Wakefield
Mr. T Hazard
Mr. L Williams (Vice-chair)
Mr. D Knowles
Mr. R Bateson
Mr. J Lee (Head of School)
Mrs. J Cook (Executive Head Teacher)
The joint local governing body will:
- Have a balance of members from each side
- Have a commitment to fairness in the leadership of the governing body, eg, the chair and vice-chair will be representative of the two schools/communities
- Have a commitment to equality in the priorities in the Federation Strategic Plan and equality of the number of priorities in each School Improvement Plan
- Assess the impact of decisions on both schools when considering staff or shared services
- Support and monitor both schools equally
- Ensure governors from both communities will familiarise themselves with both schools, their strengths and their challenges
- Work as one entity to support the governors within it, regardless of which community they represent
- Honour the mission statements of both schools to direct resources
- Ensure that both schools retain their individual identities.