In addition to the Link Governors, there are two Sub-committees that meet periodically, these are:
The Local Governing Committee meets once per half term to discuss pertinent issues on a cyclical basis (dates below). In addition, the Governors are invited to participate in a development day once per year where they receive additional training as well as participate in workshops highlighting various aspects of school life.
The Local Governing Committee members each have different link roles and responsibilities. Information about who they are, their roles and their term of service can be found in the table below.
St John the Baptist School is part The Xavier Catholic Education Trust.
The Xavier Catholic Education Trust was set up in 2016. Our mission is to provide an outstanding Catholic education for all the children in our schools. We will follow the example and teachings of Christ and everything we do will be inspired by gospel values. We will strive for excellence in all areas of our work and cherish every child in our care.
Details of the other schools in the trust are schools can be found here.
For more information please see their website: www.xaviercet.org.uk
If you would like to contact Xavier the central team can be reached at:
Guildford Road
Chertsey
Surrey
KT16 9LU
Telephone: 01932 582 595
Email: info@xaviercet.org.uk
Follow the links below for Ofsted information
2019 Section 48 Report2014 Inspection Report
The School Mission Statement, our motto and the Gospel Values guide us in everything we say and do at St John the Baptist School. The image below encapsulates the key elements of ‘who we are’, ‘what we can do’, and ‘what we learn’ here at SJB.
These are the 5 core values that we seek to instil in our students. More details can be found on the images below.
These are 7 learning behaviours that we actively seek to develop and reward in all our students – the Student SJB 7.
This is the curriculum that we offer both in and out of the classroom – more details can be found here
St John the Baptist School is a member of Xavier Catholic Education Trust; as per the protocols and scheme of delegation there is a Local Governing Committee who are appointed to support school improvement and engage with the community.
The Governors act as ‘critical friends’ to the school working closely with the Headteacher and play a strategic role in the running of the school. This includes maintaining the ethos of St John the Baptist as a Catholic school under the direction of the Bishop, setting aims and objectives, adopting policies and setting targets.
This is achieved through regular meetings – the full Local Governing Committee meets once per half term. At these meetings Governors are expected to ask relevant and challenging questions thus ensuring the school leadership is effective and accountable. Link Governors meet periodically with relevant members of the School Leadership Team so that they can better understand, support and challenge the key aspects of school life.
Governors are also a visible presence in the school sitting on staff interview panels, attending school events, and supporting staff and students in their achievements and successes. They receive regular training to ensure that they understand their role and are able to support and challenge the School Leadership Team effectively.
The Governors are drawn from the local community and freely give their time and expertise in order to support the work of the school. There are several different categories of Governor:
We are blessed to have a committed and multi-talented Local Governing Committee with a wide variety of experience and expertise.
If you wish to contact or chair of governors Ruth Egan via email r.egan@sjb.surrey.sch.uk or send a letter marked for our attention to the school.
If you have any queries or would like a paper copy of any of the content on this website, then please contact Lucia Davis, Office Manager via the School Office (info@sjb.surrey.sch.uk)
St John the Baptist School is part of Xavier Catholic Education Trust. Their contact details are as follows:
Our aim is simple – we want to be the best school in the country! By this we mean that all our students will receive a better education here than they would at any other establishment.
SJB is part of the Xavier Catholic Education Trust. We are a group of sixteen schools in the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton who have come together to work collaboratively for the benefit of all the children we serve. The Trust’s aim is to provide a caring and supportive environment within which all children receive the best possible education.
Achievement is at the forefront of everything we do at SJB and it would be fair to say it is “cool” to achieve. Our staff are vibrant, enthusiastic and passionate about ensuring our students get the very best deal.
At our last OFSTED inspection (June 2014) we were judged to be outstanding in every category. We are very proud of achieving this result and it is especially pleasing for the students and staffs hard work to be externally recognised in this way. Please do not think we know all the answers, we don’t. Our mission is to be the best school in England and we will continually look for ways to improve.
We are very committed to improving the whole school system. For many years we have been a Teaching School, Maths Hub and SCITT. This means we are able to offer our staff new opportunities in: training future teachers; developing Maths teaching across all phases and supporting local primary and secondary schools. We currently have a number of staff that work, in a variety of capacities, in other schools. We work hard to offer development to all stages of a teachers career; from initial teacher training to NPQH for prospective Headteachers.
We are very proud to have been recognised as “transforming” under the SSATs Framework for Exceptional Education in all twelve aspects of our practice including: culture of reflection; professional learning; variety of teaching; and leadership through moral purpose. We are the first school in the country to achieve this!
Every Day is Open Day at SJB and visitors are very welcome.