As a committee of the Diocese of Gloucester Academies Trust Board ( Schools | Diocese of Gloucester Academies Trust | Gloucestershire ), the Local Governing Board (LGB) is the anchor between the school and the wider Trust, ensuring that local knowledge, voice, and insight are reflected in Trust-wide understanding and decision making.
The vision is to enable all to flourish — pupils, staff, and the wider community. Local governance plays a vital role in realising this vision; by anchoring the school it serves firmly within both its local context and the strategic framework of the Trust.
Local governors work closely with school leaders to monitor progress, support continuous improvement, and ensure that the curriculum is ambitious, inclusive, and enriching for all learners, with a clear focus on educational excellence.
Additionally local governors work with the school to monitor the effectiveness of strategies to promote diversity, belonging, and inclusion across the whole school community.
Local governors ask thoughtful, informed questions to explore and evaluate the impact of the school’s provision on the community it serves. They challenge constructively, champion equity, and ensure that every pupil feels like they belong, are valued, and are supported to succeed and flourish to their own unique potential.
At the delegation of the Diocese of Gloucester Academies Trust Board, the LGB contributes to effective governance by providing strategic insight, local intelligence, and robust oversight. While the Board of Trustees retains responsibility for statutory accountability and overarching strategy, the LGB ensures that those strategies are understood, enacted, and embedded in a way that resonates locally and drives improvement on the ground.
Our culture of local governance is rooted in collaboration, transparency, and trust. Local governors are empowered to ask the right questions, celebrate what is working well, and identify where more needs to be done. They are accountability partners in shaping a school culture where staff are supported, leadership is strengthened, and children can thrive. In doing so, the LGB not only upholds the Trust’s vision and values but also makes a unique and essential contribution to the lived experience and outcomes of the school community it serves.
The local governing board of Blockley C of E Primary School has the following members:
|
Type of governor |
Number required |
Appointed or elected |
|
Foundation governor |
1 |
Appointed by the Diocese Board of Education |
|
Foundation Ex-officio governor |
1 |
Automatic appointment of the local incumbent or their substitute for duration of time in role. |
|
Parent governor |
2 |
Elected by eligible members of the school parent body |
|
Staff governor |
1 |
Elected by eligible members of the school staff body |
|
Co-opted governor |
4 |
Appointed by the LGB |
|
Headteacher ex-officio Governor |
1 |
Automatic appointment for duration of time in role. |
|
Trust appointed governor |
0 |
Appointed by the Trust Board |
|
Total number of local governors |
10 |
|
Clerk to the governors: Jane Harwood, 01386 700567, governors@blockley.dgat.org.uk