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Governing Body Objectives

Bosmere Junior School

Governing Body Development Plan 2025–2026  Summary

The School Improvement Plan for the academic year 2025-2026 has the following key objectives:

Key priority 1 - Continue to improve the quality of education, with a continued focus on the development of oracy

Key priority 2 – Continue to improve behaviour, attitudes and personal development, with a particular focus on the promotion of relational strategies and the development of life skills

Key priority 3 – Continue to improve leadership and management, in particular the development of a Sustainability leader. 

To support the School Improvement PLan and improve the governance of the school, the Governing Body set itself the following development objectives for academic year 2024-2025. The 2025-2026 plan is currently being formulated. 

Objective 1

To improve Governors' knowledge of SEND provision

Success Criteria : -

  • Governors feel able to monitor and challenge the strategic development of the school's SEND provision. 

Planned Actions : -

  • Attend Whole Governing body training on SEND and consider its implications for Bosmere. 
  • Ask relevant and challenging questions at FGB & C&A committee. 
  • Challenge subject leaders & year leaders to enquire about the SEND provision in their subject areas & year groups. 

Objective 2

To maximise the effectiveness of monitoring visits

Success Criteria : -

  • Governors are confident in their roles and are equipped to effectively challenge and support so that Governor monitoring visits are effective and demonstrate scrutiny & challenge. 

Planned Actions : -

  • Review the effectiveness of the monitoring form and consider training opportunities. 
  • Make full use of the Governor Monitoring Plan
  • Ensure that SEND & Safeguarding remain prominent in all monitoring.

Objective 3

To adopt a new Governor Skills Audit.

Success Criteria : -

  • Governors further deepen their knowledge of some aspects of school improvement outside of their expertise so that they feel equipped to challenge and support leaders in these areas.

Planned Actions : -

  • Adapt & adopt the new skills audit and produce a summary to address skills and knowledge gaps.
  • Explore training at a committee level and promote the committee guest chair.
  • Monitor and evaluate the quality of the Governor Induction Programme.