Welcome to the Gillingstool Primary School ACC page. The ACC of Gillingstool School is made up of a range of people from many different backgrounds, including representatives from the Local Authority, the Local Community, Parents and Staff. All ACC members are volunteers and offer their time, skills and experience to help run the School. Although they receive some training from the Local Authority, they are lay people, not experts and their role is to act as a critical or questioning friend.

Working as an efficient and effective team, we aim to achieve a standard of excellence appropriate to each individual, enriching, encouraging and equipping each child for their future education.

What the ACC does

The role of the ACC is to work with the Head Teacher and school staff to offer all children at Gillingstool the best educational opportunities possible. Their main task is in the area of school improvement – in practice, continually trying to make the school the best it can be. Running the school on a daily basis is the responsibility of the Head and Staff – the ACC is responsible for:-

• managing the school’s budget
• reporting on the standards being achieved
• the appointment of senior staff and
• developing and maintaining a strategic vision for the school

How the ACC works

The ACC meet seven times in an academic year.

Business is conducted through meetings where decisions are made collectively as a team. The ACC’s role is strategic, while the Head, with whom they work closely, has responsibility for the day-to-day management of the school.