Coventry Diocesan Board of Education

Subgroups

Visitors

Function:

• Each church school in the Diocese will have a named visitor

• The visitor will make an annual visit to their school and provide notes of the visit

• The visitor will respond to invitations made by the school

Visitor Information Leaflet

Visitor Annual Report 2006/2007

Church School Distinctiveness

Responsibilities:

To Schools

• To promote pre-inspection support to Head Teachers & Governors

• To promote post inspection support

• To monitor and support the preparation and implementation of school action plans

• To take appropriate action in schools which are designated 'in need of special measures' or 'failing'

• To provide appropriate support to any new church school coming into being

To Inspectors

• To promote a list of effective and trained locally based SIAS Inspectors

• To monitor inspection reports with reference to the quality of work being undertaken in schools

• To ensure all SIAS inspectors take part in annual training

• To monitor inspection reports with reference to the quality of inspections and report writing being provided by SIAS Inspectors

• To forward copies of reports to the National Society to facilitate national monitoring and the maintenance of a full national archive

Protocol, Information & Guidelines - SIAS 'Section 48'

Intervention policy

Draft Policies:

Collective Worship Policy St Bartholomew's

RE Policy St Bartholomew's

Collective Worship Policy St Paul's

RE Policy St Paul's

Excellent and Distinctiveness - Guidance on RE in Church of England Schools

Finance & Premises

Responsibilities:

To monitor the maintenance and regular repair of the Voluntary Aided Schools in the Diocese.

To support and organize major and minor building works of the Voluntary Aided Schools in the Diocese.

To manage School houses.

To manage non-school trusts and the properties of the DBE.

To make recommendations for 554 orders.

To oversee the DBE's expenditure and financial position.

To report regularly to the Board on the DBE's financial position and to notify the Board of difficulties and envisaged problems.

To keep under review the DBE's reserves and investments.

To prepare the DBE's annual budget and year end accounts.

To devise and recommend to the Board appropriate financial policies and strategies.

School & Governor Support

This is a new subgroup - more information to follow.

Further Education/Higher Education

More information to follow.