Welcome from the Chair of The Local Governing Body

Our Local Governing Body is made up of elected parents, teachers and New Horizons Trust appointees, all of us with the primary task of offering support and challenge to the Headteacher and the Senior Leadership Team in order to make our school the best it can be for the children in our care. As Governors we are able to fulfill our responsibilities and make decisions from a position of strength because we know our school well and are often a visible presence in the building during the working day. Each Governor monitors one or more curriculum subjects, not only meeting with the Subject Leader but also dropping in on lessons and talking to pupils who we find are proud to show us their work and to tell us about what they have learned. Governors are involved in many other aspects of school life, not least in forming part of the Interview Panel when new staff are appointed.

Our purpose-built Healthy Hearts Sports Hall, completed in the summer of 2023, has been in use for the past academic year. We now have facilities that enable us to deliver the quality of Physical Education that our children deserve. However, Seaside doesn't stand still and, with one project realised at last, attention has turned to the outside space around our school. The "Busy Garden" has been re-vamped with new bug houses, nesting boxes and raised beds where the younger children have been growing vegetables with a level of success that might be the envy of more experienced gardeners. At the other end of the school field our Pupil Governors have been involved in the creation of a Nature Area complete with a pond, a fire pit and a chalet. I am delighted to report that this area is to carry the name of our longest-serving Governor, John Bowd, in recognition of his dedication and commitment to this school and its children over almost four decades, a dedication and commitment which continues to this day.

Sue Main

Chair of Governors