The Governing Body of Roach Vale Primary School has responsibility for:
- The conduct of the school
- Setting targets in standards and achievements
- Ensuring the school has a Curriculum Policy, in particular the teaching of National Curriculum subjects and RE and deciding on provision of sex education
- Ensuring policies relating to the school's operation are prepared and are reviewed regularly
- Providing information for parents
- Promoting Community Cohesion
- Financial management of the school
- Personnel matters including staff appointments as appropriate
- Management and maintenance of the buildings
- Pupil discipline and behaviour
- Monitoring and evaluating the performance of the school
- Responding to an inspection by OFSTED and monitoring how the key issues arising from the inspection are addressed
- Appointing a Headteacher when a vacancy occurs