We believe it will give you an insight into our school and a great deal of useful information. The Ravensbourne School is a mixed comprehensive school with a thriving school population of over 1450. We are very proud of our students and invest all that we have in making our students and staff the best they can be.
We believe in achievement: educating the whole person, developing all the talents that any individual may have. We aim to provide a seven-year journey to adulthood and equip young adults to be confident, full of self-esteem, and ready to take a lead part in the 21st Century.
The Ravensbourne School is forward-looking, centralizing creativity and innovation in all that we do. We have a superb learning environment, excellent staff, and a real sense of community in which all thrive.
The Governing Body works as a team and is at the heart of how the school operates. It is responsible for monitoring that the school provides good quality education and is continually raising educational standards. The Governing Body also encourages and supports effective ways of teaching and learning when reviewing the school aims and policies. This is done together with the headteacher, who is responsible for the day-to-day management of the school.
In addition to the Governing Body’s main role of helping raise pupils’ standards of achievement, we also:
- support the school in its strategic direction
- are accountable for monitoring the performance of the school to parents and the wider community
- monitor that a balanced and broad curriculum is taught
- review how the school can encourage pupils’ spiritual, moral, and cultural development
- monitor that the school provides for all pupils including those with special needs
- oversee the implementation of policies on a wide range of school issues and monitor their effectiveness
- act as a ‘critical friend’, supporting and constructively challenging senior management by gathering views, asking questions, and discussing what’s best for the school
At The Ravensbourne School, the Governing Body fulfills these roles through two meetings per term, covering:
- Staffing
- Building & Sites
- Finance/Audit
- Curriculum (including behavior and discipline)
The Governing Body meets at the beginning of each academic year to review the priorities and strategies for the year ahead and to review the past year. There are also numerous ad-hoc meetings of other groups, working parties as required, and specific panels for various procedural reasons.
