Governance

Elton Primary School is part of The Keep Learning Trust. We have a Trust Board made up of 7 Trustees who provide strategic direction for the Trust as a whole.

Elton has its own Local Governing Committee (LGC) which is a committee of the Trust Board and includes representatives from our local community.

Role of the Local Governing Committee (LGC)

Local governors are volunteers who make a positive contribution to the school by giving their time.

They come from all walks of life and offer a range of skills and expertise including areas such as management, premises and buildings, health and safety, special educational needs, parenting and much more. We welcome people who are interested, enthusiastic and committed. You do not need specific qualifications to become a local governor, but team working and problem solving are useful skills to possess.

Each school in The Keep Learning Trust has an LGC which is accountable to the Board of Trustees and should comprise of:

• The headteacher (ex officio)
• One further elected staff local governor (term: 4 years)
• At least two elected parent governors (term: 4 years)
• Up to five governors appointed by the Trust Board and selected on the basis of their skills or professional experience, each for a term of 4 years

The chair of each LGC is appointed annually by the Trust Board.

LGC meetings are supported by the clerk to the Trust Board, in collaboration with whom agendas locally are planned in line with areas of responsibility set out below.

The LGC meets at least once a term (three times per academic year)

The primary role of the LGCs is to provide support and challenge to the Headteachers of the schools in ensuring every child makes good or better progress and that parents and carers are fully involved in their child’s education. To maximise the ability of the local governors to focus on this key area, the LGC is not required to manage financial resources, staffing or many of the other areas traditionally associated with a maintained school governing body as these issues are dealt with at a Trust level. However, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, the LGC does play an important role in safeguarding pupils.

Areas of Responsibility for LGCs

LGCs have a critical role to play in supporting the work of the School and the Trust. Their role falls into two main areas:

Contribute to the strategic direction of the school and Trust by considering:

• vision and values;
• clear and ambitious strategic priorities and targets;
• access of children, including those with special educational needs, to a broad, balanced and engaging curriculum;
• ensuring all groups and individuals are making good or better progress;
• the quality of education;
• the implementation of the Trust’s policies;
• the development of links with the local community; and
• the establishment of mechanisms to promote good parent/carer/family relations.

Hold the senior leaders to account by monitoring the school’s performance, including:

• agreeing the outcomes from the school’s self-evaluation and ensuring they are used to inform the priorities in the school’s action and improvement plan;
• considering all relevant data and feedback provided on request by school leaders and external sources on all aspects of academy performance;
• asking challenging questions of school leaders;
• ensuring senior leaders have implemented the required policies and procedures and the academy is operating effectively according to those policies;
• appointing link governors on specific themes (specifically safeguarding and SEND), making relevant enquiries of the relevant staff, visiting school and reporting to the LGC on the progress on the relevant school priority; and
• listening to and reporting to the school’s stakeholders: pupils, parents, staff, and the wider community.

When required, LGC governors may serve on committees of the Trust to:

• appoint staff in the school;
• hear discipline, exclusion, admissions and appeals cases.

Elton Primary School LGC

Past Governors

The Chair of Governors, Community Governors and Associate Governors are appointed by the Trust Board.

The Staff Governor is elected by the staff. The Parent Governor are elected by parents.

Link Governor Roles

How do I contact a member of the Governing Committee?

To contact a member of the Governing Committee then please contact the School Office who will be able to help you: Tel: 01617052674, Email: info@keeplearningtrust.co.uk 

Need further information?

If you need more information about the work of the Governing Committee or you are interested in becoming a School Governor at Elton, please contact the school office who will take your details: Tel: 01617052674, Email: info@keeplearningtrust.co.uk

Should you need to contact our Chair of Governors, Julie Ainsworth, then this can be done via the School Office:

Tel: 01617052674, Email: info@keeplearningtrust.co.uk

Address: Elton Primary School, Alston Street, Bury, Lancashire, BL8 1SB

Scheme of Delegation 

The Keep Learning Trust Scheme of Delegation

Business Interests

Register of Business Interests 2025-26

Attendance Records

Local Governing Committee Meetings - Agendas & Approved minutes available on request
Elton Primary School - LGC Meeting 2024-25

Elton Primary School - LGC Meeting 2023-24

Elton Primary School - LGC Meeting 2022-23

Elton Primary School - LGC Meeting 2021-22