Education
The Bridge is the monthly newspaper of the Anglican Diocese of Southwark.
Printed copies are available from all Southwark parish churches or from Communications & Resources at the Diocesan Office.
Governors
Committees
Committees
The Board provides guidance for its schools on effective working practices for governing bodies. Click here to order a copy. This includes model terms of reference for committees. Governors should decide what type of committee structure works best for them and are required to review the committees each year. The more usual model for most governing bodies is to have committees for personnel, finance, premises, curriculum, admissions and pupil discipline. This can be difficult for a small governing body to maintain, an option to reduce the number of committees by combining responsibilities has been tried and tested by several governing bodies. In determining the committee structure, governors should be aware of the work-life balance of the headteacher, both in terms of the number of meetings and the time they are held.