Foundation Governors: Mr Peter Barclay (Chair); Revd Paul Massey (Rector); Miss Isobel Widdowson; Mr Andrew Lowe (Vice Chair); Mrs Rosemary Barclay; Mrs Sue Hodgkinson; Mrs Val Holmes. Parent Governors: Mr Tony Kanikula; Mrs Lynda Blyth. Local Authority Governor: Mr Andy Board. Staff Governors: Mrs Felicity Blockley; Mr Craig Moxham (Head Teacher).

Roles and Activities.
The Governing Body of Cotgrave Church of England Primary School consists of 12 governors who, represent various stakeholder bodies including parents (2), staff (2), church (7), local authority (1).
 

The Governors at the School are very active, undertaking most of their work through a structure of committees. All the Governors at Cotgrave Church of England Primary School are highly motivated and committed to the ethos, standards and success of the School, many having specific, individual responsibilities. Governors recognise their legal, ethical and community responsibilities to the whole school, including the children, staff and parents. They also recognise the special position that being a Voluntary Aided Church school brings and the links between church and school are very strong.

The Governing Body meets each term and considers business items submitted by the LEA, and from members of its own Governing Body. The latter demonstrates that it has an active, not a passive, approach to school governance. When necessary it will convene special meetings to consider specific or urgent items not appropriate to a scheduled termly meeting.

Governors are fully aware of the obligations and responsibilities that their roles bring, and are constantly looking to improve the quality, standards, efficiency and effectiveness with which they fulfil these responsibilities.
 

The constantly changing nature, law and requirements of school governance are recognised to place an obligation on school governors to be adequately trained and kept up to date. Governors at Cotgrave Church of England Primary School are committed to training, both in areas of a general nature and related to their specific areas of expertise and interest.
 

Governors undertake regular visits to the school. Although historically these have been of a general nature, they are now focused on curriculum link responsibilities of individual governors. The outcomes of these visits are reported to the termly meetings of the Governing Body.

Governing Body Committees:

Finance & General Purposes Committee (F&GP)
F&GP meets at least every term with a broad remit covering finance, health and safety and risk management issues, and its membership has the expertise to fulfil these roles. It considers all aspects of finance and budget control, with specific members involved in the annual budget setting and LEA service buy-back processes. F&GP monitors monthly budget statements and internal audit outcomes. It liaises closely with other Committees when matters decisions involving finance are required.

The School, led by F&GP, achieved the Financial Management Standards in Schools (FMSiS) status in July 2009.

Personnel & Pupil Committee (P&P)
P&P is responsible for all issues relating to staff and pupils, including staffing, appointments, and policies for admissions, discipline and behaviour. This committee meets at least once each term.

Strategic Development Committee (SDC)
The work of the Strategic Development Committee is tremendously varied and is integral to many parts of the school life of the school. The committee’s role in reviewing the curriculum, alongside the Head Teacher, presents many opportunities to monitor and to genuinely develop and influence the strategic direction of the school. Many strands of the committee’s remit interlink and depend upon each other, whether this is policy development or school self-review. The Committee also undertakes regular reviews of specific curriculum policies for Full Governing Body approval, including Religious Education and Sex Education.