Wednesday, 18 January 2012

17th Picture


Working as a Parent Governor has been a great experience for me.

If you can consider for a moment the education I had, (or lack off education I should say), it would have been unimaginable for me to even think I’d ever be in a position to influence the decision making process of a school. And if someone had suggested back then that I’d be sat with other governors discussing school finance, then I think I would have laughed them out of town.

How times change?

So what do School Parent Governors Do?

All Governors along with senior teaching staff are there to ensure the school is run as smoothly as possible and to deal with any issues that may arise.

E.g. Yesterdays’ meeting was on finance and we get the opportunity to look at all aspects of the school budget and look at areas that may need additional spend as well as areas where we can save money. Every penny spent is scrutinised to ensure we get the most bang for our buck as they say.  

To know that I can now pay back to  our local community in a tangible way is very rewarding, and although it’s a team effort and my personal contributions is small, the fact that I can play some part is still very rewarding.

Ammo

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