Governance

Welcome to our school.

Governors are a vibrant group of committed volunteers that represent and reflect the community of the school (parents, school colleagues and our wider community). Our governors are a key part of the strategic leadership of the school.

The Local Governing Body help set and dedicate themselves to the vision, values and strategic direction of the schools, maintaining their individuality whilst encouraging collaboration and sharing of excellence. They share responsibilities for supporting, monitoring and evaluating the performance of the schools in delivering a fulfilling, broad and balanced education for all their children.”

The Local Governing Body:

  • meets 6 times per year as a full board, with no additional committees
  • is part of a larger governance structure for Inspiring Futures through Learning Multi Academy Trust, which includes IFtL Members and Board of Trustees.  The full structure and responsibilities of these roles, including details of who serves within them, is available at iftl.co.uk/governance-in-iftl)
  • carries out its delegated functions and responsibilities which are focused upon:
  • the wellbeing and safety of all children and adults within the schools’ communities
  • the standards of educational performance, for all children, within the schools
  • the position of the schools within their wider communities and how the schools contribute positively to this
  • to identify, and look to mitigate, risk in relation to the above
  • to carry out the duties delegated to the Local Governing Body by the IFtL Board of Trustees, outlines in the IFtL Scheme of Delegation (seen at iftl.co.uk/governance-in-iftl)

The chair of the Local Governing Body is Sarah Hand.

If you are interested in becoming a governor or would like to make contact with the Chair, please email our governance professional, Steph Boak by email: sboak@iftl.co.uk

Alternatively, please send a letter in a sealed envelope marked 'Chair of the Local Governing Body' via the school office.

The information below reflects the membership, attendance and interests of the Local Governing Body.

Membership and Declarations of Interest

Exeter – A Learning Community is part of the Inspiring Futures through Learning Multi-Academy Trust.  The governance structure at Exeter is therefore part of a wider governance structure of IFtL itself.

The remit and responsibilities of the Governing Body of the school and the Members and Board of Trustees of IFtL are outlined in the Scheme of Delegation of Inspiring Futures through Learning, our Multi-Academy Trust.

More details can be found in the link below:

IFtL Governance Structure