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Governors
The Governors of Robert Clack School of Science have played a key role in the recent success of Robert Clack School. They are interested in the school and work hard at meeting their responsibilities through a number of established sub-committees and regular visits to school. 'Governors are active and highly supportive. They are important critical friends to senior managers and other staff.' OfSTED Report June 2004) The current governing body consists of:
- 7 Parent governors
- 3 LEA governors
- 3 Staff governors
- 5 Community governors
The term of office of all governors is four years with the Chairman and Vice Chairman being elected every year. The full governing body meets once every term; personnel, finance and building sub committees meeting twice termly.
Other sub committees such as admissions and discipline meet as and when required. Any correspondence to the governing body should be addressed in the first instance to the clerk, Mrs Day, at the school.
The school is exceptionally well led and managed by an outstanding and tireless headteacher and a particularly strong senior team. There is a shared sense of purpose that focuses on learning and students. Roles and responsibilities are well-defined and professional development opportunities have further enhanced the effectiveness of managers and teachers at all levels. School self-evaluation is accurate, inclusive and rigorous, resulting in ambitious target setting and improvement planning. Middle leaders throughout the school understand their roles in improving the school's performance; consequently, standards have continued to rise over the past three years, and in some aspects, the rate of improvement has been rapid. For example, the Key Stage 3 results, particularly in science, have substantially improved over the last two years. Leaders and managers know where further improvements need to be made; the whole-school focus on raising literacy levels through various strategies is having a positive impact and the continued and successful drive towards improving attendance has resulted in attendance rates rising year by year.
