The Governing Body of Thurston Community College has a range of powers and responsibilities which it is legally required to carry out, working in a close and balanced partnership with the Principal, to ensure that the College runs effectively to provide the best possible education for all its students.

The Governing Body’s responsibilities include:

• Helping to develop College policies and development plans;
• Ensuring that the National Curriculum is delivered;
• Acting as a link with the local community;
• Appointing staff;
• Producing the School Profile.  This can be viewed at http://schoolsfinder.direct.gov.uk/9354024/school-profile/

Detailed work is carried out in four committees (Curriculum and Assessment; Personnel; Finance; Community and Facilities) which report to the full Governing Body each term.

The Chairperson of each committee is also on the Finance Committee.

The Chair of Governors may be contacted through the College. The Clerk to the Governing Body is the Local Authority represented by a Clerk from Governor Services, who may be contacted c/o Governor Services Manager, Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich, Suffolk Ip1 2BX.  Tel:  0845 606 6067.

The School Profile is produced by the Governing Body . 

THE GOVERNING BODY 

MRS C HOBBS  Chair, Community Governor (Finance, Personnel, Curriculum, Community & Facilities Committee)

MRS M GUNN  Vice Chair, Appointed by the LA (Finance, Curriculum Committee)

MR A AUGER  Community (Finance Committee)

MRS W BIRD  Appointed by the LA (Finance, Personnel  Committee)
 
MRS C CLARK  Appointed by the LA  (Curiculum Committee)

MR M DI CIOCCIO Parent Governor (Personnel Committee)

MRS E DUNN   Community Governor (Community & Facilities Committee)

MRS A EVANS   Parent Governor (Curriculum Committee)
 
MR C FINBOW  Staff Governor (Community & Facilities Committee)

MRS W HAMILTON  Parent Governor (Community & Facilities Committee)

MR R INMAN   Parent Governor (Curriculum Committee)

MRS J KANKA Staff Governor (Personnel Committee)

MR C MANNOX  Parent Governor (Finance, Community & Facilities Committee)

MR N MCCARTNEY Parent Governor (Personnel Committee)
 
MR A PONTON  Staff Governor (Curriculum Committee)

MISS H WILSON   Principal (Curriculum, Finance, Personnel, Community & Facilities Committee)

MR C WITHERLY  Community Governor  (Personnel Committee)

www.governorsonline.co.uk/suffolk/  (Access for Governors only).

Complaints Procedure

Curriculum Complaints Procedure: The Governing Body is required under Section 23 of the Education Reform Act 1988 to adopt a procedure for the consideration of complaints about the College curriculum and related matters. Such a procedure has been operating in this College since 1989. It covers issues relating to the National Curriculum, religious education and worship, the operation of charging policies, regulations about the provision of information and other statutory curriculum issues.

General Complaints Procedure for Parents and Others: In 1992, the Governing Body agreed a second complaints procedure covering all issues falling outside the scope of the Curriculum Complaints Procedure.

Copies of these procedures are available in the College or from the Area Education Office.

Parents should note that it is the wish of the Governing Body to deal with all complaints quickly, effectively and as informally as possible. Parents are asked, therefore, in the first instance, to refer any concerns or complaints directly to the Principal or, as appropriate, other teaching staff.