Mayor Presents Certificates

Awards presented to school governors

The hard work and commitment to improving standards shown by school governors has been recognised at a special awards presentation.School governing bodies were given improvement awards by Wolverhampton City Council, the local education authority, at an evening reception in the Mayor’s Parlour on Tuesday March 21.

Members of governing bodies from eight schools across Wolverhampton celebrated achieving the gold and platinum awards.

The schools represented were: Phoenix Nursery; Loxdale Primary; Tettenhall Wood; Wood End Primary; Broadmeadow Nursery; Dunstall Hill Primary; Manor Primary and Dovecotes Primary.

Councillor Christine Irvine, Wolverhampton City Council Cabinet Member for Children and Young People, said: "Wolverhampton City Council, the local education authority, has devised the award system at four levels to acknowledge all the hard work governing bodies do.

"They have an important role in ensuring the school is doing its best for all its pupils and is continually improving.

"This award system acknowledges the good practice which exists and highlights where they can improve.

"I am delighted to see so many schools achieving gold and platinum awards."

Governors need to demonstrate a commitment to improve their work to achieve the bronze level and for silver, they are required to produce an action plan to bring about improvement.

Gold awards are presented to governing bodies which have been successful in carrying out the actions described in the plan and to achieve a platinum award a governing body should commit to the exercise on an on-going basis, showing continuous improvement.

Every school in the city has a governing body made up of people with an interest in the school - parents, staff, community and council representatives. Their main role is to help the school provide the best education for its pupils.

Vacancies currently exist for governors in Wolverhampton. People do not need to be a parent or live in the city to be a governor.

Anyone wishing to become a governor at a city school should contact 01902 555271 or 554106 for more details. Alternatively log onto www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/governors.