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Welcome note from the chair

Dear Parents, Carers and Local Community,
At the start of a new school year 2024/25 our Head Teacher Miss MacQuarrie and
her dedicated team have successfully steered our school through an incredible
number of important and exciting developments including:
• an Ofsted inspection which stated that Stithians is a ‘Good’ school
• planting a new school ‘mini-forest’ which is thriving
• building a new outdoor multi-use room, boot and wet gear changing room, and
undercover outdoor area, which our ‘Wild Tribe’ facilitators are using to engage
our children in some amazing learning opportunities
• total reconstruction of the library with new bespoke shelving and reading area
• complete renovation of Year 1 classroom after flooding in summer 2023
• rejuvenation of FOSS (Friends of Stithians School) with record fundraising achieved.
We are delighted to report the completion of our new 7th classroom, an exciting
expansion which will give Stithians School more space to provide the education
that our local community needs.
The Ofsted inspector highlighted the strengths of our school and in particular the
pride children take in the school and the quality of their relationships with each
other and the staff.
‘Stithians Community Primary School is a warm, nurturing, and happy place.
Pupils are proud of their school. They feel that the staff are approachable and
want the best for them.'
The report also noted the impact Miss MacQuarrie has already had on distinct
aspects of school development, in particular communication with families and
phonics.
‘Leaders pride themselves on their ‘open door’ policy. They have strengthened
relationships with parents.’
The inspector also noted strengths in other areas of the curriculum, such as
reading, and how well the school provides for all its pupils.
‘Leaders are passionate about ensuring that pupils with special educational
needs and/or disabilities learn the full curriculum.’
Miss MacQuarrie is well supported in this by the other leaders in school and all
the staff.
The two areas identified for further development by the report have been
addressed and as the report says the ‘Leaders of the school are ambitious for the
pupils.
I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of the Governors to congratulate
Miss MacQuarrie, all the staff, FOSS, the children and you, their families, on the
exciting developments at the school. You are a wonderful team of people.
I would also like to thank all the Governors who work so hard to support our
school through their unstinting commitment to maintaining and improving its
ethos, vision and strategic direction. They provide strategic leadership and are
critical friends to the school, helping to draw up policies and plans that develop
the whole school, while monitoring the school’s performance in areas such as
finance and pupil achievement.
Best wishes

Chair, Stithians CP School Governing Body
September 2024

What do Governors at Stithians CP School do?

The Governing Body has three specific roles: 

• To ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
• To hold the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff
• To oversee the financial performance of the school.

We are appointed to ensure that everyone associated with the school understands the school’s ethos and vision for your children, to ensure that they enjoy school, are inspired and feel valued.  We work with the headteacher  to ensure that your children realise their potential and that all staff are supported and trained to achieve this. We set the budget and monitor that the funding we receive from central Government is well spent. 

You can find more details of the Ethos and Vision, which underpins the School Development Plan, and further details about our governing body and its members on this and other pages of the school website.

How we work 

Our governing body is made up staff, community and parent governors, who work as a team with the support of you the parents/carers and families and the wide community.

The Governing Body has a number of committees and statutory panels.  We meet as a Full Governing Body every term. The Governing Body’s committees also meet once or twice every term to review and discuss the details of the school life. 

These committees cover:

• Curriculum
• Finance, Staffing
• Health and Safety

The statutory panels only meet when they are needed, and these are: 

• Headteacher Performance Management 
• Pay Review 
• Complaints.

We are always keen to seek the views of parents and the community, so please come and chat to us when you see us at school, in the playground or at any school function. If you wish to contact us, please do not hesitate to do so through school.