The Autumn term FGB meeting took place on October 21st, 2026.

In this meeting, the Chair and Vice-Chair of the governing body were elected, and the members of subcommittees and link governors for the academic year were decided:

• Chair – Angharad Veneklaas Slots
• Vice-Chair – Sarah Carpenter   
• All eligible governors are members of all sub-committees.
• Link governor for Additional Learning Needs – Jo Holland & Angharad Veneklaas Slots
• Link governors for Safeguarding – Rachel Harris & Angharad Veneklaas Slots   
• Link governor for Children Looked After – Angharad Veneklaas Slots
• Link governors for Health & Safety – Sarah Carpenter & Simon Hughes
• Link governors for Health and Wellbeing – Sarah Evans & Sarah Carpenter
• Link governor for Expressive Arts – Rachel Harris 
• Link governors for Humanities – Paul Ashton & John McCusker  
• Link governors for Language, Literacy & Communication – Simon Hughes & Sarah Carpenter
• Link governors for Maths and Numeracy – Paul Ashton & Angharad Veneklaas Slots  
• Link governors for Science and Technology – Angharad Veneklaas Slots & Simon Hughes
• Link governor for Pupil Voice – Kate Davies

Governors received reports from the Headteacher, subcommittees and link governors, detailing what has been happening in school since the last meeting. These reports gave the governors an insight into and an opportunity to discuss and question the school’s finance, staffing, premises, school’s links with the Church and Diocese of St Asaph, educational opportunities to enhance the curriculum such as trips and workshops, staff and pupil wellbeing, attendance and behaviour, and any issues which could impact health and safety, safeguarding, additional learning needs (ALN) and children looked after by the Local Authority. 

In this Autumn meeting the headteacher also explained the findings of school’s self-evaluation. Governors were able to question, comment and make suggestions, and a School Development Plan for the academic year was agreed, with link governors assigned to each objective:  

• Priority 1: Strengthening learners’ digital competence.
  • Link governors: Simon Hughes & Angharad Veneklaas Slots
• Priority 2: Improving writing stamina and presentation.
  • Link governors: Sarah Carpenter & Simon Hughes
• Priority 3:  Strengthening mathematical progression. 
  • Link governors: Paul Ashton & Angharad Veneklaas Slots

Arrangements were made for link governors to meet their staff counterparts before Spring half term and a governor training meeting was agreed for later in the year.

The policies and documents reviewed in Autumn 2026 were:

• Admissions Policy 
• Pay Policy 
• Strategic Equality Plan – Annual Action Plan  
• Assessment Arrangements 
• Governors Annual report to Parents 
• Transition Plan (Cluster plan) 
• School Prospectus 
• Educational Visits Policy 
• School Self-Evaluation
• Sustainable Development & Global Citizenship 
• Leave of Absence/Time Off Work Policy 
• Rarely Cover Policy 
• Positive Handling and Physical Intervention Policy