Strategic Priorities

• To develop all governors with regard to training and understanding the role in a specialist school setting.

• To support the Wherry Leadership team to in recruiting the Education, Health and Social Staff to complete the full staffing structure by September 2020.

• To support and challenge the Principal and Vice Principal in continuing the development of the wherry School Site to meet the needs of 100 autistic learners.

• To develop the Trust further to possibly incorporate a wider group of representatives on The Trust Board to include Health and Business.

• To work with Norfolk County Council and other nearby local Authorities to look at developing additional Free Schools for Autistic Learners in the Eastern Counties

• To developing partnerships in Norfolk and beyond to support learners with an autistic spectrum disorder.

• To continue to be appraised about the development of NIMAT (and other potential suitable MATs) and as appropriate make an informed decision about the future long term Governance arrangements for the Wherry School.

Full Governor Meetings

Meetings of the Full Governing Body (FGB) will take place in the Wherry School Family Meeting Room and will start at 5.30pm and aim to finish at 7.30pm.

The following is a Schedule of governor Meetings from the opening of the school on the 4^th September 2017 to August 2018.

• Wednesday 29^th November 2017

• Wednesday 28^th March 2018

• Wednesday 11^th July 2018

In accordance with our Governance Plan we may call a further 2 Leadership and Management Meetings throughout the year to plan for recruitment and development of the school as it grows.

2017 Wherry Governance Plan and Meeting Schedule